Couch grass is one of the worst nuisance weeds we have to cope with. We cover standard and organic controls along with an unusual method you could try.

Although traditionally considered a weed owing to its spreading habit, couch grass makes an attractive and wildlife-friendly addition to species-rich lawns and meadows. Here we help you decide whether to remove it or embrace it as part of your garden’s biodiversity.

Elymus repens, commonly known as couch grass, is a very common perennial species of grass native to most of Europe, Asia, the Arctic, and northwest Africa. It has been brought into other mild northern climates for forage or erosion control, but is often considered a weed.

Mar 8, 2019 · Find out how to remove couch grass from your garden. Couch grass is a clump-forming perennial grass that spreads through the soil via underground stems or stolons, and is easily spread by cultivation. It can creep from lawns to infest flower and vegetable beds.

Here are three of the most common types of invasive grass species in the UK, and how to spot them. 1. Annual meadowgrass, as the name implies, looks like the type of unkempt grass you might find in a meadow. It has relatively fine leaves, but isn’t as fine as fescue (a common lawn grass in the UK), which can help you to identify it.

Nov 4, 2024 · Couch grass (Elymus repens) is a stealthy invader that creeps underground through tough, wiry rhizomes and can spread several metres in a season. It is also known as twitch grass.

You may need to spot treat the patches with weedkiller then re-sow with good grass. This may take time, remember to use a weedkiller that will go down into the roots, but not stay active in the soil. So try one with glyphosate in. Keep the lawn closely cut otherwise to discourage it.

Wicken is a type of grass. Suppose you would spray it with weedkiller like any other grass. I did google it, but got lots of stuff about Wicca and some village called Wicken... I think it's another name for couch grass ? Type in Wicken grass, When page pops up go down page to Bide-a …

Oct 27, 2006 · Did a search in Google and discovered it's possible to buy and sell couch grass on eBay - they'll tell you anything to check out their site, eh! But the thought of saving all the longest stringy bits, rolling it into one ounce balls, and selling it to unwitting knitters does rather appeal.

Wicken fen. The following is a list of plant species to be found in a north European fen habitat with some attempt to distinguish between reed bed relicts and the carr pioneers. However, nature does not come in neat compartments so that for example, the …