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"One years seeding, several years weeding."
What is a Weed?
A plant growing where it is not wanted.
Many deep rooted weeds - such as dandelions, docks, thistles, nettles, Japanese Knotweed and the like, need a particular weedkiller that is normally slow acting - as it works its way down through the plant. The most common chemical used in this type of weedkiller is Glyphosate
We at J B Landscaping are NPTC trained and licenced to use herbicides not generally available to the domestic user.
We use the most efficient pesticides to do the job as quickly and economically as possible. If you have a weed problem in the Berkshire area contact us on the link below.
Characteristics of a weed.
Fast growing and competitive
Spread by Rhizomes, Seed, Runners and Fragments
High Seed Output
Self Pollinating
Germination requirements fulfilled in many environments
Tolerates a wide range of environments
Competes with other plant species by special means, chocking, competing for water and nutrients.
Adapted for short and long distance dispersal
Weeds are either annual, re-producing from seed, or perennial.
Annual Weeds
A plant that is an annual completes its flowering plant lifecycle in the space of one year it flowers at any time of year.
It is essential to kill annual weeds before they seed.
Annual weeds have a fibrous root system which makes them easier to control than perennial weeds.
Weedkillers
A useful weed-killer for killing established annual weeds is Glyphosate
Manual Weeding
Hoes
For best results weeds should be hoed on a good dry day, when they will die quickly. They should be cut off at about soil level so that the stems
are separated from the roots.
Digging & Forking
By neatly inverting blocks of soil you can bury the weeds at a depth from which they cannot emerge. However this only works if the soil is fairly
heavy and cohesive. On stony soil the weeds cannot be effectively buried and must be forked out.
Hand weeding
It is best to wait until the weeds are quite large but not yet seeding and the pull them out as near to the ground as possible.
Mulching
This is normally applied in spring to warm moist soil, a layer of 2-3 inches thick.
Perennial Weeds
A perennial weed has a continuous plant lifecycle, usually flowering in the months of June - October.
Some could be classed as ephemeral which means they complete more than one lifecycle in a year.
Perennial weeds seed too, but it is their root systems which cause most trouble. Unlike annual weeds, perennials have a well developed root,
often creeping on the ground or surface. They usually possess a tap root (Dandelions) or rhizomes and runners (Thistles and Bindweed).
The root must be completely removed or killed to prevent new plants regenerating. Even if a piece of root a couple of millimeters long is left in the
ground this will then develop into a new plant.
DO NOT PUT PERENNIAL WEEDS ON THE COMPOST HEAP.
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