Couch Grass 0 - Me 1

I have a problem with couch grass on my allotment. There is an area by the shed that has become riddled with the stuff. This is the area that I failed to dig last year and around my blackcurrant bushes - which I was intending to remove.

Today I decided to declare war against the couch grass and cleared an area about two metres square. I won a small battle - but the war will be messy - about another10 or 15 metres to go (see photo below).

I also planted parsnips and lettuce today - during an exhausting four and a half hour stint.