"clive" wrote ...

Jake wrote:
clive wrote:

I'd like to get some Japanese Knotweed as an ornamental plant for the
garden.

I know people have run into difficulties if they let it get out of
control, so to forestall any problems I'd plan to grow it in a large
pot, or possibly a raised bed.

Besides making sure it doesn't set seed and pruning regularly to keep it
in check, are there any other gotchas to bear in mind?


Whaaaaaaaat! It's not April the first is it? Or do you live on the Isle
of Wight?

Gotcha - in effect your proposal is illegal.

And bloody stupid!

Damn, I swore!

Er, what? Illegal???

As I said I intend to be careful about preventing it propagating further
in my garden, so I can't really see there should be a problem keeping it
in a pot or raised bed.

Having looked up the DEFRA advice I'm not so sure it is illegal to do what
you intend. I would not do it, having seen how it destroys native flora and
simply takes over, but I can't see why you can't if you wish to take the
risk.

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/wildlife...notweed.htm#ga

If you do plant it in a pot do let us know how long it took to smash the
pot, get into the soil through the drainage holes, how much you have had to
spend to eradicate it from your garden, how much your divorce cost
.......... :-(
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Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK