BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine

Weed wildflower patches

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Monitor areas of wildflower­s for vigorous plants that can out compete the more gentle growers. Weeds like nettles, creeping thistle and couch grass all have the potential to swamp everything else – some species are just more successful on your soil so may need to be controlled to keep a balance of flora. Catch them young and lift them out from between the plants taking their roots with them.

 ??  ?? Weed out invasive weeds by hand before they set seed
Weed out invasive weeds by hand before they set seed

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