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growing Japanese knotweed, silly?

dave56armstrongdave56armstrong Posts: 50
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I have occasionally thought about growing some in a pot, I suppose the way some people panic as if it is going to eat our children then our house, I know the dangers but it is an attractive plant. Any thoughts?
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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited June 2019
    Welcome to the Forum
    You've asked if it's " silly " I 'd say yes , it is. 
    Devon.
  • micearguersmicearguers Posts: 646
    Pick another plant. One day someone might trim bits and discard them, or you are not around and the plant gets discarded somehow. There are lots of other plants in the Polygonaceae family.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    dave56armstrong said:
    I have occasionally thought about growing some in a pot, I suppose the way some people panic as if it is going to eat our children then our house, I know the dangers but it is an attractive plant. Any thoughts?
    That’s what folk thought back in the 19C when they introduced it to the UK ... as you say, we know the dangers now ... one would hope that folk will learn from past experiences and not put their own and other people’s property at risk. 

    As Einstein said ... “To keep doing the same thing and expect different results is insanity.”



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





  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    It is also illegal to cultivate it!
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Palustris said:
    It is also illegal to cultivate it!
    it's not illegal to cultivate it, it's illegal to allow it to become a problem.
    https://www.japaneseknotweed.co.uk/knotweed-and-the-law/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsqmg65r14gIVBp3VCh04GgZUEAAYAiAAEgIvYfD_BwE
    Devon.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    dave56armstrong said:
     I know the dangers but it is an attractive plant. 
    Really? I can't see anything remotely attractive about it  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    What I don't understand with JKW is that surely people must be sneaking into the green waste bins that go to the council and yet you never hear of it spreading via the recycled compost.

    I found this great conspiracy theory website about knotweed. I don't agree with it but it's a fun read.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • BenCottoBenCotto Posts: 4,718
    I woke up ... and it was all a dream.
    Rutland, England
  • HelixHelix Posts: 631
    There are lots of lovely knotweeds in the same family that would be worthy of a place in a pot.  They’re now called persicaria...delightful things. 

    And how would you stop seeds going everywhere?  This wins my prize for silliest idea today.
  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Helix said:
    And how would you stop seeds going everywhere?  This wins my prize for silliest idea today.
    JKW doesn't set seed in this country. We don't have any male plants apparently.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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