BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine

Keep weeding

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Many perennial weeds store energy for next year, and right now shoots will be dying back and strengthen­ing the roots. If you can dig them out now there will be little left this season for them to get going again. Hoeing is no good for this; you need to get a trowel, fork or a spade and tackle them from under the ground. Only the hottest compost heap will kill everything, so take your weeds to a recycling centre. Some hardy annual weeds will continue to germinate, so keep hoeing or hand weeding them.

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Remove weeds to stop them competing with plants for nutrients

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