I have noticed this weed in my garden. Spoke to my neighbour about it as he has a lot of it in his garden. He said he has had it for 30+ years, and its low on his priority of things to sort! Would like some advise on what should be my next steps?
Can anyone tell me why the Japanese knot weed is so hated? may sound like a silly question... Is it just a thug that takes over space? does it never look good?
Yes, that's about the size of it. And it has an asbo! In other words, there are laws about what to do if you get it which mean that you have to deal with it, and it will make a property almost unsaleable if you want to move, unless dealt with, and if you do nothing about it, your neighbours could sue you if it went to their gardens, which it would. That sort of thing, so regardless of how it looks, and obviously people in Victorian times did think it looked good, which is why they brought it over here and grew it, you can't let it grow in your garden. In Japan there are natural checks on its spread in the form of insects and diseases, and things that eat it, but here there are no such 'predators' for it, so it goes mad.
Hi i found cheap tool via ebay a japanese knotweed injector iv used it for about a month and iv had excellent results i highly recommend it , its about £99 bargain as most knotweed companies wanted £2000 to treat. it injects right into the stem saving all my other plants in the garden!
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Also check that it didn't come from under the fence from next door. If so, warn them to get rid of it, otherwise it might come back.
I have noticed this weed in my garden. Spoke to my neighbour about it as he has a lot of it in his garden. He said he has had it for 30+ years, and its low on his priority of things to sort! Would like some advise on what should be my next steps?
Can anyone tell me why the Japanese knot weed is so hated? may sound like a silly question... Is it just a thug that takes over space? does it never look good?
Yes, that's about the size of it. And it has an asbo! In other words, there are laws about what to do if you get it which mean that you have to deal with it, and it will make a property almost unsaleable if you want to move, unless dealt with, and if you do nothing about it, your neighbours could sue you if it went to their gardens, which it would. That sort of thing, so regardless of how it looks, and obviously people in Victorian times did think it looked good, which is why they brought it over here and grew it, you can't let it grow in your garden. In Japan there are natural checks on its spread in the form of insects and diseases, and things that eat it, but here there are no such 'predators' for it, so it goes mad.
Hi i found cheap tool via ebay a japanese knotweed injector iv used it for about a month and iv had excellent results i highly recommend it , its about £99 bargain as most knotweed companies wanted £2000 to treat. it injects right into the stem saving all my other plants in the garden!
I'd wait more than a month before declaring victory over JKW
In the sticks near Peterborough