Solar Energy & Wind Power

By rwakefield

 Weeds are plants which grow rapidly, often competing with plants and flowers that you would like to grow in your garden. Weeds are so successful because they are able to quickly get established on the minimum of soil, including in poor soil quality. Additionally, they can often germinate at very low temperatures, and this means that as the winter months give way to spring, the weed will have what can only be called an unfair advantage over the other plants you would like to grow.


A weed is defined as a plant which grows where you don't want it. This includes daisies and dandelions, which are often found growing in poorly kept lawns, and thistles and nettles which tend to settle more at the edges of borders and in shady areas. There are also nasty weeds such as Japanese knotweed and bindweed which can be incredibly pervasive in some gardens.

But, had you considered that even grass can be classed as a weed, if it is not growing where you want it? Grass is often one of the first plants to take hold

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