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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
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
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
, 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
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
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
. all over the garden, but particularly in lawnslate-spring to autumnMore advice on removing weedsDockWillowherbMeadowgrassCouch grass
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
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
cultivated soil, paving, wallsspring, summer, autumn, winterMore advice on removing weedsDockMeadowgrassWillowherbCouch grass