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- Q.Bindweed - Tried Roundup on Bindweed as your article suggests. It does NOT work. All it did, after a week, has ...
- Q.What Can I Do With Bindweed Roots - Which is best: take to the dump, dry in the sun and burn, soak in water and drown (then use ...
- Q.Can I Over Plant A Border To Drive The Bindweed Out Or Will The Bindweed Win And Kill All My Cottage Plants ? - We moved into an old 1700's cottage in November. The garden was a mess so we levelled it off,cleared the ...
- Q.How Do I Get Rid Of Bindweed In A Vegetable Garden? - I mulch with salt hay---the bind weed just returns after i pull it up. Would roto-tilling do any good? I ...
- Q.Bind Weed In Garden - every year bind weed appears how to get rid of it please
- Q.Can I Get Rid Of Bindweed? - Hedge bindweed keeps coming back no matter how I try. I have tried weedol, pulling it up at the roots ...
- Q.What Are Bind Weed Roots Like? Do They Become Woody When More Developed? - I am digging up bind weed and its root system. However, I am worried that I am digging up roots ...
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Anonymous on
June 9, 2019Q.Bindweed
Tried Roundup on Bindweed as your article suggests. It does NOT work. All it did, after a week, has been to discolor a few leaves, covered the plants generously on the 'foamimg' setting. Any other suggestions besides boiling water? Does Ortho still make Brush Killer A?
- Answered by
Downtoearthdigs on
June 9, 2019A.Every source that I turn to recommends glyphosates... or Roundup. This seems to be the most effective method that is not physical removal. The most effective method is, unfortunately, physical removal. Since this is a perennial morning glory, they will store energy in their roots. If you can manage to cut it every time a new shoot develops, and long before flowers appear, then you will effectively control the weed completely. The trick is to kill it before it seeds, and force it to use up all of the reserve nutrients trying to constantly repair itself.
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- Asked by
Carly S on
April 14, 2020
NR1 2EYQ.What Can I Do With Bindweed Roots
Which is best: take to the dump, dry in the sun and burn, soak in water and drown (then use as feed/compost)? My neighbouring allotment is spreading bindweed onto my plot, so if you've any ideas for stopping the spread, that would also be helpful.
Answered by
BushDoctor on
April 15, 2020
Certified ExpertA.Burning will, certainly, destroy them. Otherwise, they can seem to come back from the dead!
This aggressive weed will need equally aggressive control methods.
Here is an article to help you accomplish this task:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
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Ashley1963 on
August 14, 2020
East YorkshireQ.Can I Over Plant A Border To Drive The Bindweed Out Or Will The Bindweed Win And Kill All My Cottage Plants ?
We moved into an old 1700's cottage in November. The garden was a mess so we levelled it off,cleared the nettles & then covered it in weed suppressing membrane.In February I started planting my cottage garden. My borders are full of roses, lavender,lupins, verbena and an old olive tree that was previously in a pot. I am now regretting filling my garden with these lovely plants as every day I am pulling out bind weed ( should I have sprayed it with glyphosate last November when we moved in ? ) Am I fighting a losing battle ? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
August 17, 2020
Certified ExpertA.If you can't get the good plants out of the area, temporarily, to kill off the weed, then this may be a difficult task to complete. Hand pulling and catching them before flowers form, while using an herbicide will be best.
If you can get all of the plants our of the area, then you can solarize the soil. This article will help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
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Anonymous on
July 18, 2021Q.How Do I Get Rid Of Bindweed In A Vegetable Garden?
I mulch with salt hay---the bind weed just returns after i pull it up. Would roto-tilling do any good? I would rather not use round-up, but it is impossible to control this weed. Thanks
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 5, 2021
Certified ExpertA.This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
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Anonymous on
August 15, 2022Q.Bind Weed In Garden
every year bind weed appears how to get rid of it please
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 27, 2022
Certified ExpertA.This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
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guitargirl95 on
July 20, 2024
LA145WAQ.Can I Get Rid Of Bindweed?
Hedge bindweed keeps coming back no matter how I try. I have tried weedol, pulling it up at the roots and cutting it to soil level but it's very persistent and usually reappears within three days. I have planted some new plants in the same area and I don't want them to be damaged. Is there any trick for getting rid of it? I think it is coming from next doors garden and they are unlikely to do anything about it.
- Answered by
BushDoctor on
July 21, 2024
Certified ExpertA.This may get complicated. Your established plants may be the cost. Getting rid of the plant will definitely feel like something close to impossible. Persistent action is necessary to keep it at bay, though. You are going to want to try and kill everything in that area, first. This can mean boiling water treatments, uprooting by hand, or either chemical or other natural ways.
As you have experienced, pulling it by hand is quite tedious. With some persistence it can be managed to some degree. Boiling water can help kill everything in the area, but this will kill EVERYTHING, and needs to be consistent, as well.
The best thing would be to make a raised bed with no access to outside soil. This will ensure that no roots enter the bed. You can attempt to dig out and replant your plants, but you might find that some pieces of roots from the bindweed will probably contaminate the bed that way.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/boiling-water-and-plants.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/vgen/raised-vegetable-gardens.htm
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Anonymous on
April 8, 2025Q.What Are Bind Weed Roots Like? Do They Become Woody When More Developed?
I am digging up bind weed and its root system. However, I am worried that I am digging up roots that belong to other plants, when I am thinking they are invasive bind weed roots. I have found a whole network of roots under the soil, but not all of them have bind weed shoots sprouting up above ground from them. However, they appear to be very invasive, and spreading laterally, with long horizontal roots shooting out and seeming to connect to other plants root systems.....
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
April 8, 2025
Certified ExpertA.You are probably safe pulling all that out because bindweed has an extensive root system. The other plant roots are likely growing down and not so far out laterally. Here is more:
https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=28048
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/controlling-bindweed.htm
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