Cleaning up an acre

Hi,
I have a field which is becoming a mass of dock leaves etc.
It has been suggested that I plant barley to overcome the weeds, is that true.?
Any suggestions of a plant which would "take over" and then could be ploughed in next year.?

thx
Howard

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner

Don't think theres any particular crop that will get rid of perenial weeds, probably best spray the whole thing off and start from scratch. Use a systemic weedkiller that will get right down into the couch grass which will probably be there too

 

Hi,
I have a field which is becoming a mass of dock leaves etc.
It has been suggested that I plant barley to overcome the weeds, is that true.?
Any suggestions of a plant which would "take over" and then could be ploughed in next year.?

thx
Howard

 

Hello and welcome to the forum.

If barley could defeat dock leaves and other weeds, I don't think there'd be much of a herbicide industry because it wouldn't be commercially viable for companies like Monsanto to just develop for the casual home gardener.

If you want to grow a competitive crop in an attempt to suppress weeds, potatoes is probably your best bet.