Frequently Asked Questions

Below we have included a list of the questions we get asked most frequently. For a each question click on the link to obtain links to the information that we have on the site about the topic. Follow the links to obtain the information.

We are also developing a series of leaflets which develop the knowledge that is being generated by farmers and researchers within the project. Please click here for a list of leaflets available to date. The leaflets are in .pdf format and are freely available to download, copy and distribute.

If you have any questions you would like us to chase up please use the add comments button on the menu.


Comments

  1. Could you add a search facility on weed name to your weed information home page? It is hard for the uninitiated to know which to which category a particular weed belongs. I was hoping to find info on columbine but was unable to find which section it may be in.
    - Suzy Cayless 15-08-2004

  2. Have a field with large charlock population,just returned more seed post WW.Plan spring beans to maximise opportunities for tine weeding next March/April.Will cultivation of stubble pre-ploughing encourage a chit of charlock this autumn?
    - Adrian Hares,Wilts 15-09-2004

  3. It is always difficult to know with freshly shed seed on the soil surface whether to leave it for a while to allow predation by birds, rodents etc or to carry out a shallow cultivation to encourage germination. With charlock there will be some germination in the autumn but the main period of emergence is in spring. A shallow cultivation in the stubble will promote some seeds to germinate and help to reduce the seed burden but as you know many more will remain dormant. Cultivation in early spring prior to cropping will promote another seedling flush and reduce seed numbers further but charlock seed is very persistent and any input of fresh seed increases and prolongs the problem.
    - Bill Bond 20-09-2004

  4. Is it possible to grow Onions sets planting trough black plastic to keep the down and cut out the hours of hand hoeing?
    - Pete Gible 10-02-2005

  5. I have seen onions grown through black plastic and this works to keep the weeds down. I have only seen it on smaller areas as I guess the cost and practicalities increase with larger areas and the disposal of the plastic also becomes a problem in itself.
    - Gareth Davies 15-02-2005

  6. How do I begin a herb garden? How big should I start?
    - Kirsten T. 14-08-2006

  7. Really useful information, especially good to learn from other small scale (<10ha) producers like us.
    Thanks.
    - Brain P, Norfolk 11-10-2006

  8. You should probably add how does the influences on weed affect others.
    - Honey Vasquez 16-05-2007

  9. How do either eradicate or manage a prolification of brambles
    - Roberta Roberts-Mapp 03-09-2007

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