"SIgnots" wrote in message
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Anything new since last spring on the best way to eradicate bindweed?
Steve

What others have said here is about as good as it gets. According to the
Cornell cooperative extension people, there *are* chemicals that'll kill
bindweed, but only if you don't want to live on the property for 20 years
afterward.

In flower/vegetable beds, wait for the day after a good rain. Without
gloves, reach down as far as you can and gently pull out bindweed roots as
much as possible. If you feel the root heading in a certain direction, you
can help it out by loosening the soil in that direction with your other
hand, or a trowel.

If the stuff has twisted around a plant and you want to get rid of it, clip
the stem at the soil level and wait a week. In dry weather, it'll get
crispy, and be much easier to remove than the live vine.