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Originally Posted by Wikky
Hi everyone, I've only just recently moved to a property with a garden and, as such, I'm a complete beginner at everything! My main problem is that there seem to be weeds coming up in the flower bed which climb up round the plants. I've tried pulling them out but they just break off and leave the roots in the soil. Is there a weedkiller that I can use which won't harm the flowers. I've heard of a substance that you paint on the leaves of the weeds. Are these any good. Your help much appreciated.
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Hi Wikky, sounds to me that what you have is bindweed ! Its a deep rooted perennial weed that grows from thick white fleshy roots ! Yes, your only hope, is to treat each shoot with a systemic weedkiller. Let the weed grow until its about 12" tall and get a weedkiller with a chemical in it called 'Glyphosate' (was sold only as 'roundup' but now available in many forms as the Monsanto licence has expired) mix this up and as you say, paint it onto each leaf. Now as this chemical is inactivated on contact with the soil, you wont harm the other plants as long as you dont touch them ! This is very effective at killing bindweed but you might find odd bits keep appearing for a while so, just keep treating those as well and eventually it will disappear.
Lannerman.