"Roger Tonkin" wrote in message
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My garlic bed has been invaded by couch grass from next doors
field/garden. Given that the garlic is growing strongly, how best can I
get rid of the couch. I can not dig deeply to get all the roots out, nor
can I risk spraying with glyophosphate, especially as there is sometimes
stock in the field from where it came.

I spent the afternoon digging out as much as I could, but given the
growing plants I know I've not really done a good job.

Anyone any ideas?


I think you've done all you can given the circumstances. I have couch grass
problems too, and as I want to be organic, I just have to do it the hard
way. I did manage to get rid of an infestation of ground elder by digging
it all out carefully root by root so it can be done.