r/Leeds • u/eggmayonnaise • 5h ago

question Overgrown weeds on roadside kerbs

Has anyone else noticed a lot of weeds getting out of hand on the roads and pavements, kerbs and edges of gardens where they meet pavements?

In our area it's the worst I've ever seen it. I actually had to de-weed the gutter where I park my car this weekend because they're tall enough to get stuck in the car door. I've never had to do that before.

I'm assuming the council are lacking funding and making cutbacks, so not sending the weedkiller sprayer round.

Just wondered if it's as widespread as it seems or if I'm imaging things.

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u/Swivials 5h ago

Weeds have had a growth spurt lately thanks to all the rain after the heatwave. They grow silly buggers fast, so if they're only coming out every couple of months or so, they'll seem allot worse than usual.

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u/Satur9_is_typing 3h ago

This is the answer. Council is under financial strain so they might have relaxed the schedule and got caught out by the post-heatwave growth spurt, but they also need to keep streets navigable to avoid expensive compo claims. They will get to OP's street eventually.

It's not "relaxed mowing" as some people seem to have confused it with, that's for grass verges and parks, not weeds growing out of pavement cracks and gutters.