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How to hide this monstrosity
jamesdenning
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We have just moved to a New property and are looking to sort out garden. We know that we are going to gravel the end and know how to do it. The only question I have is these weeds are relentless according to the neighbours. Will pulling them/ripping them out, and then levelling and using the weed control fabric be enough?? I've attached a pic. Any help would be great thanks. 
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They are only weeds, weeds are relentless, dig them out quickly before they set seeds again. As it's a small area you could double the weed fabric,
Those look like annual weeds, groundsel, sow thistles and the like - they're not difficult to remove - dig it over and just pull them out as they're shallow rooted. The problem is that they've been allowed to run to seed, and as the old saying goes, 'One year's seeds, seven years' weeds'
But good quality landscaping fabric and gravel will keep light away and so prevent the next generation from germinating.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
At a quick glance there doesn't appear to be anything toooooo horrendous in there. If it's not been weeded properly before there might be some very long roots and a lot of dormant weed seeds.
If it were me, I would dig over the area carefully and dig all those weeds out (some of the roots might be deep). Leave it a few weeks and dig out anything as it starts to shoot.
You could use a glyphosate based weedkiller but that can take a few weeks before the weeds appear to die and by then it looks as though some of those weeds will have dropped yet more seed.
If you don't mind using weedkiller I would still dig out the bulk of what's there and then zap any new growth as and when it appears.
Glyphosate needs to be applied to the leaves. From there it travels through the plant and down to the root which it eventually kills. It may be several weeks before the weeds are completely killed and you may need a second application.
I wouldn't put membrane over the top until you're sure the roots are dead. Dandelions etc will sprout from a bit of root and then grow up through the membrane.
Not a quick fix but you should only need to do it the once
Last edited: 07 May 2017 18:32:32
I would blizt the lot as well I am afraid. You could pull the weeds up and bin them, then cover the whole bed with black plastic etc long enough for a lot of the weeds to germinate under the polythene and then die. My son has done this with his allotment beds.
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Thanks you all. Was exactly what I was expecting really. Just wanted an experts opinion lol. We've been in a flat for years and now it's like "whoa we've got a garden" lol .