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in mucus, and is about 1cm wide by 6cm long, although when extended it can be up to 30cm long. It lives on earthworms, covering them in digestive juices to dissolve them before sucking them up. The larvae of ground beetles prey on flatworms. Researchers

  vegetablebeds. Also the area beneath it is pretty covered in creeping buttercup, which I'm struggling to get rid off. So what can I plant to replace the broom? And what about ground cover to help with the weeds? PS. I am trying to follow my predecessors chemical

and beetroots in the same bed but they were not touched. They are all growing under cover also and i cant seem to find out why. Slugs? Could be but i didnt see any traces of slug trail which you can normally see. Unfortunately, slugs and snails don't always

actually come to remove it you will find all sorts of nasties hiding underneath. The ground doesn't really need to be covered for the whole winter as the weather will break up any large clods of soil for you. Black plastic is normally used for a couple

is hardy geraniums. They make a good weed-free ground cover, tolerate the conditions, are useful to the bees, and very pretty in season. I would have thought that plenty of other perennials would work too; maybe you have more choice if the small plants

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

beans dont do cold weather.  Frost is fatal but cold wet soil is pretty bad for them too....they are likely to rot. Any chance of covering the ground with cloches to warm and dry out the soil?  can you cover ground with sheet of polythene for week or so

I have an area currently covered in flagstones that I'd like to seed with grass. In the guide here it says 'Prepare the ground thoroughly prior to seeding', but does not explain how best to do this from scratch (drainage etc, soil type). Being a

the garden and to find that in the quietness of the ground, slowly plants are starting to come from the cover of winter

Can anyone give me some advice on this plant?  I bought some as it said they were good ground cover and they had lovely double pastel pink flowers but when I looked on the internet for more information some said that they were very invasive