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of the root system up with it.  If you have weeds coming up through gravel, I have a wolf-garten weeding knife, yes, you do have to get down on hands & knees, but it will remove EVERY bit of weed.  The weed puller is great if you have a big lawn, just keep a

, no chance. In short, what can't be cured must be endured or at least change of attitude from unwanted weeds to glorious colour. Good luck with your weeding! I dont agree with your solution of weed killer in this day and age and altho some of the weeds

Hi, any ideas how to remove chick weed from my veggie plot, removed loads by hand, is there any good weed killer that i can use to control it without damaging my veggies Any weed killer-like weedol- will see of the plant but it seeds like mad so

the leaves-did you give it long enough to work-at least 3 weeks and secondly the weeds need to be actively growing for it to work-which they are not at this time of year The best thing to do is to pick out as much of the root as possible whilst digging

.  However, the borders in my garden are completely given over to weeds and grass and the soil is heavily and compacted.  I want to remove the grass and weeds to start almost with a blank slate into which I want to plant rose trees to be the main feature

I'm afraid there is no easy solution. Where there `are no other plants you can spray with a glyphosate-based weedkiller such as Roundup, crushing the weed first so that the weedkiller penetrates its waxy surface. This won't eradicate it, but it

Monty Don explains the benefits of hand weeding, demonstrating how to keep unwanted weeds at bay.all year round, particularly springMore advice on dealing with weedsHow to hoe effectivelyMaintaining a healthy lawnDealing with bramblesRemoving

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Chickweed, Stellaria media, is best thought of as a delicious rather than a pernicious weed. Its young leaves are packed with vitamins, so it makes a healthy addition to salads. However, it can also harbour greenfly and spider mite, so remove

) or remove them (as my OH tries to get me to do.). If you used glyphosate make sure the weeds have gone yellow / brown before lifting them.   either i would remove them but if its a large area this can be a bit tedious so for a large area i would dig them