[sarah1983jane]

I hate it!

I spent most of last year diging the stuff up, covered the land with plastic / membrane but its back - it didnt do too well under the plastic but its still alive.

I did a search on here and it looks like its going to be an ongoing battle, I can't improve the drainage - not my land and too expensive. When the ground is wet I am using a hoof pic / metal hook to hook under the plant and pull it out the soil - roots seem to be in tact.

Organic allotment so no chemicals allowed.

My question is what can I do with the weeds? can I compost them or add them to water to make a liquid fertiliser or do I burn them / put them in the bin @ home?

The only thing they dont like is layers of thick cardboard but it grows through every crack of light.

[LivvyW]

I heard a weird tip the other day from an experienced organic gardener. If you make a tea from the weed your trying to eradicate,  and water it on, it helps to contain it.

Sort of a homeopathic approach.

Letting it rot in a bucket of water has got to be better than lugging it home.

[Gandan57]

Any perennial weeds I dig out are just turned upside down and left on the soil to shrivel up and die. 

[Paul Plots]

You need patience and determination. I had the same problem on a new half-plot.

I found when the soil was dry enough I could use a fork to lift them and gently shake the soil from the roots. This helped remove all of those white thread-like roots as well as the crown of each plantlet.

I then did my best to let them dry out on the soil surface before piling them up on top of a good bonfire.
(I try to avoid bonfires - usually no more that 2 a year)

After that.. keep an eye out for any missed and remove them before they start spreading again.
Hard work!! 

[savbo]

I heard a weird tip the other day from an experienced organic gardener. If you make a tea from the weed your trying to eradicate,  and water it on, it helps to contain it.

Sort of a homeopathic approach.

Letting it rot in a bucket of water has got to be better than lugging it home.

being a hard-bitten old sceptic, this could make sense in that the tea is going to be full of bacteria that can digest the plant, so if there are any wounds they might start rotting. Then again, the tea is going to be full of exactly the nutrients your weed needs!

[Paul Plots]

Just dig them out.... with patience it works.