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Chickweed, Stellaria media, is best thought of as a delicious rather than a pernicious weed. Its young leaves are packed with vitamins, so it makes a healthy addition to salads. However, it can also harbour greenfly and spider mite, so remove

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-treat the plant using a total weedkiller such as glyphosate. Avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable plants. all over the gardenspring to autumnMore advice on removing weedsHairy bitter cressYellow sorrelChickweedGround elder

Field bindweed, Convolvulus arvensis, is a pretty, white-flowering climber loved by butterflies. However, it's a pernicious weed that will smother anything in its path, and will quickly take over beds, borders, walls and fences unless kept in check

with the back of a rake or crush it underfoot before applying glyphosate. Avoid spraying on a windy day and near other desirable plants. all over the gardenspring to autumnMore advice on removing weedsSelf healSpeedwellChickweedHairy bitter cress