"Fleemo" wrote in message
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Why is Bindweed so widely despised? I have some growing in my garden
right now and thought it a lovely flower, so I left it. Was that a
big mistake?

-Fleemo

You might be interested in reading this. I copied it from a legal
publication from Sumner County but it applies to the whole state of Kansas.
I don't know what the law is concerning field bindweed in other states or
countries. I also don't know if there are other varieties of bindweed other
than field bindweed and how invasive they may or may not be.

In Kansas, you can get advice on control and purchase chemical weed killers
at a reduced cost at your county noxious weed department. They are licensed
to sell these products for NOXIOUS WEED CONTROL ONLY. Again I don't know
what other states do.

After reading the legal publication you might want to go to
http://www.accesskansas.org/kda/Plan...-pestmangement
-bindweed.htm for more information about control. In this article it
states that the root system of field bindweed extends to a depth of 20 to 30
feet. I imagine that trying pull it out, roots and all, would be rather
difficult. Well actually I can imagine as I have tried and quickly realized
how futile it was -- particularly when faced with the large size of my
particular affected area.

LEGAL PUBLICATION


GENERAL NOTICE TO CONTROL NOXIOUS WEEDS
The Kansas Noxious Weed Law K.S.A. 2-1314 et seq requires all persons who
own or supervise land in Kansas to control and eradicate all weeds declared
noxious by legislative action. The weeds declared noxious a field
bindweed, musk thistle, sericea lespedeza, johnsongrass, bur ragweed, Canada
thistle, leafy spurge, hoary cress, quack grass, russian knapweed, kudzu and
pignut.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Kansas Noxious Weed Law to every
person who owns or supervises land in Sumner County that noxious weeds
growing or found on such land shall be controlled and eradicated. control is
defined as preventing the production of viable seed and the vegetative
spread of the plant.

Failure to observe this notice may result in the County:

Serving a legal notice requiring control of the noxious weeds within a
minimum of five days. Failure to control the noxious weeds within the time
period allowed may result in the county treating the noxious weeds at the
landowners expense and placing a lien on the property if the bill is not
paid within 30 days or,
Filing criminal charges for non-compliance. Conviction for non-compliance
may resale in a fine of $100.00 per day for non-compliance with a maximum of
$1500.00.
The public is also hereby notified that it is a violation of the Kansas
Noxious Weed Law to barter, sell or give away infested nursery stock or
livestock feed unless the feed is fed on the farm where grown or sold to a
commercial processor that will destroy the viability of the noxious weed
seed. Custom harvesting machines must be labeled with a label provided by
the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture and must be free of all weed seed and litter
when entering the State and when leaving a field infested with noxious
weeds. Additional information may be obtained from the Sumner County Noxious
Weed Department or by contacting the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture, 109 S.W.
9th, Topeka, KS, 66612