Weed Control

I have a lot of weeds in my garden, more weeds than plants. We are surrounded by fields so I imagine the seeds get blown in on the wind. It's a battle I am losing. I have tried several well known brands of weed killer and also the cheap ones. Nothing seems to work permanently. Some claim to kill right down to root to prevent regrowth but the weeds here seem to regrow and some weeds seem unaffected by whatever I put on them. Tenacious and industrious The latest product I tried is Weedol Tough Weeds - claims to kill right to root and visible results after 1 hour. I tried it on Docks, Brambles, Nettles and Thistles. It hasn't worked but did kill buttercup, chickweed and some other stuff I don't know name of. Is there anything I can buy that will act on all weeds and actually work?

 

Raised beds are a good solution to control the pathway weeds. By having the bed sides as barriers, it’s easy to control pathway weeds . We converted the entire garden to raised beds mainly because of weed problem. Both my husband and I were back pain patients also. So bought some raised beds from 'In the backyards', garden experts in Canada and today, we can enjoy gardening longer, without sore backs! And the garden is very much productive, since all beds are equally comfortable.

 

I'm never quite sure what a ' raised bed' is, it seems to mean different things depending on one's interpretation of the word raised - hehe! I guess it's good though as shows creativity. I don't think it would work here as garden is so large, but I could, of course, be wrong. I definitely want a wildlife friendly garden, so want to keep most of the grass.

A lot of the problem is due to seeds being blown in by the wind. And they will grow in anything, even gravel that has membrane underneath. The membrane is double and triple layered and overlapped.

The driveway is block paving, the weeds love the gaps between blocks. Solution to that is coating the,driveway with a special resin that lasts for 7 years - so I've been told. I can do it myself but admit I don't have much in way of motivation for such a job.. When I had a tiny garden I moaned all the time about wanting a larger garden. Now that I have one I moan all the time about it being too large for me to cope with.

 

Salt 'n' vinegar simples