I sometimes feel like a fool battling weeds, by mid-summer they always win. I retired this year, I'll be 66 in May, and have committed myself to winning this year. The weeds will win in the end but with your advice John, I feel as though I know what I'm doing. Today I dugout 6 medium to large yucca plants and two white mulberry trees. I also have mugwort, bind-weed, and American bittersweet coming on, so please wish me luck! Thanks John for taking the time, you have another subscriber...😉👍
You are worth 3 men or a bunch of teenagers! My Mother-in-law always called it, "working like you're killing snakes." Along with such plant knowledge. New subscriber. Will be binge watching!
love the video thanks. i have a question i have new flower beds but no flowers will be planted for some time. what is best to put down on soil to control weeds?
Love to know, how to control the bindweed that grows under the fence from the neighbours garden, try gently pulling it, never got all the root and then I get ten more coming under, she likes it as it has "pretty flowers" ?
Same here. It's growing in my neighbour's laurel hedge, and crawls over into my beech hedge. I just keep yanking it out. In the hot weather it grows incredibly fast - in a day it can put on half a metre, easily.
I split wood and have large pieces of bark. I have a very nice garden and don't want to screw it up. Is it advisable to use large bark that came off of green Oak and Ash logs? Thank you.
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OK but what do you do about the seeds you WANT to grow, the things that self seed? At what time of year is it best to put down bark so that the self seeding plantlets can grow?
How do I eradicate ground elder? I have tried for almost 10 years and it still comes back! I know I only need a teeny tiny piece for it to gallop on, but this is exhausting work! Any answers are welcome xx
Yup. I've got ground elder and have dug it out but even though I think I've got it all, I haven't. I've used a mix of thick newspaper, cardboard and plastic weed barrier. It's still there I know but I'm hoping eventually without sun for years, it will die. I can't dig out all my big rhodos and hydrangeas, so....🤷🏻♀️
Please, can someone explain the meaning of bark mulch vs wood chip mulch . Did he use bark or wood chips? What to do if we have perennial weeds? Can we use weed barriers cloth and the mulch on top or what? Sorry I have difficulty understand what is been said. Thanks.
He's saying Perennial weeds need to be removed by hand completely before applying mulch. Removing them and their roots is the only way to win. I've tried cardboard/paper/grass mulches but they always come back. Work on a small section at a time and remove completely.
So, I found a 50 foot roll of weed control matting on sale. And I wanted bark on top. However, you discouraged putting weed barriers down with with this stuff. How come? Bark looks good in planters.
Weed control barriers have their uses but I don’t use them as I am always chopping and changing plants in my beds and the weed barriers just get in the way.
Pull what you can like thistle realizing it is popping up from a rhizome. Dig what you can with you pointed Sneeboer spade like dandelions. Cover what you can with cardboard and coffee grounds.
Is there anything you can do to stop birds pulling the bark up and throwing it wherever? I have my bedding next to my lawn and I'm constantly having to pick the bark from the grass
Unfortunately cats also kill native birds, whether on the ground or in trees. I'd suggest curly bark varieties if you can find it. Apparently some birds don't like it wrapping around their legs.
I found that weed killer never actually kills the plants... they just kill foliage... so the only viable solution I’ve found is making the path/driveway of pebbles/gravel much deeper, usually 6+ inches. Even if the weed seeds germinate then the weeds come out very easily since the gravel/pebble doesn’t hold their roots well.
What’s that pretty weed.? Grows very fast with red stalks. It’s the worst weed in my garden. I think it’s because years ago I nursed the first one, thinking it was a pretty plant. 🤣
