wrote:
Hello all,
my name's Roger I have an allotment i know very little about
gardening but was hopin to pick up a few tips on growing veggies on my
plot.
The plot was absolutely covered with weeds and i covered what area i
could with carpet and a piece of black plastic i believe some of the
weeds were called mares tail there was grass of all varieties. I was
just wondering how long i had to wait before this killed off the
little blighters and i could start digging the ground through with a
few to gettin some potatoes in. cheers to any one that responds.

Do you really mean Mare's Tail? Or do you have Horse Tail? See he

http://www.sherriff-amenity.co.uk/te...l.asp?newsid=3

As far as I know Horses Tail is a particularly difficult plant to get rid of
(its presence may also mean that your soil is rather on the wet side). Even
if you resort to spraying with herbicide, you may not have a lot of success
as it is covered with a water-repellent layer. See the above link for more
info.

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Jeff
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