In article , Martin
writes
This is sufficient to stop even persistent weeds regrowing, but is
soft enough to cut through with a trowel when you are ready to plant
pot-grown veg and fruit.


No it isn't I put 4 layers of whole newspapers over ground elder then
topped with soil, in the end it was about 2 foot higher than the path.
So I let it grow and went in UNDER the roots as they don't seem to be
deep growing and lifted the ground elder out. Actually it worked that
way but I can say covering ground elder doesn't work terribly well
--
Janet Tweedy

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Martin
writes
This is sufficient to stop even persistent weeds regrowing, but is
soft enough to cut through with a trowel when you are ready to plant
pot-grown veg and fruit.


No it isn't I put 4 layers of whole newspapers over ground elder then
topped with soil, in the end it was about 2 foot higher than the path.
So I let it grow and went in UNDER the roots as they don't seem to be deep
growing and lifted the ground elder out. Actually it worked that way but
I can say covering ground elder doesn't work terribly well
--
The only way I got ground elder out of my garden was to dig it out and then
carefully sift the soil for any broken roots as I found it will grow again
from the tiniest root left.
It took a while but I am now free of it. Although it's now approaching
again from next door :-(

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

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

In article , David Hill
writes
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?


Guadeloupe must be the ones that hang down in a baggy sort of manner and
goodness knows how tight British Virgin shorts must be worn!


--
Janet Tweedy

In article ,
David Hill wrote:

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?

Well, it's as good an answer as any. I can't answer that, and I don't
think there IS an answer! Bermuda is not in the Caribbean.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 11/5/2012 12:30 PM, wrote:
In article ,
David Hill wrote:

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?

Well, it's as good an answer as any. I can't answer that, and I don't
think there IS an answer! Bermuda is not in the Caribbean.

No, but Jamaica is. Jamaica shorts are a bit shorter than Bermudas.

On Mon, 05 Nov 2012 16:55:49 +0000, David Hill
wrote:

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?

Oh I wish I'd seen that!
--
http://www.voucherfreebies.co.uk

In article , Martin
writes
I must wear Couch shorts to do the weeding.


Well only if it's a couch triangle hoe!

Gives a whole new look to the Bermuda potato
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
...
In article , Martin
writes
I must wear Couch shorts to do the weeding.


Well only if it's a couch triangle hoe!

Gives a whole new look to the Bermuda potato

lol
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http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/

On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 17:21:03 -0000, Janet wrote:

In article ,
says...

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

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

The common UK grass/weed known to UK gardeners as couch grass is
Elymus repens.

It's not Cynodon dactylon/bermuda grass.


Janet

Thanks - I am disappointed now ... Although it is also known as
witchgrass according to the wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elymus_repens
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