getting rid of grass

gimli · « **on:** September 05, 2008, 14:29 »

help please i have cleared my plot quite a bit and managed to cover some
but with this rain the grass just keeps comming back.
its not a lot but i dont seem to be able to get rid of it all.
any tips

Sadgit · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2008, 15:05 »

well.... mine has loads of grass this year no idea why and wit all the bad weather and work/etc not had chance to try to sort it out, so I have given up for a few weeks and then I will be bringing out the roundup!!!

Gwiz · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2008, 17:26 »

Quote from: "Sadgit"

well.... mine has loads of grass this year no idea why and wit all the bad weather and work/etc not had chance to try to sort it out, so I have given up for a few weeks and then I will be bringing out the roundup!!!

snap.

Yorkie · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2008, 17:45 »

I strimmed a couple of times earlier in the year when it was dry, but it's practically impossible to keep on top of the grass on my paths / edges.

The glyphosate came out one day last weekend ... (it does every year at some point or another!)

I do also have decent weed suppressant fabric over some parts, which sort of does the trick, though the grass does grow out from its edges :x

gimli · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2008, 18:21 »

sorry this isent on my paths and such
its grass on my plot i want to use for planting in
first it was long grass .
i thought id got rid of it all
but now with this rain its growing back in and its short green grass
(would be great on my garden but its hard to shirt of my allotment

gimli · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2008, 18:22 »

oups mean shift not shirt :roll:

SG6 · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2008, 18:32 »

Same answer as the others: Glyphosate, unless you have veg or plants in the allotment.

gimli · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2008, 18:33 »

no its an empty plot
thank you

WirralWally · « **Reply #8 on:** September 06, 2008, 02:40 »

gimli, I'm not quite sure exactly what your problem is.
I dug all the turf from a 20' x 10' patch of lawn.
It was stacked and covered with thick black polythene for 12 months.
It appeared to have rotted down well, so I spread it onto a patch of my garden.
However, it would appear that the grass has a great will to live and has been springing up everywhere.
My solution has been to engage in battle and to hoe it at first sight.

I'll win in the end with sheer willpower. :evil:

gimli · « **Reply #9 on:** September 06, 2008, 09:58 »

lol it is indeed a battle
the thing is me and my lads worked like trojans to clear a very very large part of land and we have got rid of most of the weed
its just the grass that keeps comming back to haunt us lol

Christine · « **Reply #10 on:** September 07, 2008, 09:08 »

I wonder if it's couch grass and you have some of the roots left - if so spray is the quickest answer. Tis a beggar to remove is that stuff as it grows on roots like strings - leave one bit and it's off again on it's merry way.

gimli · « **Reply #11 on:** September 07, 2008, 11:18 »

thank you you might be right
i will get some spray

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getting rid of grass

Gwiz

SG6

Christine