Hi im new to gardening moved in to my house 1 year ago every week im filling 3+ garden sacks with the stuff ive tried roundup gell and weedoll nothing is growing exept this cr???? unfortnetly as i rent its list on my moveing in statement as a decrotive ivey covering a small wall so im not allowed to remove that bit but everyware else in the garden i want it gone ive got about 3 breeds of stuff growing any tips please
Is anyone having luck with the Roundup gel? We've tried it on both the bindweed and brambles on our allotment, and some of the tough perennial weeds at home, and -- nothing. No effect whatsoever. I read above that you need to bruise the leaves first, which I hadn't thought of before --
I am clearing almost solid bindweed, nettles and brambles to make a perfume garden. The patch I did about a month ago(forking as i cannot dig and pulling out all roots i could) is now covered in new weed plants again so I have had to once more extricate every little root before i plant up. so far wallflowers and agastaches have been put into "clean "soil but I will be watching for fresh weeds all through the winter and spring. I find after a long lifetime of gardening the physical way is the best and getting your hands in the soil is very satisfying.
having tried glysphoate (killed too much in a busy border, seems evil), I'm sticking with a multi-year approach of whipping out stems and root systems as deep as possible whenever I see them, every few days in spring and summer, along with the strawberry runners.
some areas are now free of bindweed (on the surface anyway), and it does seem weaker in other areas hopefully due to sustained sunlight deprivation.
pesky as it is, if it went completely I'd miss my search and destroy rituals, and the satisfaction of gently freeing a strangled flower stem.
having tried glysphoate (killed too much in a busy border, seems evil), I'm sticking with a multi-year approach of whipping out stems and root systems as deep as possible whenever I see them, every few days in spring and summer, along with the strawberry runners.
some areas are now free of bindweed (on the surface anyway), and it does seem weaker in other areas hopefully due to sustained sunlight deprivation.
pesky as it is, if it went completely I'd miss my search and destroy rituals, and the satisfaction of carefully freeing a strangled flower stem.
Please research the effects of glyphosate before using it in your garden!, or near waterways (or at all). Its known to cause cancer by contact and is banned in many countries because of this. The only reason it is still available here is because of Monsantos lobbying power.
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Is anyone having luck with the Roundup gel? We've tried it on both the bindweed and brambles on our allotment, and some of the tough perennial weeds at home, and -- nothing. No effect whatsoever. I read above that you need to bruise the leaves first, which I hadn't thought of before --
I am clearing almost solid bindweed, nettles and brambles to make a perfume garden. The patch I did about a month ago(forking as i cannot dig and pulling out all roots i could) is now covered in new weed plants again so I have had to once more extricate every little root before i plant up. so far wallflowers and agastaches have been put into "clean "soil but I will be watching for fresh weeds all through the winter and spring. I find after a long lifetime of gardening the physical way is the best and getting your hands in the soil is very satisfying.
having tried glysphoate (killed too much in a busy border, seems evil), I'm sticking with a multi-year approach of whipping out stems and root systems as deep as possible whenever I see them, every few days in spring and summer, along with the strawberry runners.
some areas are now free of bindweed (on the surface anyway), and it does seem weaker in other areas hopefully due to sustained sunlight deprivation.
pesky as it is, if it went completely I'd miss my search and destroy rituals, and the satisfaction of gently freeing a strangled flower stem.
having tried glysphoate (killed too much in a busy border, seems evil), I'm sticking with a multi-year approach of whipping out stems and root systems as deep as possible whenever I see them, every few days in spring and summer, along with the strawberry runners.
some areas are now free of bindweed (on the surface anyway), and it does seem weaker in other areas hopefully due to sustained sunlight deprivation.
pesky as it is, if it went completely I'd miss my search and destroy rituals, and the satisfaction of carefully freeing a strangled flower stem.
Please research the effects of glyphosate before using it in your garden!, or near waterways (or at all). Its known to cause cancer by contact and is banned in many countries because of this. The only reason it is still available here is because of Monsantos lobbying power.
We discussed the effects in this thread
http://www.gardenersworld.com/forum/problem-solving/glyphosate---possible-problems/370174.html
and reached no conclusion. Its herbicidal effect is said to be inactivated by soil contact, so no worries about effects on future plants.