Controlling Weeds without using Chemicals

Dr Jo Readman is education coordinator for the Eden Project in Cornwall. She has a PhD in Plant Science and before moving to Cornwall produced gardening programmes for Channel Four. She contributes regularly to the general gardening press. Jo is married with two children and when not working in the global garden at the Eden Project finds time to run a large garden complete with fruit, vegetables, ornamentals and chickens.

Introduction 3

The ecology of weeds 4

Know your weeds 7

The benefits of weeds 38

Problems with weeds 42

Principles of organic weed control 44

Removing weeds 56

Weed control on the lawn 58

Index 62