Thick vegatation - recommended weedkiller

SallyForth_2

If you have this, you might be interested in this http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/sectors/31364.aspx

This bit is particularly interesting:-

"Legislation puts a duty of care on landowners to be proactive in the control and eradication of Japanese Knotweed. All parts of the plant and any soil contaminated with it are classified as controlled waste and are required legally to be removed and disposed of by a licensed waste control operator."

elsien

I've been onto the council and they say as it's on private land they have no power to force the landowner to do anything about it - they've contacted him and he's ignored them. He has no intention of taking action -he owns many properties all around the country, so one abandoned one that he uses basically for storage means nothing to him. If it involves spending money, then he doesn't want to know - we have had words and I've got nowhere. He's also loaded with solicitors coming out of his earholes and I'm skint so civil action just isn't going to happen.

seikothrill

Thank you to all who replied
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radiohelen

I've just had a look around for Sodium Chlorate online but I haven't found any - just "the modern alternative to Sodium Chlorate". Trouble is - they don't work.
I've got knotweed (planted deliberately by a previous owner as part of a border) and ground elder in a big town garden so I need to be constantly using weedkiller and the roundup doesn't even touch them.... Resolva in a gun was nearly successful after two applications a week apart but it still didn't kill the ground elder.
Has anyone else used anything that works on these things? I'm so fed up of digging the ground elder out and attacking the knotweed that I don't give a stuff about being organic....
Anyone managed to buy the agricultural roundup? Could I get it at somewhere like Central Wool Growers????

elsien

If you do, let me know, I need all the help I can get.

scbk

radiohelen wrote: »

Anyone managed to buy the agricultural roundup? Could I get it at somewhere like Central Wool Growers????

Trade type places should have the professional roundup, it's not cheap though, 5 litres is £50-£60 +

SallyForth_2

elsien wrote: »

I've been onto the council and they say as it's on private land they have no power to force the landowner to do anything about it - they've contacted him and he's ignored them. He has no intention of taking action -he owns many properties all around the country, so one abandoned one that he uses basically for storage means nothing to him. If it involves spending money, then he doesn't want to know - we have had words and I've got nowhere. He's also loaded with solicitors coming out of his earholes and I'm skint so civil action just isn't going to happen.

So I wonder who is supposed to enforce this apparant 'legal requirement' then I wonder. Doesn't sound very helpful. Perhaps you could report it to the Environment Agency?