Weed Information

Weed Indentification

On this part of the website we aim to provide information about specific weeds; how to identify them, the type or damage they are likely to cause and how to manage them. We also aim to provide more general information on the potential benefits of weeds in organic farming systems.

The weeds are categorised into general groups under which you will find information about particular species. These include:


Alternatively if you know the name of the weed you want to find information on consult the weed A-Z table on the menu and click on the link to that weed. If you can't immediately identify which weeds are causing problems then you can try some of the suggestions on our weed identification pages.


Despite the yield reductions caused by weeds there are potential benefits to weeds in farming systems and we have provided some information on this here.


There are add comments buttons throughout the section please tell us if you have more information on a particular species or 'weeds' in general. If we have missed off a species you are interested in let us know. We are gradually compiling information to present a fairly comprehensive coverage of UK arable weeds and some links may not yet be live. There are lots of farmer comments on the dock pages please feel free to add to the discussion.


Comments

  1. way of weed dissemination
    - sanjit 1---1-2004

  2. Hello, I get weeds that grow in my ivy, and weeding them out by hand is a nasty chore. What would you recommend as a solution to this problem ?
    - Mike 5---0-2006

  3. (originally posted knowledge forum 11 March 2003). During the first session of the Collation and Dissemination focus group, it became abundantly clear that the volumes of information and data "out there" is almost overwhelming. We would need to narrow down our approach as to firstly 1) what type of information should be initially sought - in other words, what specifically does the farmer want to know about. 2) to what level of detail should the information be - in some areas of plant identification for example, the data is exhaustive and could very well keep a researcher occupied for years to come. We need to establish a baseline or point of reference that would allow for accurate, informative knowledge to be gathered and shared without the "over-kill" of too much detail.
    Any ideas on how we would be able to establish the levels referred to above would be valued. (other issues on how to share the information with farmers, how and where to store this information etc etc are also pertinent.)

    - Steve Castle 5---0-2006

  4. My friend rachel and I want to start a buisness of raking, watering and weeding and gardening and we love your website because gives a lot information on weeds and plants.

    Thanks for making this website!
    - Taylor (Tay) 9---0-2006

  5. I have some weeds growing in my front garden, I have a hedge but there is no grass on my front garden only stone blocks. Its a very tiny garden. I have this weed which has intertwined itself into the hedge and is proving very hard to remove. It has thin spirals that come out the main stems and it is these that spiral around other branches and stems of other plants and flowers. It wraps itself around anything and everything it comes into contact with.It has also started to grow up the brickwork of the house, and made little holes in the bricks.The little spirals were causing the weed to be fixed to the house as they permeated into the holes. I pulled down what was on the house.is there any specific way of treating it,and what might it be?
    - Olivia 9---0-2008

  6. Ihave a weed as discribed by Gail in your comments.It seems to spread by its white roots.These can make new plants from the tiniest thread left after weeding.It has elongated heart shaped green leaves,topped in summer by a delicate white flower.How can I get rid of it as it invades everything,leaving its roots to start again.
    - carol 1---1-2008

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