weeds

[Percy T]

omg really appricate the rain but the weeds are gowing faster then I can pull them out

[rustylady]

Here too Percy!! I've had enough rain for now - need a bit of sunshine

[BUFFS]

omg really appricate the rain but the weeds are gowing faster then i can pull them out

we keep expecting to find david bellamy or attenborough to appear as we clear our weeds:d:d

[chris]

Most of my things are now beginning to overpower the weeds, thankfully...

I want it to rain more, as I've not been watering my celeriac!

[Aberdeenplotter]

When it becomes as wet as this, it becomes impossible to deal with weeds. Hoeing does nothing more than moving them around and hauling them out seems to remove heaps of soil. There comes a time when one has to admit defeat. The trick is knowing when that time has come. You'll know when you can find me in the pub instead of the plot.

[snohare]

Mulch, mulch, mulch. That'll learn the little b$%^&*s...even cardboard will do !

[Aberdeenplotter]

hmmm squelch, squelch, squelch. I'm all for mulching my perennial spaces, - berry bushes etc but I don't use anything in my vegetable cropping areas. I just treat the weeds as green manure to be dug down later.

[Two_Sheds]

I have lots of annual weeds popping up after the rain too, but I don't have a bare earth policy: I only take the weeds out when they're in danger of seeding.

Leaving them to grow a bit means they shade out other weeds; they keep the soil cooler & the moisture in the ground; and when they finally go on the compost heap they provide nutrients for it

My neighbour hoes and hoes, probably for 30 hrs a week (I do 2-3 hrs probably). Today his plot looked just as weedy as mine

[Glutton4...]

I have been ridiculed today, by my beloved Hubby, as I gleefully accepted a large cardboard box from a friend. It is for mulching purposes - honest!

[Florence Fennel]

I can't wait to put the 3D box out over a patch of weeds, the box is of more use than the telly.