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Old 30-04-2007, 08:38 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Charlie Pridham Charlie Pridham is offline
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On Apr 29, 3:31 pm, "Baz" wrote:

Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a
plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag
with twist.

To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in
hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into
said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as
it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it
on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now.
Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't,
the sandwich bag is the way to go.

Judith

I am with Judith, I too use a plastic food bag and twist ties, but I put my
roundup into one of those house plant misters and squirt it in after!
If the Hawthorn has to go why not cut down and burn what's there and treat
the bindweed when it regrows

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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