How to get rid of bindweed?

olly300

lhd4 wrote: »

My garden is full of bindweed. I put black plastic down and that encouraged the bindweed to grow on the top of the soil so it was easier to pull up. In my experiance no weed killer will kill bindweed and only persistant pulling it up keeps it down.

Not actually true. I managed to get rid of mine by:
1. Covering it with weed suppressant membrane for a few months.
2. Digging up the roots
3. Using glyphosate on the bits I missed

SCAMPIDOODLE

We have a small front garden with small rockery and shrubs. In spring it looks lovely but by summer Bindweed has everything totally covered, stangeling all roses and small conifers.

I cant find the source, it seems to be coming up from everywhere. Its been a problem the last 2 summers whe have lived here and would like to sort it this year.
Is there a specialist weed killer that would just kill the weed and not the plants. Or will I have to empty the whole garden, and put down a membrane, get new soil etc. It wouldnt be too big a job to do that but would like to avoid it if possible.

Any advice appreciated Thanks

Nile

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amcluesent

I've seen people say push in lots of canes, then let the bindweed twirl up these. Then use glyphosate weedkiller, for some reason the EU won't let you buy a gel, so just mix up your own with wallpaper paste and paint it onto the leaves. Keep doing it until all the bindweed roots have been killed.

elsien

If you're digging it out, any bit of root that you leave behind will start sprouting, so careful digging or the glyphosate mentioned above is your best bet. Takes a while, but you'll get there in the end.

roses

Hi, I bought glyophosphate. I used a syringe from the poundshop and insterted the solutino into the stalk where it was thick enough. For the thinner stalks, I painted the leaves. After two years, it has nearly gone. That glyophosphate is good stuff but it will require patience.

colt

I've seen people say push in lots of canes, then let the bindweed twirl up these. Then use glyphosate weedkiller, for some reason the EU won't let you buy a gel, so just mix up your own with wallpaper paste and paint it onto the leaves. Keep doing it until all the bindweed roots have been killed.

What a great tip amcluesent thanks

SCAMPIDOODLE

Thanks for all your advice. I'lll try the cane trick first and see how that goes. Thanks again

Raspberry_Swirl

what do you do when it's coming into your back garden from your neighbours and you don't get on with them and they have no interest in gardening?!!!?!

elsien

Squirt anything that's coming through with the glyphosate and pray very hard that it's not japanese knotweed. (My absentee landlord next door neighbour has the garden from hell, so it's all out chemical warfare going on at the moment.) If it's encroaching on your side, you can do what you like to it.