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that the ground work has been done the surface is level and the top layer turned over and compressed by the excavators tracks.  The weeds prior to this consisted of Horsetail, Brambles, Dandelions, Stinging nettles, grass gone wild and to finish a few Blue Bells

for thw winter and put them in soups and stews you will then get addad flavour - it is delicious. Will try dandelion, as they seem to just pop up everywhere. What about clover,white/mauve? seem to remember as a child eating mauve coloured flowers. I have

't and the majority of dandelion seedheads just blow in from these verges. It then takes me hours to dig them all up, both from the lawn and flower beds, meaning that I inevitably also dig some of my own planting as I believe in soil coverage to keep annual weeds

to reduce the moss problem by scarifying the area then airating and sifting in sharp sand. This will help reduce the thatch and better aid drainage. You can also take out large lawn weeds with a trowel ie dandelion & plantain. Both of these again may mean

petrol when lawnmower is tipped/? When I have mowed my lawns, I look carefully for any signs of weeks and spray with a lawn weed killer spray. Despite my neighbours having lots of dandelions etc., my lawns are pretty clear of weeds - except

't cut the grass for some time now so it is covered with wild flowers,The goldfinches have been having the time of there live's eating the dandelion seed,there must be a lot of other wild life living in there as it has attracted a lot of bird activity

of running everywhere. The leaves are much bigger than an eupatorium, the biggest being about 6"x9". Before flowering it really does look like a common weed of which I forget the name (it flowers like a dandelion) but later becomes more exotic. I suspect

Bob how come they never get a taste for dandelions

to be hinting at green manure perhaps- but that is more digging in If you hoe off the weeds as they appear that is a good control-pernicious weeds like dandelions need pulling out or treating with a weed killer. What sort of veg do you want to grow? Have you

i have been planting wild flowers for bees for the last 4 years but this year I went even further by not cutting the grass.We are so keen on short lawns that we deprive the bees of primary foods ,dandelions,butter cups and the most important wild