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How to clear a boarder of bind weed

Stephanie21Stephanie21 Posts: 3
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One of my boarders has bind weed in it and i am thinking about digging the whole boarder up to try and get rid of it, i plan to pot up an plants i can salvage so i can hopefully reuse them. When is the best time of year to do this, would it be now or in spring? 

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    When it's actively growing, you can push a cane in beside it, let it climb up, and then apply weedkiller. Easier to do, and that helps avoid getting it on wanted plants too.

    It's a much more effective way of getting rid of it than trying to dig it out.   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Autumn/Winter is a good time if you really want to try digging it out, bearing in mind the tiniest piece of root left behind is all it needs to get going again. Ideally,  you could try the digging and then if (or when !) it reappears next year, you can use the method suggested by @Fairygirl.
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=241
  • Stephanie21Stephanie21 Posts: 3
    Thank you, I will look at starting to dig the plants up and use the advice on the RHS website for next year, fingers crossed
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I dug out a badly infested 5x1m border very early this year, removing every piece of root I could find.  It only reappered in a couple of places and I let those grow up canes until they were about 18" tall, removed the cane and bundled the stems into a plastic bag, then sprayed the inside of the bag with glyphosate (the border was fully planted up by the time the bindweed reappeared, so didn't want to risk getting any weedkiller on them.)  I left the bindweed stems until they had completely died and gone brown and crispy before pulling them up.  No sign in the 6 months since. 🤞 :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Also check your boundaries regularly ... if it’s sneaking under the fence from next door zap it with a Roundup Gel stick every time you see it appear. 

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





  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    It can be done. One of our borders had more Bindweed in it than I have ever seen in 60 years of gardening. So far this year, only a couple of tiny shoots and a few stray seedlings have raised their heads. And we seem to have cleared it from the neighbours garden as well with digging and judicious weed killer usage.
  • Stephanie21Stephanie21 Posts: 3
    Thank you everyone for all your helpful advice, I guess its time to try and tackle it
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    We have it at our allotment.  Have any of you used the Roundup Gel on it, where edibles are growing?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I've never had it to any extent in a garden, although it grows in plenty of hedgerows nearby @KeenOnGreen.
    I think you'd want to be careful near edibles though. 

    I'm obviously too lazy - It's a lot of work digging it out, especially if you have to lift all the other plants too. Depends on the size of the bed I suppose. Good luck with it @Stephanie21 :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    For small areas I use the hot water from the vegetable pans when I have finished cooking.
    Everyone is just trying to be Happy.....So lets help Them.
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