"Janet Baraclough" wrote after
"lemmy" asked
My wife is growing some onions but we're having a recurring weed
problem. There's a pic at
http://www.dthorpe.net/viewing/weeds.htm
We've dug over ther weeds several times but still this happens. I'd
prefer not to use weed killer because of the proximity of the
onions...what did I do wrong and is there an answer?

You didn't do anything wrong, that's a perfectly normal crop of weeds
which is bound to germinate on any bare cultivated bit of soil.

The answer is to get down on your knees, with a radio and mug of tea
close by, and hand weed them out..pull them out with your fingers while
they are still small and weak enough to do that. It's a lot less work
than letting them get bigger and having to use a hand fork. Collect them
as you weed and dump them in the compost bin. Keep up the weeding every
few weeks throughout summer.

Or get a good hoe and go over the ground whenever they are getting too much
like I do on the allotment.
I do recommend the smaller Push Pull Weeder from Wolf, handles come
separately and you get the length that suits you
http://www.wolf-garden.com/public_uk...7025460&SKIP=0

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Regards
Bob Hobden
17mls W. of London.UK