A weed is a plant that is growing where it’s not wanted! In most cases, garden weeds grow from seed that has blown into the garden or has been transported by birds and insects. Sometimes weeds such as couch grass creep into the garden and although it might be fine when it’s lawn, when it […]
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Getting Rid of Weeds in the Garden

Weeds in the garden are a nuisance. They steal nutrients and water from the other plants, attract bad bugs into the garden and sometimes smother everything. Once you have weeds in the garden, you have to start ‘weeding’ regularly to stop them from taking over. There are a two ways that you can get rid […]
Preventing Weeds in the Garden

One year of seeds brings seven years of weeds! Have a think about what that sentence means? Can you figure it out? It means that if for just one year you let the weeds in your garden get big enough to produce flowers that release seeds, there will be enough seeds in your garden to […]