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Pineapple weed

On 19/10/2011 in Problems: Weeds

Pineapple weed, Matricaria matricarioides, relishes the challenge of rooting into a well-trodden path or other seemingly unhospitable soils. When walked on the plant's leaves release a pleasant pineapple-like scent, but a single plant will flower


pond weed

On 23/08/2012 in forum

Does anyone know if there is a product you can buy to stop growth of surface pond weed, (algae?) rather than lifting it out every few days with a net.  It's only a small pond filled with tap water.  Will it kill the fish?


Weed or plant

On 19/08/2012 in forum

Hi can anybody identify this plant or weed for me please it is growing wild in my allotment. Can anybody tell me how to add picture here. Grumpy gardener wrote (see) Can anybody tell me how to add picture here. Click on the tree icon next to ABC


Blanket Weed

On 25/10/2012 in forum

My pond was built in July so still early on but it has blanket weed!!  Horrible stuff!!  I have got 2 straw bales and 2 pots of oyster shell in the pond but it dosnt seem to have done anything.  Does it die back in the winter?  How do I get rid


oxygenating weed

On 31/05/2012 in forum

Last summer I put a bucket full of pond weed in my pond thinking it would help to keep the water clearer. This year I've got blanket weed for the first time and think this weed is the culprit as the blanket weed is only around the deep end where


Brambles and weeds

On 30/09/2012 in forum

Hi all just started to do a few arears of ground just ouside my flat, have taken on quite a lot now, trying to clear exsisting fabric ground cover, and gravel lots of weeds and some old rose bushes which i have cut down, i have a couple of old small


Talkback: Weeds

On 28/11/2011 in forum

Me too, Pippa. I need an extra day every second day really. I'm with you about the weeds and you'll never get rid of the oxalis especially if you have the brown leaved one with the lovely bright yellow flowers. It looks so like the soil


Weed Identification

On 13/05/2013 in forum

Dear Forum,   I recently dug up my small garden and waited for several weeks before seeding. Patiently pulling up what few weeds grew back. About 2 weeks after seeding (and coming home from holiday), my garden was full of weeds. There are maybe 3


Weeds and weather

On 16/05/2008 in Unassigned

into life - including the weeds. My last couple of sessions on the plot have involved a never-ending cycle of weeding and sowing seeds. It's so important to keep on top of weeding at this time of year. If left, they can smother young plants, competing


Plants or weeds?

On 11/03/2013 in forum

Could any one identify these mystery plants in my garden or are they weeds? I did wonder if the first could be Kerria - I dug a large one out early last year but didnt see any growth last year.   Many thanks     The top onecould be kerria, can


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