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Talkback: Persistent weeds

On 28/11/2011 in forum

to is effective against ground elder. It has some chemical effect via the roots which deters ground elder from growing. Sounds good to me! Not sure if it works on bindwind though - you may need to do some more research? My experience of the couch grass


Enormous Gooseberry Brush

On 18/04/2013 in forum

Morning all,  first post on here, so please be gentle.  9 days ago we took over an overgrown allotment and have inherited a huge gooseberry bush, probably 5ft high.  Very overgrown with bindweed, stray raspberries, couch grass and I am sure


Around the garden job checklist - week 20

On 23/11/2011 in Around the garden checklists

Plant tender crops outside, covering them with cloches when night temperatures fallDig out perennial weeds, such as couch grass and bindweed, from borders as soon as you spot themWash dust off the foliage of houseplants, and apply leaf shine product


Flowers garden job checklist - week 3

On 23/11/2011 in Flowers checklists

, and dig deeply to sieve out roots of perennial weeds, such as bindweed, ground elder and couch grass Improve compacted soil by mixing in extra compost. Take care not to walk on or dig up spring bulbsTake root cuttings from phlox and oriental poppiesPot up


Raspberries

On 11/02/2013 in forum

Hello We've recently taken over an allotment and there are well established raspberry canes completely overgrown with couch grass.  Would it be recommended to dig up the canes, remove the grass roots and replant - and if so is now the best time


New plot

On 12/09/2012 in forum

wondering how other people got rid of the grass did you dig it over or use rotavotor ant advice please many thanks If its grass, I sprayed mine, then roughly dug it over to get rid of the couch grass etc, then rotivated it. Then on half dug in loads


Pineapple weed

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

. all over the garden, but particularly in lawnslate-spring to autumnMore advice on removing weedsDockWillowherbMeadowgrassCouch grass


overgrown rockery

On 05/11/2012 in forum

I have a small overgrown rockery which is riddled with couch grass, it also has autumn flowering cyclamen and spring bulbs in. My plan would be to remove the cyclamen corms and bulbs and then use weed killer on the grass and replant in spring. Could


Weeds on the allotment

On 24/04/2009 in Allotments

on coming back. I dug out as many of the deep white roots as I could in winter, but it's a bit like digging for Australia - you'll never get there. Bindweed is very like couch grass in that respect, which is another of my allotment problems.As an organic


Groundsel

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

cultivated soil, paving, wallsspring, summer, autumn, winterMore advice on removing weedsDockMeadowgrassWillowherbCouch grass


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