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Is this japanese knotweed?

rc8989rcrc8989rc Posts: 2
in Problem solving
Just bought a new house so new to gardening. I saw these weeds in the garden.. I can't tell if it's japanese knotweed? Can anyone help?

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  • Joy*Joy* Posts: 571
    It looks like bindweed to me. It is a real thug, sorry. 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    bindweed, almost as annoying, ( but much easier to kill )
    Devon.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2020
    Hostafan1 said:
    bindweed, almost as annoying, ( but much easier to kill )
    I agree ... and we beat it so it can be done. 😊 

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





  • rc8989rcrc8989rc Posts: 2
    Phew, thank you all! That's definitely put my mind at ease. Thanks for your help
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Sleep well tonight and enjoy your weekend @rc8989rc ... and welcome to the forum 😊 

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





  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    zap it with roundup 
    Devon.
  • Joy*Joy* Posts: 571
    I too have killed it but it needs a lot of care and patience. Given that I would take bindweed over Japanese knotweed any day. By the way, if you have a plot rather than a 'garden', do your best to get rid of the bindweed before planting anything. It's much harder to eradicate it when it has wrapped its horrible roots around your precious plants.
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