weed...weed...strawberry...weed...tattie...weeed

Started by return of the mac, June 27, 2005, 18:02:25

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return of the mac

Been down the lotment this weekend- the large amount of weeds was compensated for by strawbs- just a few really red ones. My tatties and perrenial veg are doing ok but ill have to move stuff pretty soon. The plan is to pot up the perrenial veg and fruit plants once theyre done for this year then strim weeds and cover everything with black plastic, as and when me tatties, celery and onions are done. The weeds and grass were so high that my bro made a crop circle in it ;D . Any suggestions welcome as im sure i could improve my plan (first lotment year)
John
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return of the mac

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john_miller

Any hour of weed clearing now will save you many hours, and be more effective, of weeding in the winter- the HDRA web site cites 85% couch grass reduction by organic methods when done at this time of year compared to almost 0% when done in the winter. The same will probably be true of other perennial weeds too.

redimp

That will be why my onions that were put in a bed that was dug in Feb-March are competing with a forest of weeds but my corn are languishing in a virtually weed free bed accompanied only by the occasional short lived small thistle.
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Mothy

John....that also explains a lot to me!!

I have cleared an overgrown plot this last 6 months and have been astounded at the vigour of both annual and perrenial weeds!!

Icyberjunkie

Look on the bright side - all great for the compost heap after which you get your own back by putting them back in the earth to do some good!

Thought I'd say that to cheer myself up for I really must stop putting off weeding around my asparagus jungle....
Neil (The Young Ones) once said "You plant the seed, the seed grows, you harvest the seed....You plant the seed....."   if only it was that simple!!!

Linda

wow, is that right? I've noticed the effect too, but thought it was just down to my having weeded more thoroughly in some beds than others :o

Do you know what the time frame is for most effect? For example, if I were to dig over and weed my garlic patch when it comes out will it stay weed free longer?

Love and compost
Linda

john_miller

Now Linda. No guarantee it will stay weed free longer though but it will be easier. What you will achieve is increasing the stress on perennial weeds to the point that more will die. By waiting until fall or winter to get rid of weeds, especially perennials, any plant roots that break off and get left behind in the soil will simply be the same as a dividing a perennial ornamental! If you cannot sow a green manure after you lift your garlic, and if you have no perennial weeds, repeated Dutch hoeing of the soil will create a mulch (because you are breaking capillarity between the very top of the soil and the immediate subsoil) and suppress germination of annual weed seeds. This will have to be done after every rain.

undercarriage plan

100% in agreement, John. I weed mine all summer, weeds about now, will get them up this weekend.  I've had my lottie for about 4 years, cleared bramble bushes, weeds, stingers etc.  The first 3 years were awful, this year has been so much better.  I'm acutally beginning to feel in control. Famous last words!! Lottie  ;D ;D

Belinda

I'm really glad I read this posting - I'm in my second summer on my lottie and was starting to get really dis-heartened by the weeds keep coming back. Now I know that I should definitely keep going and hopefully in a couple more years I might actually get the upper hand! - maybe?  :-\

Robert_Brenchley

You do get there in the end. I've had my plot for six years, and I have a growing area which is welldorted. As long as it gets bigger every year,that's allI care about. Plots on our site are very large, plus we have the hedges, so a lot of people never get as far as doing the whole plot.

 
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