In article , Martin Brown
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Nick Maclaren wrote:

In article ,
Kay Easton wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren
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It does, but more for bindweed and horsetail. The former prefers light
soils and the latter heavier, though it is really a preference for the
amount of water.

Are we talking the big white bindweed here or the little pink one? I
know the little pink one seems to like quite dry soils, but the big
white one is very happy in my wet soil.

The little pink one.

Fascinating. The only one that gives me trouble here (on heavy clay) is the
big white one.

Yes, on clay, like you, I have trouble with the white one. Though
pulling out a yard and a half of thick root in one go is very satisfying
:-)

I can even afford to let small amounts of the pink field bindweed grow as an
ornamental.

Lucky you! Despite introducing it, I can't get it to grow at all!
I love the scent of it.


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Kay Easton

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