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Does anyone know what this weed is?

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  • 19-08-2015 3:14pm
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    nicnac
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    I got a new allotment and this week is driving me nuts.
    I am constantly digging it out of one corner of the plot. i have even covered it over with black weed protection and woodchip, it will still burst through.


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    LurkerNo1
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭LurkerNo1


    nicnac wrote: »
    I got a new allotment and this week is driving me nuts.
    I am constantly digging it out of one corner of the plot. i have even covered it over with black weed protection and woodchip, it will still burst through.

    Rosebay Willowherb


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    nicnac
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭nicnac


    Thank You!! :)


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    looksee
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    And that RBWH has gone to seed, so there will already be seeds sown for next year.


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    nicnac
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭nicnac


    looksee wrote: »
    And that RBWH has gone to seed, so there will already be seeds sown for next year.

    This picture was taken on the side of the road. I recognised the leaves from the seedlings I have been pulling up all summer on the allotment


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    Fluffy Cat 88
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    Willowherb is awful stuff. "Basta" weedkiller works though. Use a strimmer to cut the stems and spray it on. Wait 2 weeks, then re-spray. That'll get rid of it.


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    J Mysterio
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    Well I have to say this thread was dissapointing. I entered with great expectations. Clickbait really.


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    nicnac
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭nicnac


    J Mysterio wrote: »
    Well I have to say this thread was dissapointing. I entered with great expectations. Clickbait really.

    What did ye expect? A picture of a grow tent and a garda car?:)

    I am reluctant to use any sort of weed killer as I have strawberry plants in the same raised bed.


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    Merrion
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    You might have to pull it out manually so - it comes out quite easy (in my garden anyway) and the bees love it so more strawberries?


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    Fluffy Cat 88
    Closed Accounts Posts: 338 ✭✭Fluffy Cat 88


    nicnac wrote: »
    What did ye expect? A picture of a grow tent and a garda car?:)

    I am reluctant to use any sort of weed killer as I have strawberry plants in the same raised bed.

    That's understandable. We used it to kill willowherb on the site we built our house on. But as another poster said - its quite easy to pull up.


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