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Plants in the gravel

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  • hi2u_ukhi2u_uk Posts: 58
    so a hoe would remove them? would it not just bury it under the gravel causing it to sporut elsewhere
    PS there is a weedproof membrane below the gravel
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    amancalledgeorge said:
    It would be lovely if the no maintenance garden existed...even the hideous plastic grass needs a lot of care. A hoe is your friend. 
    I beg to disagree. Where would be the fun of maintaining a "no maintenance" garden? o:)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    That's where the hot dry day comes in. They would shrivel up. @hi2u_uk
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    And the rake to rake  them out of the gravel after they’ve been hired. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    They're easy to hoe - they get dislodged or broken very easily, so they won't re sprout, and as long as they don't set seed, they can be kept at bay easily. It doesn't have to be dry to hoe them either. They just disappear once broken up. It would only be larger ones that would hang around longer. 
    Probably the most common weed in this part of the world, but the easiest to get out too. I'd far rather have those than dandelions. In proper winters they're a bit less common too, as they don't make it beyond late summer/early autumn, so these recent mild ones have meant they're more visible through the season, and especially in spring. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Just hoe the top layer of gravel, this is very effective while they are still seedlings.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
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