[Lady Lottie]

Maybe you have a point noshed.  Its like I have to live with my horrible neighbours really!   In this case, the bindweeds are my horrible neighbours I guess!

Its my birthday today and I got 3 gardening books and a very stout pair of wellies (well they are worky boots actually - I think my brother's idea was very different to my "nice green country wellies" one!)  O well....... I did have a bit of a tant this morning that they are not lady boots, but they WILL keep my feet warm and the steel toe caps will be invaluable won't they? :blink:

[noshed]

Particularly if you're swinging a mattock about! Happy birthday

[Lady Lottie]

  thanks.

[Bombers]

Happy Birthday LL

[woodburner]

Happy birthday!  

Each to his (or her own. I've never used pesticides or weedkillers. I had intended to use winter wash on my apple trees this year but our local tree expert didn't reckon it was worth the bother, and the weather was the last straw.

I had bindweed quite bad where Dad used to have blackcurrant bushes. I did have cardboard down for the summer before turning the soil over, but I got the boys to do it, and they don't pick out half as much as I would. Come the next (last) summer, I did still have some, but I was pretty thorough at pulling it up whenever it showed, (easy job on no dig beds). Turning over the ground while tidying up the beds last week, I am pleased to report that I hardly found any at all.

My advice is go manual first, see how it goes, and if it does come back with a vengeance, stick twigs or canes in for it to climb up rather than your plants, and when it is big enough to spray, it will be easier to separate it from your plants, and avoid sprary drift.
Personally I don't have the patience to let it grow big enough though.  

[Lady Lottie]

Happy Birthday LL

  Thanks!!

[Lady Lottie]

Happy birthday!  


My advice is go manual first, see how it goes, and if it does come back with a vengeance, stick twigs or canes in for it to climb up rather than your plants, and when it is big enough to spray, it will be easier to separate it from your plants, and avoid sprary drift.
Personally I don't have the patience to let it grow big enough though.  

Thank you    Yes, I think this is what I have in mind really.  See how long I can tough it out battling the weeds .....before I cave in, get mean and nuke 'em!    I have read about the trick with poles for the bindweed to grow up - sounds like a very good idea and one I will def consider if I need to.  Though I do tend to be a bit impatient as well!!!

[Bombers]

Happy Birthday LL

  Thanks!!

YW dear, Did you have a good one?.

[Lady Lottie]

I did thank you...me and hubby and the little one enjoyed a lovely lunch at a little country pub not too far away - delish food and a vee large glass of Sauvignon Blanc to slurp!  No cooking, no tidying up afterwards - couldn't have been better!