Bindweed

abby1234519

I have recently moved into a new house. Basically there is a path from the gate for a few feet then up some decking steps to some decking (wobbly but landlord knows and promised to fix this over the sumemr whilst I am away)
When I viewed it there was NO bindweed at all. Now I can see over the fence that next doors yard is completely covered, I mean the path is the only thing you can see. Its coming through my fence and some has popped up from under the decking, there is concrete under the decking but its just crawled along. How do I get rid of this? I mean if its coming from next door then all I can do is fend it back? The area before the decking next to the path is like red woodshavings (no idea what i mean) and has the rotary line (also broken) in it but weeds are coming up and I don't really like the idea of standing on that hanging washign out. I am asking the landlord to sort it but I'm going to have to maintain it myself I would have thought

WestonDave

If its coming in from next door you will never entirely be rid of it, however a periodic dose of Glyphosate weedkiller (sold under the brand name of Roundup if you want the expensive version but you can often buy it under its chemical name - don't confuse it with Glyphosinate which is different) will kill it back to the roots. The trouble with bind weed is that unless you get rid of it all (which you can't because its coming from next door) it spreads underground and then pops up in your garden again. The best you can do is keep it down with Glyphosate.

abby1234519

I guessed I couldnt get rid of it completely as it is next door but its unslightly as well (I don't know the aspects of it that can damage a garden I just hate the look of it)

Sounds odd but is the weedkiller fine to spray with gay abandon? It won't damage the fence or the woodshaving things. And what do I do once its dead?

Yorkie1

The bindweed won't do any damage to the garden.

If you do use glyphosate, make sure there is no risk of spray drifting onto any plants which you do not want to kill or plants on the neighbour's garden (bindweed excepted). It will kill anything it comes into contact with. Also avoid getting the product into ponds or watercourses as it is toxic to aquatic organisms.

The plant will take a couple of weeks to show that it's been killed - it works by absorbing the chemical and taking it down through its system to the roots (i.e. a systemic weedkiller) rather than simply dying on contact. Do not remove the plant for that length of time or you will reduce the effectiveness. Once dead it can be pulled up. I wouldn't compost it, but put it in your green wheelie bin if you have one.

Leif

You might try to talk with your neighbour if they are friendly, and perhaps suggest spraying their area, but as others say it is non specific and systemic meaning that as far as I know it kills any plant it comes into contact with. But it sounds like the neighbour does not care about the garden. As others say, do not compost living bindweed roots. Only a small fragment can sprout and spread, I've seen it happen. Mint is the same, a 1" length of root will grow a new plant!

Leif

By the way, if you do spray or water the stuff on, make sure you mark the spray/watering can as having had weedkiller in it. Otherwise you could later on put poisoned water onto plants you want to keep.

abby1234519

There are no plants in either garden, I really should have taken a picture (not there at the moment am at my parents).

I basically have a rectangle shaped yard its not that big I just am crap with measurements, could beee 3 metres wide and thennnn 7 metres long?

lower half by the big fence and big gate consists of a path and then a slightly raised area that is square and is covered by red woodchip/shavings and has a rotary in the middle. weeds are coming up throguh this but no bindweed. so parrallel to the path is a big wooden fence and the bindweed is just erupting from it!

then the upper half is decking which isn't supported by itself, there are 3 steps up and i think its concrete and paving underneath. the decking appears to either not be fixed down or is just wobbly but landlady is sorting that. So I have no idea if she is going to do the bindweed and get her handyman to do it but if not I am not bothered about doing it. unfortunate thing is I won't be back till september and god knows how bad it would be.

There are no plants at all, its basically meant to be easy to care for. apparently not!

http://www.choiceful.com/disprod.php?pId=10360

Would that be something? I'm happy to knock next door to the girls who are renting and just sayi I'm going to blitz your yard!

Leif

abby1234519 wrote: »

http://www.choiceful.com/disprod.php?pId=10360

I don't like these squirty things, they are painful to use, and anyway it is much cheaper to buy concentrate and dilute down for use. Buy a pump action spray container. You pump it to create pressure, then press a button to spray the contents.

Examine the weedkiller box, and it will tell you the amount of glyphosate. That way you can find the best value product. I'd be tempted to blitz the whole lot c.f. Vietnam, but take care spray does not drift onto other gardens.

billywhizz

I had a lot of success with beating bindweed. Glyphosate is the weedkiller to use, what I was advised to do was to get as much live bindweed as possible and put it in a plastic bag (while still attached to the plant) then give it a damn good spray with the weedkiller in the bag, then tie it off around the stem. This helped to ensure it worked into the plant, dunno if that helped but it did start killing the plants back. It took about 2 years to really start to beat it out of the garden though, ine was coming through the fences too and this method weakened the plants enough that they stopped coming back.

abby1234519

Someone really needs to post me a link and tell me to buy it!

I'm pretty sure I could bag the whole garden as there isn't anything interfering or in the way. Its just bindweed bindweed and bindweed

Yorkie1

I'd go to your local B&Q or homebase etc. Look for concentrated glyphosate - roundup is the brand name but you will be able to get cheaper versions. Don't get it ready mixed as that is really expensive in comparison. I'd get a larger pack as it will keep.

Then either treat yourself to a pump action sprayer, a small sprayer, or a watering can. Any of these will do - just make sure you label them with weedkiller as already suggested so you (or anyone else) don't accidently use it for watering...