Elothir

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  • in reply to: Converting existing garden/advice vs Bindweed: #70607

    Elothir
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    Basically there is a large patch right in the middle of the garden (surrounded by 3 beds and a path) which was at one point the lawn. However for various reasons it deteriorated over the years, and ‘dig it up and re-sow the lawn’ was added on to the list of things ‘to do at some point’ which of course never actually happened.

    In the meantime a lot of it has died off, partly due to neglect, partly due to Bindweed, partly due to past efforts at removing Bindweed. As it currently stands it is a predominantly bare patch of ground with a handful of shoots of grass and bindweed scattered across it, with one end much more grassy, but also choking with the bulk of the bindweed.

    Personally I’d like to at the very least, reduce the size of any hypothetical future lawn anyway to make more room for flowering/leafy plants but that’s another debate entirely.

    in reply to: Converting existing garden/advice vs Bindweed: #70602

    Elothir
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    Thanks for the reply.

    Would any old cardboard do so long as it’s thick? (e.g old packaging etc?)

    Presumably we should leave the area bare whilst doing this since we aren’t going for the ‘raised bed’ aspect and since anything sown over the top will probably only slow down the subsistence of the compost into the clay whilst making it harder to spot the Bindweed shoots?

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