Some form of bindweed?

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  1. Loofah

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    It's all over the hedge on the side maintained by neighbours!

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    White Bryony
     
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      Highly poisonous and grows like beejayzus! It grows from a tuber.
       
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        Oh. bugger.

        The neighbours are actually a school so have let them know asap. It's covered one side in not even one season!

        Thanks for the ID
         
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          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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          If its that size its probably been there for years.

          I see loads of it around here.
           
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          Wasn't there last year (I try to make sure they're not completely abusing the hedge!) but it did have a good trim and topping over winter so more light I guess
           
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          ... and it's like a great big turnip, very difficult to dig out amongst a hedge.
           
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            Or a gift from the birds who are quite partial to the berries. Yours is the ideal location for it and you need to get on top of it fast.
             
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            The school has passed on my email to their business manager. When did schools get business managers?!
             
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              Shortly after they sacked all their gardeners !
               
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                If it's a religious school, let them know it's also known as Devil's Turnips :stirpot::heehee:
                 
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                  Just get some roundup and do a weekly precision assault on it. But just don't get spotted, then if you accidentally also catch the hedge, you have plausible deniability.
                   
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                    Roundup shouldn't touch the hedge :whistle:
                     
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                    They got back to me PDQ (amazing how fast they can act when you mention poison and children) and are getting a contractor to sort it.
                     
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