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Bindweed nightmare
Hope you guys can give me some advice. Recently moved into a house with a
decent sized back garden but there's a huge hedge mostly composed of what I've discovered is bindweed wrapped around a hawthorn bush. This beast measures about six feet high by about twelve feet wide and encroaches about four feet onto the lawn. And I want to blast this thing to kingdom come by whatever means is necessary... I know zero about gardening other than mowing the lawns...but I've read that bindweed is difficult to get rid of permanently and that something like Roundup containing glyphosate (sp?) is the way to go. Of course, I could just attack the whole thing with a hedge trimmer but there'd be A LOT of plastic bin liners creating more of a problem to get rid of than the b****y bindweed... I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!! Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. |
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Bindweed nightmare
On Sun, 29 Apr 2007 15:31:29 +0100, "Baz" wrote:
Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. You need some time. Every time you have a few minutes to spare, rip up some bindweed. It will fight back with new growth but you will win eventually. Consider it a challenge. Steve |
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On Apr 29, 3:31 pm, "Baz" wrote:
Hope you guys can give me some advice. Recently moved into a house with a decent sized back garden but there's a huge hedge mostly composed of what I've discovered is bindweed wrapped around a hawthorn bush. This beast measures about six feet high by about twelve feet wide and encroaches about four feet onto the lawn. And I want to blast this thing to kingdom come by whatever means is necessary... I know zero about gardening other than mowing the lawns...but I've read that bindweed is difficult to get rid of permanently and that something like Roundup containing glyphosate (sp?) is the way to go. Of course, I could just attack the whole thing with a hedge trimmer but there'd be A LOT of plastic bin liners creating more of a problem to get rid of than the b****y bindweed... I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!! Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag with twist. To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now. Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't, the sandwich bag is the way to go. Judith |
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judith. wrote in reply to "Baz" who wrote: Hope you guys can give me some advice. Recently moved into a house with a decent sized back garden but there's a huge hedge mostly composed of what I've discovered is bindweed wrapped around a hawthorn bush. This beast measures about six feet high by about twelve feet wide and encroaches about four feet onto the lawn. And I want to blast this thing to kingdom come by whatever means is necessary... I know zero about gardening other than mowing the lawns...but I've read that bindweed is difficult to get rid of permanently and that something like Roundup containing glyphosate (sp?) is the way to go. Of course, I could just attack the whole thing with a hedge trimmer but there'd be A LOT of plastic bin liners creating more of a problem to get rid of than the b****y bindweed... I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!! Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag with twist. To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now. Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't, the sandwich bag is the way to go. There is also some Weedkiller Gel on the market called "Growing Success Deep Root Weedkiller Gel" that is painted on the leaves (with the included brush) and which also works well on Bindweed by being taken down to the roots. Rid our new allotment of it in one season. -- Regards Bob H 17mls W. of London.UK |
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On Apr 29, 5:06 pm, "Bob Hobden" wrote:
judith. wrote in reply to "Baz" who wrote: Hope you guys can give me some advice. Recently moved into a house with a decent sized back garden but there's a huge hedge mostly composed of what I've discovered is bindweed wrapped around a hawthorn bush. This beast measures about six feet high by about twelve feet wide and encroaches about four feet onto the lawn. And I want to blast this thing to kingdom come by whatever means is necessary... I know zero about gardening other than mowing the lawns...but I've read that bindweed is difficult to get rid of permanently and that something like Roundup containing glyphosate (sp?) is the way to go. Of course, I could just attack the whole thing with a hedge trimmer but there'd be A LOT of plastic bin liners creating more of a problem to get rid of than the b****y bindweed... I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!! Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag with twist. To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now. Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't, the sandwich bag is the way to go. There is also some Weedkiller Gel on the market called "Growing Success Deep Root Weedkiller Gel" that is painted on the leaves (with the included brush) and which also works well on Bindweed by being taken down to the roots. Rid our new allotment of it in one season. Bob, I remember I used that for small patches of ground elder. If using that, it is really important to be double gloved as most people will use the palm of their hand as a pallet to support the growth and paint on it. The skin will absorb the glychowhatsit and that is not good for you. |
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wrote in message ups.com... On Apr 29, 3:31 pm, "Baz" wrote: Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag with twist. To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now. Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't, the sandwich bag is the way to go. Judith I am with Judith, I too use a plastic food bag and twist ties, but I put my roundup into one of those house plant misters and squirt it in after! If the Hawthorn has to go why not cut down and burn what's there and treat the bindweed when it regrows -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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Judith,
Please see my reply to K... This sounds like a good idea! Unfortunately, it's impossible to put canes in, the bush is too dense. I can't even get my hand in! This is the mother of all hawthorn/bindweed bushes! So, how many sandwich bags? One, two, ten ...? And how long before I can get to what's left of my lawn to reseed it again? Thanks, B Easey, peasey, just put some growth, a few inches will do, into a plastic sandwich bag, pour in a minute amount of Roundup, seal bag with twist. To make it easier, put a cane into the area where it is entwinted in hedges, let it grow up said canes, removed cane and put growth into said sandwich bag with etc. etc. This will get rtid of it totally as it will take it down to the roots, it does work, I promise, I used it on a garden that was thatched with it! Never a piece comes up now. Don't think that by pulling it up you can get rid of it, you can't, the sandwich bag is the way to go. Judith |
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On Apr 30, 6:10 pm, "Baz" wrote:
Judith, Please see my reply to K... This sounds like a good idea! Unfortunately, it's impossible to put canes in, the bush is too dense. I can't even get my hand in! This is the mother of all hawthorn/bindweed bushes! So, how many sandwich bags? One, two, ten ...? And how long before I can get to what's left of my lawn to reseed it again? Baz, you don't need to get your hand in, push a cane down in the middle of the hedge, it will find soil and the bindwweed will scramble up to the top and then you can bag it!Q!!! Put a treated bag every metre, after 3 weeks you will see what is dead and whether you need to treat other areas. J |
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"Baz" wrote in message ... Judith, Please see my reply to K... This sounds like a good idea! Unfortunately, it's impossible to put canes in, the bush is too dense. I can't even get my hand in! This is the mother of all hawthorn/bindweed bushes! So, how many sandwich bags? One, two, ten ...? And how long before I can get to what's left of my lawn to reseed it again? Thanks, B Even when its dead you are still going to have to dig it out to reseed, so you may as well cut it down and get shredding or burning, it will make dealing with the bind weed a lot easier in the long run. It could take around 10 years for a dead hawthorn to become crumbly enough remove and break up. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and Lapageria rosea |
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On 30 Apr, 18:10, "Baz" wrote:
This sounds like a good idea! Unfortunately, it's impossible to put canes in, the bush is too dense. I can't even get my hand in! This is the mother of all hawthorn/bindweed bushes! When I go away on hols the bindweed do take over on our rasberries bushes. I just crawl under it and pull/cut from below. They all die on the bush and I remove them afterwards. It's not really pretty but they dry out and come off easily. Patience is also a very good tool ;o) |
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Bindweed nightmare
Martin wrote
On 2 May 2007 13:51:22 -0700, La Puce wrote: On 30 Apr, 18:10, "Baz" wrote: This sounds like a good idea! Unfortunately, it's impossible to put canes in, the bush is too dense. I can't even get my hand in! This is the mother of all hawthorn/bindweed bushes! When I go away on hols the bindweed do take over on our rasberries bushes. I just crawl under it and pull/cut from below. They all die on the bush and I remove them afterwards. It's not really pretty but they dry out and come off easily. Patience is also a very good tool ;o) The mares tail, Equisetum arvense, growing in the pavement adjacent to our house is back, despite the local authority using chemical warfare on it a year ago. Sycamore will do that, for years. -- Roger Hunt |
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Bindweed nightmare
You say "I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must
go!!" So that makes the solving of the problem fairly simple. Dig up the hawthorn and then dig up the bindweed roots making sure that every morsel is removed. Any that escapes your attention will soon reveal itself via new weakened growth which also needs careful removal. By the end of the summer you will be bindweed free. |
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"Emrys Davies" wrote in message ... You say "I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!!" So that makes the solving of the problem fairly simple. Dig up the hawthorn and then dig up the bindweed roots making sure that every morsel is removed. Any that escapes your attention will soon reveal itself via new weakened growth which also needs careful removal. By the end of the summer you will be bindweed free. But we cannot vouch for your back being pain free :-(( Mike -- .................................................. .............. The Royal Naval Electrical Branch Association. 'THE' Association if you served in the Electrical Branch of the Royal Navy www.rneba.org.uk |
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Emrys Davies wrote
You say "I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!!" So that makes the solving of the problem fairly simple. Dig up the hawthorn and then dig up the bindweed roots making sure that every morsel is removed. Ha! The roots are notoriously brittle, and fragments only nanometers long will re-generate. Any that escapes your attention will soon reveal itself via new weakened growth which also needs careful removal. By the end of the summer you will be bindweed free. I would have a thorough check for birds' nests, and wriggle under the hedge to locate and snap the bindweed at base, dripping a bit of strong Glyphosate on the broken stems. This will check the bindweed for the time being, if there are birds nesting. -- Roger Hunt |
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Bindweed nightmare
Baz writes
Hope you guys can give me some advice. Recently moved into a house with a decent sized back garden but there's a huge hedge mostly composed of what I've discovered is bindweed wrapped around a hawthorn bush. This beast measures about six feet high by about twelve feet wide and encroaches about four feet onto the lawn. And I want to blast this thing to kingdom come by whatever means is necessary... I know zero about gardening other than mowing the lawns...but I've read that bindweed is difficult to get rid of permanently and that something like Roundup containing glyphosate (sp?) is the way to go. Of course, I could just attack the whole thing with a hedge trimmer but there'd be A LOT of plastic bin liners creating more of a problem to get rid of than the b****y bindweed... I don't care about the hawthorn either. The whole lot must go!! Any practical and helpful advice much appreciated. That's early for bindweed. Mine is only just showing through the ground, about 6 inches high. Or is it last year's dead stems you can see? -- Kay |
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