We had JK behind our pond about 8 years ago, chopped it down, put it in the rubbish bin (our rubbish goes to an incineration plant) and sprayed copiously with glyphosate every time a bit dared to poke its nose up! Took about two seasons before it disappeared completely. But the bamboo we innocently planted in it's place was a damned sight worse! Again, glyphosate and more glyphosate, it finally died but are still pulling out the odd dead roots.
are you sure is jk swisssue as there dose seem to be a bit of confusion out there has I found from a site visit I had last week if so wouldn't say about putting in rubbish bin how every is deposed of in the end by the bin emptier as there is still a chance of contamination and even before it was burn it was classed as contaminate wasted and therefore resolved in being disposed of by a licenced contractor
Definitely knotweed, del. Perhaps I should clarify that I live in Switzerland and our waste disposal is different to yours. We do not have landfills here, only large incineration plants where all household rubbish except recyclables such as PET, newspapers, glass, etc. is burned in huge furnaces.
Ours crept across from neighbour who had bought it as a small plant. Sale of JN is now forbidden and there have been warnings to get rid.
that explains that then swiss sue once met a tree feller from Switzerland in 2009 the bad winter or so called big freeze he had been working hear in England up north drove down from Scotland in the snow and ice in a unimog truck [in less than a day cant remember total time] had made the unimog in to a camper van whilst working over here made us English look like wimps and our country came to stand still at first sign of freezeing weather
I am surprised at the amount of interest regarding my post. Yes I will pursue
this what I will do is take a photo and set a link so you can all take a look and confirm if it is Japanese Knotweed or not Thanks everyone for your concern for our invirement
I am surprised at the amount of interest regarding my post. Yes I will pursue
this what I will do is take a photo and set a link so you can all take a look and confirm if it is Japanese Knotweed or not Thanks everyone for your concern for our invirement
Hi Carol, yes, take some photos. It's hard to believe that anyone is using and potentially releasing this stuff but we all know just how stupid humans can be. I've done some pretty dim things in my ignorance over the years
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We had JK behind our pond about 8 years ago, chopped it down, put it in the rubbish bin (our rubbish goes to an incineration plant) and sprayed copiously with glyphosate every time a bit dared to poke its nose up! Took about two seasons before it disappeared completely. But the bamboo we innocently planted in it's place was a damned sight worse! Again, glyphosate and more glyphosate, it finally died but are still pulling out the odd dead roots.
are you sure is jk swisssue as there dose seem to be a bit of confusion out there has I found from a site visit I had last week if so wouldn't say about putting in rubbish bin how every is deposed of in the end by the bin emptier as there is still a chance of contamination and even before it was burn it was classed as contaminate wasted and therefore resolved in being disposed of by a licenced contractor
Definitely knotweed, del. Perhaps I should clarify that I live in Switzerland and our waste disposal is different to yours. We do not have landfills here, only large incineration plants where all household rubbish except recyclables such as PET, newspapers, glass, etc. is burned in huge furnaces.
Ours crept across from neighbour who had bought it as a small plant. Sale of JN is now forbidden and there have been warnings to get rid.
that explains that then swiss sue once met a tree feller from Switzerland in 2009 the bad winter or so called big freeze he had been working hear in England up north drove down from Scotland in the snow and ice in a unimog truck [in less than a day cant remember total time] had made the unimog in to a camper van whilst working over here made us English look like wimps and our country came to stand still at first sign of freezeing weather
still seams to be the devil plant everywhere then
I am surprised at the amount of interest regarding my post. Yes I will pursue
this what I will do is take a photo and set a link so you can all take a look and confirm if it is Japanese Knotweed or not Thanks everyone for your concern for our invirement
Casrol
I am surprised at the amount of interest regarding my post. Yes I will pursue
this what I will do is take a photo and set a link so you can all take a look and confirm if it is Japanese Knotweed or not Thanks everyone for your concern for our invirement
Carol
Hi Carol, yes, take some photos. It's hard to believe that anyone is using and potentially releasing this stuff but we all know just how stupid humans can be. I've done some pretty dim things in my ignorance over the years
In the sticks near Peterborough