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Weeds, I Think

gryphongryphon Posts: 17
in Problem solving

Hi, new to forum and new to gardening.

Can anybody tell me what the weeds are below and how best to get rid. They are growing on a retaining wall and i need to remove them.

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  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    definite weed but don't know what it is called. I think you cut it off at the wall and put glycosphate(sp) into the cut stems.  Somebody will be able to confirm on here I'm sureimage

  • sanjy67sanjy67 Posts: 1,007

    it's a buddlija 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Buddleia.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    It's buddleia:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-28196221

    Cut it right back to  the ground.  It will almost certainly re-grow then treat any new growth with SBK brushwood killer.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • gryphongryphon Posts: 17

    Thanks guys. Is there a good or bad time to apply the SBK Brushwood killer. 

  • gryphongryphon Posts: 17

    is there an adequate alternative to SBK Brushwood killer, i couldn't see it in B&Q today.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    SBK is what I would use - I've no experience of any others so couldn't recommend one - SBK is readily available online and at most garden centres. 

    Hope that's helpful image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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