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cant kill this plant/weed?

jthelamjthelam Posts: 2
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imagecant kill this plant or weed not sure what it is??. I dug deep and tried to get all the roots and its still coming.. large roots then turns into long skinny roots.. red stem and grows very large and fast  .. help 

Last edited: 16 August 2017 23:42:41

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 85,976

    Can we see some pics of it growing please ... From the side view. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,530

    eek!!

    Looks very like Japanese Knotweed. I do hope I'm wrong.

    Devon.
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150

    Was thinking the same myself Hosta....but didn't want to say it, in case I was wrong. 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 85,976

    That's why I wanted a side view ... that angularity of growth is best seen side on.  image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 29,626

    Have a read of this.  It may frighten you but it will point the way forward - https://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/Profile?PID=218&cID=1037 

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
  • WelshonionWelshonion Posts: 3,114

    Injecting weedkiller directly into the lower stem is the only way. I saw a council employee doing that self-same thing in Carmarthen on Wednesday.

  • jthelamjthelam Posts: 2

    imageimageimageimageThanks for the help

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