Bindweed
Has anyone tried using a flamethrower on bindweed roots? They grow all along our garden wall. We have just had new fencing erected and are waiting to plant clematis, roses etc along it so are unlikely to affect other plants as the ground is bare. Have tried usual weed killers but not much success and have killed off a couple of other plants in the process. All suggestions welcome.
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Bindweed roots go on forever and the heat, that is needed to kill the roots, is unlikely to travel along the whole root.
I have had success with the paint on gel weedkillers, although you do need to repeat it regularly.
for the fag ends of the aristocracy.
I too tried a gel without much success....must try harder.
Mostly i have just pulled it away to weaken it.
I think digging it up carefully is the answer but I've yet to put much effort into removing thoroughly.
that said, I rather like it's flowers, it isn't damaging anything and is fairly dainty, so I think that's why i'm not trying too hard to remove it.
anyone else 'living with' bindweed?
All the time we lived there we had a pot of glyphosate gel ready to hand to paint on the leaves of any marauding bindweed peeking under over or through the fence from next door.
I'm not keen on using glyphosate, but in those circumstances I felt justified ... we were both working more than full-time ... we didn't have the time to spend hours weeding bindweed out of the garden every week.