Killing/removing bindweed etc

[Itslee]

Set myself a task to clear as much as the bindweed and thorns and that I have growing along my back fence. It's currently growing through and under the fence from the alley behind which is just thick of the stuff.

Has anyone got any tips for killing the stuff and preventing it coming back through the fence. Any recommended killer must be dog friendly!

Thanks

[_simon_]

You've probably read it but the RHS has some options on getting rid of it. http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=241

[mel]

You need a systemic weedkiller based on glyphosate which the bindweed absorbs throw the leaves and it kills the roots off , takes a couple of weeks to work .

The pro stuff is this ....like gallop etc but you need a licence to buy it ....http://www.chemigro.co.uk/Professional- ... fault.aspx


You can buy the same stuff from a Garden centre which is much weaker as in very diluted ready to use , the trade stuff is like syrup but needs storing and handling correctly so not for general sale .

Try the likes of " roundup" from your local Garden centre its glyphosate based the same as the trade stuff (and a rip off ! ) but it works .

I would suggest spraying it and doing it again a few days later so it gets a double dose . If you get regrowth spray it again but hedge bindweed is a pretty easy weed to kill .
Also spray the under side of the leaves as well as the tops and stems , the more surface area (foliage) the chemical hits the more gets taken down to the roots .

Dont use contact weed killers which works in 24 hours as all it does is burn the top foilage and the roots remain intact so re growth will happen .


Regarding dogs animals info here ...............http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/glyphogen.html

As long as its dry on the plant it will be fine with animals but please do your own research in case things have changed its 30 years ago since i studied this

[Feline]

I have to say I'm one of those odd people who wages war on weeds without using chemicals. I'm too worried about them somehow getting into my pond or dog and cats. Every few years I get bindweed invade, and all I do is remove as much of it and it's roots as I can in one hit, then every 5-7 days go and pull up any new shoots with their associated bit of root (doesn't take very long to do). It will be persistent for a while, then all of a sudden after a few weeks of removing these bits it suddenly gives up since it's wasted all it's stored energy on all those new shoots I got rid of, and it disappears. Admittedly not everyone has the time and bloody minded ness to do this
In my front garden I put down weed proof fabric and bark chipping everywhere to stop the weeds.

If I get a particularly annoying bramble who's roots I can't dig out because if location or what they are mixed up in, I will paint new shots with the glyphosphate gel a few times until it's dead, on the basis that's much less likely to spread aerosol around my garden into the pond. I can then cover the bit I gelled in a plastic bag with elastic round it or stick an inverted plant pot over it if it's ground level. I don't need to do this very often though.

[Itslee]

I have started to rip the stuff out now after getting some rigger gloves as the bindweed is mixed with thorn bushes etc.. Just glad I have a green wheely bin so I can stick it straight in without ripping green bags lol

[Feline]

Best of luck with your mini-war

[Itslee]

Forgot how much hard work it is pulling it all out. I pulled one bit and it pulled 20ft away haha. I need to get my strimmer going again as I'm battling with long grass as well.

[Feline]

It sounds like my OH's garden when I first met him One weekend we set aside entirely for beating a path between the back door of the house and the back door of the garage. It was head height and he hadn't been able to open the back door in 5 years

[Itslee]

Well I've managed to fill my bin half way packing it all down. Disturbed a few red ant hills so stopped after a while. Going to tackle more of it tomorrow and hopefully it will be nearly done. Also been looking at bark today and I can get a ton for £42 and that way I know I can lay it thick and I also plan to place it else where around the garden.

[mel]

Well I've managed to fill my bin half way packing it all down. Disturbed a few red ant hills so stopped after a while. Going to tackle more of it tomorrow and hopefully it will be nearly done. Also been looking at bark today and I can get a ton for £42 and that way I know I can lay it thick and I also plan to place it else where around the garden.

Hi

The bindweed will grow straight back through it

Is the bindweed in an area that can be treated with a residual weedkiller ....one that poisons the soil ?

If not use landscape fabric fabric under the bark that will work