On Apr 27, 6:06 pm, cam wrote:
On 26 Apr, 21:05, "

wrote:
Louise if it is a small area, don't use weedkiller, just cover the
entire area with old carpet or anything that will keep out the light
and all your weeds will die.

Totally off-topic, but is this a good way to approach a large weedy
area in general? I am about to tackle a new front garden with a view
to laying a lawn - two patches of soil about 6ft by 15ft. They were
dug over last summer and are now a riot of weeds. I have been advised
to dig out all weeds by the roots but there must be hundreds of them
and I was dreading it... How long would it take to kill the weeds by
covering them up?

Cheers,
cam

It's not off topic at all. If you want you can use Roundup it will
kill the weeds right down to the roots so you don't need to dig them
up. I am sure you can seed fairly quickly afterwards as it does not
affect the soil. You will find that it takes about a week before the
weeds wilt and then go yellow, don't bother trying to pull them up.

Judith