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Removal of bindweed
I had a hude shrub - diameter 20 feet. It as infested with bindweed, so
last year I bit the bullet and cut it right back (very hard). This Spring the bindweed is taking over. What do recommend to kill the blighter but not the shrub and the lawn? TIA -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way http://www.helden.org.uk ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
Removal of bindweed
On May 3, 10:20 pm, "Baal" wrote:
I had a hude shrub - diameter 20 feet. It as infested with bindweed, so last year I bit the bullet and cut it right back (very hard). This Spring the bindweed is taking over. What do recommend to kill the blighter but not the shrub and the lawn? TIA -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way http://www.helden.org.uk ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Google "bindweed and plastic sandwich bags". Judith |
Removal of bindweed
TY Judith
-- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way http://www.helden.org.uk "Judith in France" wrote in message ... On May 3, 10:20 pm, "Baal" wrote: I had a hude shrub - diameter 20 feet. It as infested with bindweed, so last year I bit the bullet and cut it right back (very hard). This Spring the bindweed is taking over. What do recommend to kill the blighter but not the shrub and the lawn? TIA -- Baal I smile and go off waving (Amiably) - for that's my way http://www.helden.org.uk ** Posted fromhttp://www.teranews.com** Google "bindweed and plastic sandwich bags". Judith ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com ** |
Removal of bindweed
On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal"
wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Removal of bindweed
Sacha wrote:
On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! |
Removal of bindweed
On 4/5/08 13:14, in article ,
"Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! -- Sacha |
Removal of bindweed
Sacha wrote:
On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. |
Removal of bindweed
On 4 May, 13:55, Stuart Noble wrote:
Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. *It's not pretty but keep your nerve! *Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Using a good hormone weed killer you could try 2 methods, 1. add a drop or two of wasahing up liquid to Mix and half fill an empty washing up liquid bottle with the mix. put the top back on, shake well then just apply the foam to the bind weed, also a good way to spot treat individual weeds. 2. Put on a rubber glove then a woollen or cotton glove on over it. Dip your gloved hand into the weedkiller mix, squeze off excess liquid, you just want the glove damp not dripping, then draw your hand along the stems of bindweed. what ever method you use do it in the evening when there is no wind and the sun has gon off the plants to cut down on evaporation and any drift of fumes etc to other plants. David Hill Abacus Nurseries |
Removal of bindweed
On 4/5/08 13:55, in article ,
"Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. To paint on the weedkiller. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Removal of bindweed
Sacha wrote:
On 4/5/08 13:55, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. To paint on the weedkiller. Ah, thanks. I've only ever used a spray for nuisance weeds. This knotweed sounds like a pretty serious business. |
Removal of bindweed
On 4/5/08 16:43, in article ,
"Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:55, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. To paint on the weedkiller. Ah, thanks. I've only ever used a spray for nuisance weeds. This knotweed sounds like a pretty serious business. It's a pest and a pain. I mention the paintbrush because of the weeding I did today on the drive. Most parts of the garden were almost windless but this had a steady breeze and any spray would have drifted onto things we don't want ruined! For a variety of reasons, this year has been very busy and spare hands in short supply, so soil we dug over last year has been pounced upon by tiresome but easily uprooted weeds like Shepherd's purse and goose grass. Unfortunately, it's a fairly broad and long area and I would have loved to have been able to spray it! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Removal of bindweed
On May 4, 11:00 pm, Sacha wrote:
On 4/5/08 16:43, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:55, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. To paint on the weedkiller. Ah, thanks. I've only ever used a spray for nuisance weeds. This knotweed sounds like a pretty serious business. It's a pest and a pain. I mention the paintbrush because of the weeding I did today on the drive. Most parts of the garden were almost windless but this had a steady breeze and any spray would have drifted onto things we don't want ruined! For a variety of reasons, this year has been very busy and spare hands in short supply, so soil we dug over last year has been pounced upon by tiresome but easily uprooted weeds like Shepherd's purse and goose grass. Unfortunately, it's a fairly broad and long area and I would have loved to have been able to spray it! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I sprayed this p.m. no breeze and I zapped all seedlings coming through but I also sprayed some Fleur de Lys by mistake, the forecast for tonight is a storm so I am just about to go to bed and I am really looking forward to the it. I love laying in bed listening to the rain battering the windows, you can tell I was born in Eire, goodnight all. Judith |
Removal of bindweed
On May 5, 9:02 am, Martin wrote:
On Sun, 4 May 2008 15:33:22 -0700 (PDT), Judith in France wrote: On May 4, 11:00 pm, Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 16:43, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:55, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 4/5/08 13:14, in article , "Stuart Noble" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 3/5/08 22:54, in article , "Baal" wrote: TY Judith It does work. It's not pretty but keep your nerve! Trying to dig it out is a disaster, frankly because every broken off bit of root gives rise to a new plant. I wonder if it works with the dreaded Japanese Knotweed. I know someone who's just moved into a house and seeing that emerging from the crazy paving wasn't the best house warming present! Perhaps you could give her a house warming present of a new paintbrush! No, sorry, you've lost me there. To paint on the weedkiller. Ah, thanks. I've only ever used a spray for nuisance weeds. This knotweed sounds like a pretty serious business. It's a pest and a pain. I mention the paintbrush because of the weeding I did today on the drive. Most parts of the garden were almost windless but this had a steady breeze and any spray would have drifted onto things we don't want ruined! For a variety of reasons, this year has been very busy and spare hands in short supply, so soil we dug over last year has been pounced upon by tiresome but easily uprooted weeds like Shepherd's purse and goose grass. Unfortunately, it's a fairly broad and long area and I would have loved to have been able to spray it! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' I sprayed this p.m. no breeze and I zapped all seedlings coming through but I also sprayed some Fleur de Lys by mistake, the forecast for tonight is a storm so I am just about to go to bed and I am really looking forward to the it. I love laying in bed listening to the rain battering the windows, you can tell I was born in Eire, goodnight all. You should spend your winters on the Dutch Riviera :o) -- Martin Is that an invite? :-) Judith |
Removal of bindweed
On May 5, 10:26 am, Sacha wrote:
On 4/5/08 23:33, in article , "Judith inFrance" wrote: snip I sprayed this p.m. no breeze and I zapped all seedlings coming through but I also sprayed some Fleur de Lys by mistake, the forecast for tonight is a storm so I am just about to go to bed and I am really looking forward to the it. I love laying in bed listening to the rain battering the windows, you can tell I was born in Eire, goodnight all. Judith When we have storms, I fear only for the trees but love the cosy feeling of being warm and snug inside. I really enjoy the sound of a foghorn (which, of course, we never get here) so that tells you I was born by the sea! We greatly enjoyed the story of a woman holidaying on Tresco who complained bitterly one night that the foghorn was keeping her awake and insisted that the manager should tell 'someone' to turn it off!! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' LOL I was born by the sea, the Atlantic in Eire and it literally was just 100 or so metres from my bedroom window, so you can imagine the view I had, especially in winter when the sea was wild. It takes a long time to get used to not hearing it. When returning to where I was born on holiday, memories flood in and once again I am a little Irish girl, warm and snug in bed with my parents downstairs, sad and beautiful and also oddly reassuring. Sorry for thread drift. Judith |
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