Day 58: winning the war

February 27, 2021 Andrew O'Brien

I am winning the war against couch grass. Scourge of many an allotment plot, it once romped unchallenged across the vegetable garden here, but no longer cuts quite such an impressive figure…

Day 55: couch grass

February 24, 2019 Andrew O'Brien

Familiar to every allotment holder, couch grass (Elymus repens) romps with unabashed glee through untended flower and vegetable beds…

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