[Brummie]

Recently I have been having an "infestation" of Dock weed on the 'lotment, and their roots are turning out to be * to get out! Brute force and ignorance seems to be working but is there any other ways to remove them easier?

[Aunt Sally]

Glyphosate

[joyfull]

but make sure you deal with them before they set seed as the seeds have been known to start growing even after eight years of being stored  .

[gillian62]

My new plot last year was covered in these, and it is still an ongoing process to get rid of them.  The places that I have dug them out including roots are certainly clearer this year than last.  It really is a matter of keeping on top of them and not allowing them to go to seed.

[Brummie]

Thanks for the responses! I'm reluctant to use Glyphosate at the moment but I may have to! I received my plot this year and they seem to be sprouting up all over the place.

[bigben]

They are great survivors and have this clever trick of snapping off at soil level if you try to pull them up, leaving the root intact. I found to my cost that just a scrap of root seems to allow them to regrow.

If you are wanting to avoid chemicals you could "paint" the glyphosphate onto the leaves and avoid a general spray which should reduce the amount that finds its way into your soil.

[Brummie]

thanks bigben, my main problem with using it was the proximity to the blackberry bushes that were there when I received the plot, they are growing within 20cm of them!
By "painting" it on I am guessing it will not affect the bushes?

[Yorkie]

If you paint it on there will be no spray drift so the brambles will be fine.