BBC Gardeners' World

PART TWO Weeds PROBLEM SOLVING the natural way

“Look for alternative means of keeping on top of plant invaders other than spraying willy-nilly with noxious fluids that can have a damaging effect”

There are no two ways about it – gardeners are obsessed with weeds. It’s easy to see why: they compete with the plants we love, they appear in every available nook and cranny, and they interfere with the aesthetic appreciation of our well-cultivated plot.

But what exactly is a weed? The precise definition is that a weed is a “plant growing where it is not wanted”, but to most of us a

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