A home made weedkiller will not be effective against a deep-rooted plant such as Butterbur!
Use a weedkiller containing glyphosate, spray it on the leaves and leave them until they are brown and dead - this indicates that the roots are dead as well. If you pull the leaves up too soon the roots will not be dead and you'll get the infestation all over again!
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Try and pull the weeds up as they poke their heads out of the soil, if they are tiny you can pull them up easier, but do not compost them burn them, same with the dandelion flowers do not let the seeds spread, we see the council spaces, they cut the grass and leave the cuttings, then all you see is dandelion seeds all over the place blowing about, This means that they are leaving a minefield of seeds that will be a huge problem for someone else in the years to come, including the people who have a garden in the imediate area, and will cost a heck of a lot more to sort the problem, than if they had collected them in the first place, these so called council gardeners should use a little common sense,
To D Taylor I wish you the best of luck, just keep at them you will win in the end, I read a tip But I can not remember where, It was pour salt on the root, then pour boiling water on it, I have not tried it but at least It is something to try, I think that the boiling water may work on its own it may cook it, but try anything once.
Hi, another new poster. And really quite clueless. We think we have a similar issue. Spreading from a pond which seems probable? I’m probably talking about an area of 120m2 but only want to clear a small part of this. It’s shocking stuff to uproot! We were thinking of clearing a 6 to 8m2 area By clearing and using membrane with an edge. Would that work? I’ve (hopefully) attached a photo on one.
The best time to spray weedkiller is when the weeds are in full growth. Glyfosate goes in through the leaves but becomes inert when it reaches soil. Other weedkillers need to go into the soil then the roots. If your weeds have been in situ for some time remember trhe old adage, one years seeds is 7 years weeds. I suspect you may have an ongoing problem for several years. One spraying will not be enough to clear a pernicious weed, especially when you see how many seeds they produce each year.
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A home made weedkiller will not be effective against a deep-rooted plant such as Butterbur!
Use a weedkiller containing glyphosate, spray it on the leaves and leave them until they are brown and dead - this indicates that the roots are dead as well. If you pull the leaves up too soon the roots will not be dead and you'll get the infestation all over again!
Good luck
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks everyone for your help.
it truly is very much appreciated!
DT - look on the bright side - you won't need a gym membership by the time you've finished with it!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Try and pull the weeds up as they poke their heads out of the soil, if they are tiny you can pull them up easier, but do not compost them burn them, same with the dandelion flowers do not let the seeds spread, we see the council spaces, they cut the grass and leave the cuttings, then all you see is dandelion seeds all over the place blowing about, This means that they are leaving a minefield of seeds that will be a huge problem for someone else in the years to come, including the people who have a garden in the imediate area, and will cost a heck of a lot more to sort the problem, than if they had collected them in the first place, these so called council gardeners should use a little common sense,
To D Taylor I wish you the best of luck, just keep at them you will win in the end, I read a tip But I can not remember where, It was pour salt on the root, then pour boiling water on it, I have not tried it but at least It is something to try, I think that the boiling water may work on its own it may cook it, but try anything once.
All those home made remedies work fine on annual weeds but butterbur is in a different league
In the sticks near Peterborough