On 29/06/2010 22:03, 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


I agree entirely with the others. Leave the glyphosate to do its job ..
then zap any new growth. Personally, I would *never* risk digging in
bindweed root. Once invaded, paranoid forever.

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