"Pete C" wrote

Kate wrote:


I was surprised by some advice in this weeks Spectator page 20 from the
broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby:

"Beware of knotweed conmen. You don't need smoothies in Range Rovers,
white boiler suits and goggles who charge more than your house is worth
to get rid of the stuff. The weedkiller Roundup does just as well for a
fraction of the price."

Can this really be true?? I have always heard that it's nearly impossible
to get rid of!

I've experimented with this. Chose a robust stem, cut off 12" from ground,
poked a cane down it to break membrane then filled with Roundup....stone
dead.


That is the way the National Trust and others deal with the weed I
understand. Unfortunately the cut stem has to be left on site as without a
licence it cannot be moved.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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