Question

Is it just me who's happy it's winter cause theres no horse tail weed to pull up every day?  

Answer 1

It’s bindweed, that’s the problem here.  

Comments

@langur that stuff popped through from next door so we just ask them to pull it out from their side especially where we have the pond and can't really reach lol. Horse tail literally is all over our garden it's an annual battle with it  

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Or if you're unlucky like me you get both  

Answer 2

The annual battle here is Willow herb. It is starting to grow again.  

Answer 3

Cheer up although you view it has a weed horsetails were growing 270 million years ago in the carbonferious era when dinosaurs walked on Earth. What you have is a unique survivor but the plant is also supposed to be benificial to human health. So next time your digging away just think of all that history you hold in your hands one of nature's remarkable creations . Incidentally dig deep because the rhizomes of this plant grow seven feet deep into the ground. Ah well. ! Happy digging.  

Answer 4

I give up trying to get rid of it completely just keep it from making the garden messy  

Answer 5

Ragwort is the problem here thankfully the last couple of years there's been a lot of cinnibar moth caterpillars so they've dealt with it

Answer 6

Ground elder for me. I shall not let it win!  

Answer 7

Must admit, although I hate winter, a break from the onslaught of horsetail and ground elder is much appreciated!