This one has long roots and keeps emerging even though I am digging out the whole root? Can anyone ID it for me please so I can decide if it is worth cultivating or just keep on digging it out? Many thanks!
LiriodendronScariff, County Clare, IrelandPosts: 7,848
Yes, bindweed. It has really deep roots, almost impossible to dig out. You can weaken it by removing as much as possible every time it appears above ground - or, if you're not opposed to using weedkillers, you can spray it with glyphosate weedkiller (Roundup or similar). If it's twined round plants you want to keep, un-twine it and put the stems (still attached to the root, of course!) into a plastic bag and spray weedkiller inside the bag. The flowers are very pretty but it will take over your garden given half a chance...
"The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life." Rabindranath Tagore
Oh No! Not Bindweed. At the moment it seems to be just in one patch so I will get at it asap and both dig and weedkill the thug. Thanks for the heads up and identification, I might have been going to let it grow to see what it was....
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The flowers are very pretty but it will take over your garden given half a chance...