[Loopyjump]

ok, so I have sprayed Round Up over the allotment and it's done a really good job. Dead brown weeds everywhere. Great!

however, I still get the occasional bindweed popping up. I can't always use round up and the weed is right in with my lovely vegs, so I dig it out as best I can.

the big question is........ what should I do with the bindweed once it is out of the ground? Can I put it in my compost bin? Or should I just let it rot in the sun while dancing up and down on it's grave???

Any advice, gratefully received!

[Rampant_Weasel]

leave the sun to kill it or burn it.it regrows from the smallest piece of root.

[angelavdavis]

Either sling it somewhere like a path where it won't take root and allow it to dessicate in the sun before composting or put it in a bucket of water, weighed down and when it is no longer recognisable, compost.  The benefit of the second option is that you can use the water as a plant food if you want.

[bravemurphy]

Put a cane where it is in the patch let it climb and think it got the better of you then paint it with round up 

[compostqueen]

You can touch weed kill it by using the Roundup neat on a rubber gloved hand. It doesn't come into contact with anything it shouldn't if you do it like that

[Kirpi]

Don't do what I did - I used the rubber gloved hand of death approach on some bindweed that was twisting around my raspberry canes, but I must have just caught a few raspberry leaves and it has taken the best part of two seasons for them to recover. It seems the slightest hint of Round-up on raspberry canes will just about kill them off.

[Loopyjump]

thanks everyone!!

I'll try burning it out in the sun while we have all this lovely weather. Maybe I'm  quite sadistic, but I do find it satisfying watching it shrivel up in the heat of the sun!

I'll have to check the rules at my allotment before I start a bonfire with the evil stuff!

thanks again everyone!

[seaside]

Pull it up, double up and use it to tie/repair bamboo bean supports etc.  if short of string.

[A. Fallowfield]

Whilst on holiday in Scotland, where they call it trumpet weed, I was told they root-atoot!

[Flump]

I think I'm on my own because I quite like these white trumpets !  

[Auntiemogs]

You can touch weed kill it by using the Roundup neat on a rubber gloved hand. It doesn't come into contact with anything it shouldn't if you do it like that

Thanks for the tip CQ!    I have some taking over the greenhouse at the mo and climbing up my toms.  I shall use the hand of doom very carefully and then put a bag over the leaf 'just in case'.   

[wil4025]

I find the only way to get around many weeds on my allotment is hoe, hoe and more hoeing and then a few sprays of round up every 2 months if the weeds still haven't got the hint that they are misplaced where they are trying to grow. I use professional grade round up that is a lot lot stronger and works a treat. But then weeds have a funny way of showing up!

[Yorkie]

I find the only way to get around many weeds on my allotment is hoe, hoe and more hoeing and then a few sprays of round up every 2 months if the weeds still haven't got the hint that they are misplaced where they are trying to grow. I use professional grade round up that is a lot lot stronger and works a treat. But then weeds have a funny way of showing up!

Are you licensed to use professional grade round up, wil?

[wil4025]

I find the only way to get around many weeds on my allotment is hoe, hoe and more hoeing and then a few sprays of round up every 2 months if the weeds still haven't got the hint that they are misplaced where they are trying to grow. I use professional grade round up that is a lot lot stronger and works a treat. But then weeds have a funny way of showing up!

Are you licensed to use professional grade round up, wil?

I use concentrated glyphosate that ive been told its safe for use my none professionals and not round up pro.

[Sparkyrog]

I keep reading on here that people have use'd a concentrated dose of roundup " DON'T DO IT" your wasting money ! use it at the rate specified and expect it to take 3 week's to work on weeds with  a big root system ,if you make the mix too strong you will just burn the tops off it won't get down to the roots