ME Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 No, I havent turned into Percy Frigging Thrower - but I have just spent quite a bit getting Mrs ME's garden nicely manicured. (oo-er) I am now having a lot of re-occuring bind weed growing through the flower beds and up the bamboo plants. Is there an easy way to get rid of this pain in the backside of a plant ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Round-up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supersonic Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Veet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Round-up Apparently not - http://www.gardenseeker.com/weeds/bindweed_and_bellbind.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windrush Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 No, I havent turned into Percy Frigging Thrower - but I have just spent quite a bit getting Mrs ME's garden nicely manicured. (oo-er) I am now having a lot of re-occuring bind weed growing through the flower beds and up the bamboo plants. Is there an easy way to get rid of this pain in the backside of a plant ? No easy way. If you want to be chemical free then cover the garden in black plastic for a few years. Difficult to dig out: roots break easily and can be several metres deep. You can use a glyphosate systemic weedkiller by putting in a bamboo cane, training the bind weed up it, then, when there's a decent growth, take out the cane, put all the bindweed into a plastic bag, spray inside the bag with roundup etc. and leave so the glyphosate gets to the roots and kills them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ME Posted June 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 No easy way. If you want to be chemical free then cover the garden in black plastic for a few years. Difficult to dig out: roots break easily and can be several metres deep. You can use a glyphosate systemic weedkiller by putting in a bamboo cane, training the bind weed up it, then, when there's a decent growth, take out the cane, put all the bindweed into a plastic bag, spray inside the bag with roundup etc. and leave so the glyphosate gets to the roots and kills them. I am not too bothered about being green but we do have a young pup that I am rather fond of, so a dog friendly chemical / solution would be good. The black plastic option is a right eyesore ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatcatsplat Posted June 9, 2010 Report Share Posted June 9, 2010 Back in my old garden we had it and basically just ripped it up/out whenever we saw it - pain in the bottom that we never got rid of - just subdued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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