Sprouting plants in a trayAll is quiet in the garden at the moment ― most flowers aren’t blooming, most veggies aren’t ripe, and even the slugs seem to have gone to sleep. That can be good news for the tired gardener. A lack of backyard pottering can feel like a small price to pay for the absence of pruning, picking, and weeding tasks. Except that expert gardener Niall McCauley recently shared a YouTube video stating that while many weeds are inactive this month, some need to be tackled ASAP (oh, good). “I’m holding my hands up ― this is a mistake that I am perpetually guilty of,” he said. So, what’s the advice?Which weeds need removing in February, and why?McCauley said that tackling weeds “and particularly perennial weeds”, is crucial in February. Perennial weeds are those which live for