Japanese Knotweed can become a major problem if the eradication process is
not sustained~~ even though I have known it to take four years with
Roundup[The best]. Leave it untroubled and your only solution is to move
house!!
With us in SW England [Cornwall] it has become such a problem that the
authorities have undertaken the spraying and have been many years in the
process. It is also prohibited to dig up and disperse any parts of the
plant. Even its ashes seem to have the ability to Phoenix!!
I am relieved that others knew how to make a picture available. I have a
scanner but beyond that I'm lost.
Best Wishes Brian 'flayb' to respond.
"Pam - gardengal" wrote in message
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"Nora" wrote in message
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On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 00:36:56 GMT, Nora
wrote:

That's because it's reading it from your computer. Look at the path to
your image file:
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/Desktop/weed/weed.jpg
You need to put your photo on your web server, and link from it there.

Found it:
http://mysite.verizon.net/vze4xpgq/weed/weed.jpg

Now that I can see the image, it is defintely Japanese knotweed, Polygonum
cuspidatum. This is not an annual but a perennial weed that can become
shrubby in time. Pulling is not the answer - you can actually increase its
spread by inadvertantly leaving portions of the root rhizomes either above
or underground. This is a plant that calls for and responds to herbicide
applications, typically repeat applications. As mentioned previously,
control is not easy, but you don't appear to have a huge problem.....yet.
This link may help:

http://www.co.clark.wa.us/weed/documents/knotweed.pdf


pam - gardengal