Japanese knotweed seems to be a fantastic plant when blooming for honey and bumble bees. They cover in great numbers. I would be careful about destroying it as we have such a more and serious danger of severe loss of bees. perhaps you should explore certain planing strategies around the stands that will hold it in controlled stands. I realize what I am saying may not be popular with you.
Ground elder was brought by the Romans and rabbits by the Normans, both for food. Most foreign introductions have similar stories. Nowadays we ought to be more careful about what we let in.
Somebody - I assume the local council, although it might have been a local resident - has successfully dealt with a patch of JK on a the verge of a country lane near me. It was luxuriant, about 20m x 3m and is now all brown and dead-looking and has been cut down. Time will tell if it's a long-term fix.
While we're at it, can we add fairy moss (Azolla) to the list of unwanted thugs? Devil moss they should rename it. If I didn't keep dragging handfuls out of the pond this summer it would now cover everything. Come back blanket weed all is forgiven.
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with you on kiwi fruit, and remember sharon fruit?, equally bland.
Thanks for that Jo, Much appreciated.
Shame it didn't work though eh?
If only slugs liked it ................ I suppose a gardener can dream ...................
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I'm worried when we've people who think this:
Japanese knotweed seems to be a fantastic plant when blooming for honey and bumble bees. They cover in great numbers. I would be careful about destroying it as we have such a more and serious danger of severe loss of bees. perhaps you should explore certain planing strategies around the stands that will hold it in controlled stands. I realize what I am saying may not be popular with you.
from Guardain website.
I'm sure the writer knits little coats so rats don't get cold and makes little houses for squirrels.
They obviously don't understand how it spreads.
Ground elder was brought by the Romans and rabbits by the Normans, both for food. Most foreign introductions have similar stories. Nowadays we ought to be more careful about what we let in.
Maybe GM slugs have a future?
even with the hogweed and aconitum
Hostafan - it was me who wrote that on the Guardian website
Somebody - I assume the local council, although it might have been a local resident - has successfully dealt with a patch of JK on a the verge of a country lane near me. It was luxuriant, about 20m x 3m and is now all brown and dead-looking and has been cut down. Time will tell if it's a long-term fix.
I do indeed knit Jo
While we're at it, can we add fairy moss (Azolla) to the list of unwanted thugs? Devil moss they should rename it. If I didn't keep dragging handfuls out of the pond this summer it would now cover everything. Come back blanket weed all is forgiven.