On 03/11/2020 12:17, Broadback wrote:
On 03/11/2020 11:51, Martin Brown wrote:
On 02/11/2020 19:45, Adrian Brentnall wrote:

I try not to use weedkillers in the (vegetable) polytunnel - but
'organic' techniques (like vinegar) offer only a temporary respite.

I'm guessing that something systemic is required.
Recommendations, please?

Digging it out with a fork usually works OK for me on a heavy clay soil.
It isn't all that invasive and relatively shallow rooted.

It puts up less resistance to a fork than nettles. I have snapped fork
tines on overgrown combinations of bramble, nettle and honeysuckle.

Only for ground elder do I resort to chemical warfare prior to
digging. Since that has a tendency to come back from every tiny piece
you miss.

Perhaps the next time yo plant mint in the garden you will bury a
pot/bucket up to its neck then plant the mint in that. the best way to
stop this invasive plant from taking over your garden.

Well - as I said in my original post - that's exactly what I did in this
case. Darn stuff escaped!