New forum member in need of weed control assistance

 


Hi, I'm new to the forum and am perhaps being a little lazy really by
not
searching for previous posts to help with my problem.
I thought that by asking afresh as it were it might kick start my
experience.
I have moved into a house in the midlands and the back garden hasn't
been
touched in 25 years apart from being strimmed.
Upon clearing the rubbish, I found a 4" carpet of squitch/horse hair I
think it
is and upon closer inspection, the roots run through out the
top soil.
I have usually dug strands out before but the expanse of root system has
to be
seen to be believed. The garden is overrun. I could get the top
soil removed but
this in itself and the replacement would be expensive.
A systemic weed killer
perhaps?? But I hesitate as I wanted to grow on
the soil this year. Help anyone?




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tigersprout

 

tigersprout wrote:

You need to find out what plant's root system you are looking at before you
kill it.  It may be something you want.

The garden is overrun. I could get the

I cannot offer any specific advice as you give no information about what the
undesirable plants might be, where you are, what the climate is or what you
want to grow.  Before you kill anything you need a plan of what is going to
happen in that area.  Leaving bare earth will just encourage more and
different weeds.  You need to work section by section and convert it into
garden beds, ground cover, mulch under trees, lawn or whatever.  Without
such a plan even if you did replace the topsoil you could be back to where
you are in a few years.

David

 



No idea what plant you're trying to get rid of but an inexpensive and
environmentally friendly approach would be to solarize.
<http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/story.php?S_No 37&storyType=gard
en>
<http://www.gardenguides.com/834-soil-solarization-weed-control-garden-pe
st-tip.html>
<http://www.thisland.illinois.edu/57ways/57ways_15.html>

or if it isn't terribly aggressive, lasagna gardening can accomplish the
same thing, only cheaper.

<http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf582744.tip.html>
<http://organicgardening.about.com/od/startinganorganicgarden/a/lasagnaga
rden.htm>
<http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organic-Gardening/1999-04-01/Lasagna-Gard
ening.aspx>
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Not a very good description.

What's a squitch?  The urban dictionary has 3 entries but they don't
seem to apply.

The only root system I've ever seen that looked like horse hair was
Weeping Willow.  That will form huge mats if the soil is waterlogged.

Regular weeds you can kill with Round Up and plant right after the
plants die.

 


despen@verizon.net;880415 Wrote:

tigersprout.615a216@gardenbanter.co.uk writes:

Hi to those kind enough to respond to my query, it seams I was a little
unclear
in the description of the weed in question. Please see the
link:
http://tinyurl.com/ye8s7hw
It seems another name for the offending article is "Couch Grass". My
intention
is to cultivate the area. I had intended raised beds and a
glass house.
Thanks
Dave




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tigersprout