Hundreds of local church members gathered to clear the site, which included removing brush, weeds, and banana trees.

Removing deep roots, stubborn weeds, and grass often required more than pulling.

However, removing weeds and diseased plants from fields can reduce the chance of infections.

Dig the site before planting out in May, remove weeds and add a scattering of bonemeal.

Every third Sunday of the month (except in the heat of summer) the group plants native species and removes weeds.

Programs have also been started to remove weeds from private properties and revegetate some formerly cultivated areas.

One of the purposes of tilling is to remove weeds.

Dig over, remove weeds and add manure to prepare new borders for planting.

If we can remove these little stresses, or 'weeds', from our lives it makes such a difference.

It was used to harvest tubers, to remove weeds and to sow small seeds.