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14-07-2006, 02:15 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

Sacha wrote:
On 14/7/06 12:21, in article
, "John"
wrote:

Thanks. I've heard that glyphosate kills bindweed. Any experience of
that?

Yes, it does but you have to be extremely careful not to get it on to
other plants that you don't want to kill! One method popular with an
urg member is to gather as many ends of the bindweed as you can, and
stuff them into a plastic bag previously coated with glyphosate. Tie
up the neck tightly and wait! Another is to train the bindweed up
canes and then brush on the glyphosate.

I use the bag method, an alternative is to disentangle as much as possible,
bruising in the process be leaving stem intact, wear a rubber or disposable
glove wetted with glyphosate, and wipe along the distangled stem & leaves of
bindweed.

pk