Weeds.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 833, 5 August 1933, Page 14

Weeds .

A Garden Corner.

'JHE following lines from an English magazine will interest readers who are troubled with such deep rooting and persistent weeds as are mentioned:— When dandelion thrives and blooms, And bindweed over all else looms, With couchgrass, nettles holding sway, We need a fork and that to-day. Where creeping buttercup is seen We have to fork to keep land clean. The same with that convolvulus, We dig it up with little fuss. And there are many other weeds, Too many for the gardener’s needs. Some weeds are terrors, some are not. But all on neatness form a blot. Then let us all with hand and hoe Or fork or spade move down each row. And knock the weeds up with a will, Then quickly our big barrow fill. The weeds with long taproots or seed Must burn to ash, our plants to feed : All others in a hole may rot. To, give us humus, pure and hot. Many' garden escapes such as elderberry, horseradish and perennial pea, can be added for similar spade treatment. T. D. LENNIE.