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Old 07-07-2009, 05:07 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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echinosum writes

Ground elder in a lawn is adequately controlled by regular mowing. It's
only a problem in flower beds, etc. Save the glyphosate for the
bindweed.


Regular (weekly) mowing should get rid of the bindweed too.

I don't consider clover a problem in a lawn. There are many other
things that are far worse. After all it is delivering nitrogen for you,
is a nice green colour, and with regular mowing it should be kept
dwarfed and in control. If you really want a totally weed-free lawn you
have to regularly apply lawn weedkillers. (Pesticides are for killing
animals.)


We had this argument a couple of years ago. Despite my belief, and all
logic, I think the conclusion was that 'pesticides' include killers of
plant pests as well as of animal ones.



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