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Unknown Plant
Dlearious
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Hello Everyone,
I came across a plant I could not identify today. Does anyone know what it could be?
Many Thanks
Daniel
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..oh dear, I'm almost afraid to tell you.... I'll let someone else offer advice as to the best way forward.... it's a horror...
Daniel go on the net and check the pics against your plants and see what it is, check for Japanese Knotweed and see if its coming from under the fence ,if ti is J/K dont worry just get good advise .
It looks like it to me
Alan's right - get help to tackle it correctly if it is. The advice now is to use weedkiller, but you have to be vigilant with applying it and it'll need several applications.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Definitely Japanese knotweed
Repeated applications of glyphosate required. .
Burn on site anything you cut down or dig out.
Do not compost or put in bin as this will only spread it.
Be careful not to stand on it as well a tiny sliver can transfer it.... Contact your local council and ask for advice.. On a positive note apparently the stems which are edible taste like rhubarb!!!
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but...........Japanese Knotweed is a really serious problem for you. If you google around a bit, you'll begin to understand what I mean. It seems to me that it's coming through from an adjacent property, and if the owners there won't co-operate with any measures you take to eradicate it, you'll never succeed..
It's a relative recent problem in this country - & was probably introduced as some sort of ornamental plant - and the result has meant that its presence has made some properties "unsaleable". Check out "notifiable weeds" on the internet too, as to how to deal with j/knotweed. For example, there are all sorts of rules & regs as to how you may dispose of it.
I'd suggest you consider getting some sort of professional help, as it's not just a matter of applying weedkiller.
Thanks everyone for you assistance in identifying this weed and your advice!
Contact the council and asked for the department that deals with invasive weeds. I discovered JK in my garden last year. My council put my mind at rest, told me what to do, and came and treated it towards at the end of summer ( for a charge).
My ex husband had some in the garden of his new house which was coming through from the adjoining council maintained woodland. They came out and treated it but I haven't heard him mention it since then. I'll try and remember to ask him tomorrow for an update when he brings the girls home.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Daniel - just to update you. I asked my ex if he'd had any further problem with the knotweed coming into his garden. He said it was fine - the council came out a few times and dealt with it and he only had a couple of pieces coming through last year which he put weedkiller on, so hopefully if it's tackled properly you'll be ok. If it's coming through from a neighbouring property it might be worth having a word with them about it as they might not be aware of the issues. It can affect house sales now - it certainly does up here. I know of a couple of people who've not bought houses because of it. Good luck with it anyway
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...