I'm so sorry not to be able to take pictures. I don't have either a camera or phone that does that. I can clear up one mystery plant; Number 1 is a date tree. The only reason I know this is because when we returned from evacuating from Irma, there was a branch with fruit on it. Our neighbor identified it as dates, and when they ripened, they were dates. Number 2 has been identified as a castor plant. The seed pod looks like something out of a B scifi movie. I'll have to wait till Spring to see if number 4 is a redbud. It has lost all its leaves at this point. Number 3 had beautiful yellow flowers. Anyway, thanks for all the help.

The foliage isn't right for a gentian, I don't think. I do know the answer why you didn't see your post, or a possible answer. I can only see this post if I am on the Houzz version of Kitchen Table. If I am on the GardenWeb version, it's not there. The Houzz version is more persnickety and I don't like it as well, so when I realized I was on it, and went to find this post again on GardenWeb, I couldn't find it. Weird, but true. I've looked several times.

whether or not the weed is edible... most will steal all water and nutrients .. in a pot ... from the favored crop ... which was what you wanted in the first place .... so its a real catch 22 ... in other words.... one reason its called a weed is because of its aggressiveness .... for best production ... you should probably change the media in the pots every season ... at least every other ... with the genetic breakdown over the years ... you may or may not end up with tasty crops.. if you rely on last years seeds .. some times it works.. sometimes it doesnt ... ken

Agree with Bill that white mulberry is most likely. At any rate source trees are probably visible somewhere in the vicinity. Otherwise here is how to tell them apart: www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=121220 In short red mulberry has a rough leaf surface and white mulberry does not.