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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: jo.power on April 15, 2007, 17:50

Title: Bind weed
Post by: jo.power on April 15, 2007, 17:50

Can anyone help me I have a lovely asparugus bed which has been there now for 3 to 4 years so I'm told (the man who had it before us loved it but left to move to france so I have taken over his plot ( 1 Month ago) ) the bed has lots of bind weed all over it and I'm not sure the best method to remove it please help spending the day up there tomorrow while kids are at school and thought I would try to tackle it then.

Title: Bind weed
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 15, 2007, 18:07

I would try growing it up some sticks and then using glyphosate on it  :evil:

Title: Bind weed
Post by: jo.power on April 15, 2007, 18:43

Why do you grow it up sticks does it take the poision better that way? :?

Title: Bind weed
Post by: jo.power on April 15, 2007, 19:11

sorry just found what to do with bind weed would help if I read what others have asked recently but thanks for all your help

Title: Bind weed
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 15, 2007, 19:32

Pleasure Jo  :D

Title: Bind weed
Post by: slow_worm on April 16, 2007, 10:49

I have same problem and Aunt Sal and co have been very helpful in their advice...

Title: Bind weed
Post by: jo.power on April 16, 2007, 14:03

Thanks Slow-worm it was after I posted this that I found you had a similar problem.  How is your bindweed now are you treating it.

Title: Bind weed
Post by: Aunt Sally on April 16, 2007, 18:00

Let it grow to a reasonable size before you treat it, then it will absorb more of the glyphosate to transport down to kill the  roots.  I'd say about a foot up your sticks.