On 29/06/2010 23:03, Geoff Lane wrote:
Following earlier advice in this forum I am putting bindweed leaves into
a polythene bag and then spraying into the bag securing with a tie.

Isolated growths I am just spraying.

When would the root be effectively dead allowing me to dig in or pull up.

The instructions suggest a few weeks but can a dieing plant recover or
is it effectively dead once the leaves start to shrivel.

Geoff Lane


In my experience bindweed usually needs more than one hit with
Glyphosate. The foliage can completely die off and you think you are rid
of it, but a few weeks later new shoots emerge from the ground, so it
needs hitting again. So the first spraying only weakened the root rather
than killing it. The roots are so brittle anyway and each little bit can
start putting up new shoots I'd be tempted to leave it there and keep
spraying until it is gone rather than try to dig it out and risk
breaking little bits all over.

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