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- "plants for free" is my motto . My worst job has to be getting rid of those ever present brambles - I never seem to win that fight without injury! Best is planting new stuff out. Worst is weeding out couch grass, creeping buttercup, nettles and bindweed by Brumbull

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10/03/2013 10:11:49

by clogherhead

Talkback: To spray, or not to spray?

) of ground elder, bindweed and couch grass in my new garden. I've dug where I want the ground quickly but you won't get rid of bindweed by digging. I once (when my back was stronger) dug down to find how deep bindweed roots go. I gave up at about 4 feet by happymarion

28/11/2011 18:39:40

by jeannie

Welcome to the fruit & veg forum

it did this year? Thank you, Bally. hi all im new to veg gardening having problems with couch grass any tips I am new to veg gardening, in fact this coming year will be my first attempt. I have plans to create two 4 ft wide by 8 ft long raised beds, would by Daniel Haynes

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01/08/2012 11:53:48

by barrie_hem

What's loving all this rain?

this month lots of slugs & snails plants soggy loads of couch grass garden a mess as too wet to work in it, fed up My carnivorous plants are loving the rain . I'm putting them out everyday and they're putting on loads of growth - 2 new traps on the venus fly by Leggi

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18/07/2012 16:57:33

by Sparklepinksunflower

Weeds in compost bin?

and if you have couch grass leave it to decay for at least 2 years and then compost it Derek LavanderLois, Everything goes in my compost apart from the odd nasty weed, they go in the bin.As long as your compost gets plenty of heat, is it steaming warm by LavenderLois

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23/04/2013 23:05:57

by Palaisglide

shade loving ground cover

so good is the couch grass which has invaded this space and now needs careful pulling out along with the habitual nettle invasion I get every spring. So glad not everyone collapses when I mention ground elder - it really is a good ground cover int he by Tigger Tom

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03/06/2012 09:35:56

by auntie betty

"desirable" plants that become invasive monsters

arundinacea)! Has a lovely spreading habit rather like that invasive Couch grass (Elymus repens)! If you must have it put it in a container but I find it will soon fill any container I put it in. by Verdun

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15/02/2013 00:35:30

by Keyser Soze

Talkback: Watering plants

battle with neighbours' cats, slugs and snails, couch grass etc., but I have a number of veggie babies that need a home. During the excavations I came across four large white fungus balls with a mass of tendrils attached. The balls vary in size from 2cm by Josephine from Wilts

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28/11/2011 18:40:51

by SuzieQ

Can anyone help me identify whether this is a weed or a baby seedling?

substantial than lots of stinging nettles, couch grass and other small weeds..... Thanks again for all your comments. It's very helpful, Rachel Gary I am happy for second and third opinions. I have a Green Wizard Rudbeckia and the leaves are similar, very by cosmic_girl

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24/04/2012 13:04:32

by Yvieh

Talkback: Bank holiday gardening jobs

to plant outside but the raised beds have not been tended for about three years and are full of bindweed, bramble and couch grass in clay soil - so i will approach with the no-dig (lasagne) method but i am waiting for it to rain.... ASs spring is here by lazygardner

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28/11/2011 18:43:29

by chippy

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