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effective control is to remove the plants while they're seedlings. Use a total weedkiller, such as glyphosate. Avoid spraying on a windy day, or when the weed's near other desirable plants. all over the gardenall yearMore advice on removing weedsWillow herb

, as it prevents them from flowering and setting seed. Use a total weedkiller, such as glyphosate, spraying directly on to the plant. Avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable garden plants. all over the gardenearly spring to autumnMore advice

as soon as it appears. It's armed with extremely sharp stems from tip to ground, so don't tackle it without a sturdy pair of gloves. Creeping thistle is a rampant weed that's spread via wind-blown seeds, as well as roots that can grow 6-12m per year

such as glyphosate. Avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable plants. poor, exposed soils, all over the gardenspring to late-summerMore advice on removing weedsWillowherbCouch grassDockMeadowgrass

rain - and will not survive repeated cutting or pulling.Use a weedkiller such as glyphosate. Spray directly onto the plant and avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable plants. all over the gardenearly spring to autumnMore advice

it out, and remove every last bit wherever possible. Use a fork to avoid breaking up the root. Use a total weedkiller, such as glyphosate. This is most effective when the weed is flowering, although it'll still work on good leaf coverage. If the weed has

plant can produce 20,000 seeds in its short lifetime. Fat hen is a weed that will quickly spread and colonise any open ground, competing with your other plants for nutrients.Hand weed or hoe out seedlings as they appear, or smother them with a good layer

Field horsetail is also known as marestail. Once established, it has roots that extend to 2m deep, and spreads by means of creeping rhizomes. The plant produces light-brown stems in late spring, topped with cone-like structures

. It spreads by sprouting from thick, woody rhizomes, and can grow 1.2m in one season. Winter is the only time of year that offers a reprieve, but for the rest of the year it's a plant that needs tough handling as soon as it appears. This weed is especially

Pineapple weed, Matricaria matricarioides, relishes the challenge of rooting into a well-trodden path or other seemingly unhospitable soils. When walked on the plant's leaves release a pleasant pineapple-like scent, but a single plant will flower