Weakening creeping buttercup

[CatherineL]

That’s great. Thank you Charles. Think I just needed reassurance. The heap of green waste compost is covered but the buttercup is already coming up and as far as I understand creeping buttercup thrives in compacted, fertile, damp soil so I’ve been worrying it’ll come up through the beds too much for me to keep on top of. I’d be using a heavy duty rotavator/walking tractor which I know is even worse for the soil, and then go over it with a roller and put the green waste compost on top but I’ve not got huge amounts of growing experience so it’s great to know you’ve dealt with creeping buttercup without much hassle. There’s a polytunnel on the field (which is no-dig in it) and beyond controlling buttercup from coming up around the edges it hasn’t been much of a problem inside which should demonstrate to me that I needn’t rotavate.

Am I being too optimistic to get some beds established and ready to plant in the next few weeks? should I layer cardboard and then green waste compost on top, or just greenwaste compost and mulch with cardboard at the end of the season?

Thanks again