There is a loss of misleading stuff out there about Japanese knotweed but a lot of folk certainly fear it and I advise anyone to get rid of it before it effects the value of their property.
I recently heard of someone who had a tiny amount and 'declared' it in relation to selling their house. It turned four prospective customers away.
It's probably bad form to mention I blogged about Japanese knotweed last month!
have had dealings with this japanese knot weed or should I say the bungalow next door to me has after long talks with the shelter house group it has now been removed only taken about 25 years to get rid of it and even now we still not convinced, they spray the younger growth with a very strong herbicide after cutting the older growth down it has also ment they have had to replace the main sewer running through the garden aswell because of the root damage to the pipes in the garden that then lead to a rat problem which has now been sorted aswell, I did do some very interesting research in to this problem before and armed with piles of papers and information I got from internet I contacted the parties involed now a few fact I can tell you is you only need a peace of root half the sizes of your little finger nail to fall on the ground and u will be face with this problem also to dispose of any waste from this plant without a waste transfer lic or declared as contaminate waste if court or reported u will face court action and face a fine or prison I did fined some useful information on youtube about removable and facts just put in Japanese knot weed removalthis weed can cause damage to building and footpaths which can lead to a costly bill if found to be in your grounds and you could be face with a bill for the repair. sadly 2 of the ladies who lived in the bungalow died so they did not fine out what the outcome of this problem was and gave them both a lot of worry for the years they lived there is also a problem with this along riverbanks and railway lines where people have fly tip their remains the root can travel up to 6m from any one stem therefore if to bigger problem will result in a very large digger digging a hole as I have seen on a construction site for a new supper market not far from where I live
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Hi verden
we visited the minack theatre last year and i saw Jk growing over a wall next to a small brook, beside the road leading to the theatre.
I do know what it looks like, i had it growing up to my first floor window in the carpark of a flat i rented.
There is a loss of misleading stuff out there about Japanese knotweed but a lot of folk certainly fear it and I advise anyone to get rid of it before it effects the value of their property.
I recently heard of someone who had a tiny amount and 'declared' it in relation to selling their house. It turned four prospective customers away.
It's probably bad form to mention I blogged about Japanese knotweed last month!
It's bad form not to give us a link Roger
http://www.nodiggardener.co.uk/2013/12/control-of-japanese-knotweed-in-private.html
It's a dramatic foliage plant and I can see how it came to be imported.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks nutcutlet, I am still learning the etiquette of blogging!
I don't know the rules Roger. I just like reading about other people's ideas and gardens. Maybe I should start a blog of my own
In the sticks near Peterborough
Makes for very interesting reading, hope I never need to put any of it into action.
My OH has just said ' I hope we haven't carried any home on our tyres' we sometimes call in Worsborough for a drink. Is that possible I wonder?
Make sure you park on the road rather than in the garden summerwine. That stuff has supernatural powers
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yes, think that might be a wise move!!
have had dealings with this japanese knot weed or should I say the bungalow next door to me has after long talks with the shelter house group it has now been removed only taken about 25 years to get rid of it and even now we still not convinced, they spray the younger growth with a very strong herbicide after cutting the older growth down it has also ment they have had to replace the main sewer running through the garden aswell because of the root damage to the pipes in the garden that then lead to a rat problem which has now been sorted aswell, I did do some very interesting research in to this problem before and armed with piles of papers and information I got from internet I contacted the parties involed now a few fact I can tell you is you only need a peace of root half the sizes of your little finger nail to fall on the ground and u will be face with this problem also to dispose of any waste from this plant without a waste transfer lic or declared as contaminate waste if court or reported u will face court action and face a fine or prison I did fined some useful information on youtube about removable and facts just put in Japanese knot weed removal this weed can cause damage to building and footpaths which can lead to a costly bill if found to be in your grounds and you could be face with a bill for the repair. sadly 2 of the ladies who lived in the bungalow died so they did not fine out what the outcome of this problem was and gave them both a lot of worry for the years they lived there is also a problem with this along riverbanks and railway lines where people have fly tip their remains the root can travel up to 6m from any one stem therefore if to bigger problem will result in a very large digger digging a hole as I have seen on a construction site for a new supper market not far from where I live