Bl**dy Bindweed!

aaaarrrrgggg
I spent the latter part of last summer squirting each new shoot with a weedkiller (one what kills the roots as well)but its back again this year do I just carry on squirting & maybe one day it will die off?
Helen

 

Yes you'll get there eventually Helen

Trouble is the white brittle roots that snap into pieces when digging or weeding and each piece can throw up leaves and grow into another plant

you wouldn't believe it was related to morning glory would you

 

I've dug down 18 ins and come across really old roots that must be years old. I dont think you can get rid of it, just control it to some extent.
Just one thought, you never see it on a lawn, well not an established one anyway.
But i'm not suggesting you cover everything with grass, just that if you keep cutting it down, eventually it does die.

 

Mmmm - I found the only way to deal with field bindweed in my bed (ordinary big bindweed is a lot easier), was to remove and save the plants, then roundup everything for a period, membrane the bed, and then plant through it. This is the second year following that, and while a little still apears where the plants are planted, its easy to control.

 

I only has a small attack. I let it grow a bit then sprayed with roundup. I then rolled the foliage into a ball and pushed it into a polythene bag with a bit more roundup and sealed the neck with sellotape. The other end of the foliage, the roots, were still in the ground.

After a while it gave up the struggle as it had been in continuous contact with roundup irrespective of how much it rained.