GLYPHOSATE weed killer is the one, kills down to the root but you need to spray the foliage. Follow any safety instructions on the box, ie protect yourself from spray. Make sure you don't get it on other plants that you want to keep!
I always stick canes amongst the growing bindweed and it will bind itself around.
When there is enough growth I tie a plastic food bag over the cane and spray glyphosate up into the bag. Then I leave it and normally it all dies and does not reappear because the roots are dead. The plastic bag ensures that no spray touches the plants around.
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Far better (and easier) to leave them in situ until they've been killed by the glyphosate - they'll be no trouble in the future then
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree about not digging. the whole network is probably connected and by digging, you'll cut the links between them.
I have a theory that the world is held together by bindweed and if we kill it all we'll go flying off into space
In the sticks near Peterborough
Don't worry nut - I'm sure all the ground elder roots will still hold the world together!
True Bob
That's good because all those fragile white threads of the enchanter's nightshade aren't strong enough are they
In the sticks near Peterborough
GLYPHOSATE weed killer is the one, kills down to the root but you need to spray the foliage. Follow any safety instructions on the box, ie protect yourself from spray. Make sure you don't get it on other plants that you want to keep!
I always stick canes amongst the growing bindweed and it will bind itself around.
When there is enough growth I tie a plastic food bag over the cane and spray glyphosate up into the bag. Then I leave it and normally it all dies and does not reappear because the roots are dead. The plastic bag ensures that no spray touches the plants around.