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unwanted ivy

itself, using Round-Up where I couldn't extract the roots. If yours isn't growing against and into a wall, life will be easier. Bramble killer usually works for me where ordinary weedkillers don't, including ancient ivies, brambles and bindweed. It can by jackie grigg

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14/06/2012 21:33:59

by jackie grigg

Weed suppressing membrane.

an interesting read - its impressive stuff. I'm currently battling marestail and bindweed, membrane does not work on these two nightmares. Just gonna have to keep digging it out...lol http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=28 by Barney_pl

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08/05/2012 22:41:15

by Barney_pl

Acanthus Mollis

that can be propagated by roots, that's its main method of invasion. it doesn't run underground like Bindweed but rather, once you have it, you can't get rid of it. Any piece of root left will grow into a new plant much like Oriental poppies, so trying to by Jo poppy

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25/06/2012 12:15:03

by Wintersong

My 1st allotment

to dispose of it. Annual grass and weeds can be put on the compost heap but avoid things like bindweed. Avoid any nasty ones with seed heads. One chap on our allotment puts the more vigorous weeds in a black plastic bag and leaves them to rot for a year by richard ellis

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13/01/2012 04:03:20

by katekins

Raspberry failure

that Raspberries are shallow rooted and don't like competition from weeds but mine grew almost complete neglected, through patches of bindweed in sandy soil and were like a forest in just four years from a single stem, which also appeared lack lustre the first year by lucy33

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16/06/2012 10:37:00

by lucy33

What does rotivation do?

you tried one yourself. You can hire them by the day. Another disadvantage is that if there are nasty perrenial weeds such as couch grass, horsetail, bindweed, ground elder to name but 4 ( there are lots more), the rotovator will chop them up by Jamesyjables

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11/04/2013 03:22:59

by blackest

Rotovating Re-Claimed Land

then rotavated, then sowed grass and I regretted it for years afterwards. Especially as it had bindweed as well which got into the beds. by Ian 2

22/04/2013 16:00:20

by Busy-Lizzie

Talkback: Annual allotments week

girlfriend Susie & our two black Labs Molly & Rosie. My biggest problem is the dreaded Bindweed & a wall of brambles. What is the best way to tackle this ever encroaching menace please? I don't want to use chemicals if i can help it so i would welcome your by Lesley

28/11/2011 18:29:50

by Jim

Complete novice thwarted by the weeds!

'm dealing with: dandelions in the lawn and the paving bindweed in the hedge some kind of creeping weed with long green leaves in the lawn horsetail in the lawn and the paving Any suggestions that don't involve ripping the whole garden up and starting again by Emma Mitchell

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05/05/2013 20:28:10

by Woodgreen wonderboy

Talkback: The no-dig method

for instance permaculture methods rooted in small scale gardening type cultivation. On an allotment infested with bindweed, and in heavy clay, I planted potatoes and sweetcorn through woven black plastic membrane over a large quantity of spent hops by Baloo66

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09/01/2012 20:01:42

by peteballan

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