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Old 05-11-2012, 04:55 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Using plastic tarpaulin to suppress weeds

On 05/11/2012 16:23, Martin wrote:
On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 15:17:05 +0000, mogga
wrote:

On Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:38:27 +0100, Martin wrote:


We are more interested in getting rid of couch grass.



It's called bermuda grass in the US.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynodon_dactylon


Wrong couch grass
The weed is Elymus repens
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=283


Doesn't make it any easier to get rid of but sounds so much more
exotic.


I must wear Couch shorts to do the weeding.

I don't know.
On "The weakest link " the other day the question was
Name a type of shorts named after a Caribbean island
The answer given was "Hot Pants"
One of the lost islands of the Caribbean?