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Wild Garlic
" in some recipes.  A bit like the numerous Michelin stars awarded to the Danish restaurant (I think called "Noma").  Just be aware, that "on-trend" is not the same as viable.  Wild garlic is a weed in the domestic environment, best treated with glyphosate by Judith Richards
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14/04/2013 16:55:42
by Shrinking Violet
Talkback: Picture-wing flies
underfoot and then spray with a glyphosate-based weedkiller. You won't get rid of this in one go, but will have to repeat the treatment several times. by Chris9
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28/04/2012 16:43:39
by Alina W
Ground Elder
sure that you cover any wanted  plants, and then spray thoroughly with a glyphosate-base weedkiller. The ground elder will appear to grow better than ever for a few days, but then start to look sickly. You will probably have to apply the weedkiller by LouatLarches
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03/08/2012 16:40:09
by Bookertoo
Using vinegar to kill weeds
-establishing. The washing up liquid is to help it stick to the leaves-it may harm an annual weed but is never going to work on perennial weeds like thistles ,bindweed brambles etc 2 choices dig it out-hard work- and you need to get it all out- or use a glyphosate based weed by Tim Burr
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05/08/2012 16:57:29
by sotongeoff
Horsetail - Help!
need to bruise it and then spray with a glyphosate-based weedkiller, probably more than once. Where you have it attempting to invade, you could try digging it out as it's effectively a runner,and then think about putting a barrier in the way. We had by HyppyByker
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18/07/2012 10:17:33
by Emma Crawforth
Bind Weed
have to put the house back on the market, I moved to the countryside for a quieter life... many thanks in advance. Lesley Easy-spray with a glyphosate based weed killer like Roundup-get it just on the leaves of anything you want to zap-it takes2/3 weeks by lesinnl
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24/06/2012 21:56:30
by kath rees
Talkback: Stinging nettles
buy Roundup, do so from an agricultural merchant  as dilutable concentrate. Expensive, but cheaper in the long run. And follow the instructions exactly! I occasionally use glyphosate based weedkiller on stubborn weeds in paths but not in beds so I by Debs
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06/06/2012 09:19:59
by Laura Corin
Killing a lawn and starting again
of topsoil on top of  compacted, badly dained, impoverished...........etc, ground won't support a good lawn. Glyphosate will kill the old lawn, but it works best when the grass is growing and it takes about 3 weeks. It is inactivated in the soil, works by sjlawton
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22/02/2013 12:42:18
by SwissSue
Lawn too healthy
of the grass while still having the garden safe and enjoyable for my two year old, and where do I find reliably sad, slow growing grass seed? I gather that roundup/glyphosate is not going to work because of the toxic effects on children. Black weed suppressing by Jennifer Deegan
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26/04/2013 20:26:06
by LorraineP
Talkback: Japanese knotweed
.Cut the top off so that you can see down the stem, which is a bit Bamboo like in that it grows in section. Straighten a metal coathanger, and poke this down through the sections as far as you can. Make up a solution of Glyphosate, from the concentrate by Dunstergardener
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04/05/2012 16:02:09
by Excitable Boy