"Dr. HackenSack" wrote in message
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Hi, good news is just got my first garden, bad news is its got loads of
Bindweed !

Any help on how to defeat it greatly appreciated, so far everything i have
done has only beaten it for a few days, just keeps coming straight back.
My
back cant take much more digging

Any particular kind of weedkiller or home made recipe that i can/should
use


Digging is a wastes of time and energy - even a piece of root 1/4 inch long
will regrow!

Ideally drench the lot in Glyphosate spray (tumbleweed, groundcover etc).
leave for a week for the chemical to be take to the roots. clear all top
weed growth, leave for 2/3 weeks for strong regrowth to come back then spray
again.

If BW is through plants you want to keep, use the glove method. Cotton glove
over rubber or plastic glove. Drench in weedkiller and stroke the bindweed
strands telling each how much you love them and giving them a little
squeezer for luck (actually to bruise the tissue and allow better uptake)

pk