Bindweed nightmare

davecos · **Posted: 10-06-2009 , 12:45 PM** #1

Hi All,

Has anyone got any tips on how to get rid of bindweed, it is all over my garden. I have used Resolva 24H & am now rotovating (raking out the roots) but it still keeps popping up. anyone got a really good way of getting rid of this please ?

Thanks in advance for any help.

MandyD · **Posted: 10-06-2009 , 12:50 PM** #2

If my thinking is correct, bindweed twirls up the stems of your plants and flowers, smothering them. The best thing to do is to insert a stick beside the plant and let it wind around that for a while...then unwind it after a few weeks and carefully spray with a glyphosate weedkiller. Do it when the bindweed is in full growth rather than when it's young.

smokeyeyes · **Posted: 10-06-2009 , 10:04 PM** #3

Hi folks, I have some of this bindweed in my garden too, mainly where I have rose bush and other climbers. Normally I just pull as much as I can out (but usually get the hands cut off me from rose thorns!) Can I spray around these plants with glyphosate? or will it harm them? Thanks in advance for any advice.

bandit · **Posted: 10-06-2009 , 10:14 PM** #4

we call that thing a mile a minute, and all i do with it is keep pulling it nothing else has worked,

Etana · **Posted: 13-06-2009 , 08:57 PM** #5

I am going to put old carpet over the big area where I have loads of bindweed and other weeds and leave it there for a few months, I tried this on another area and the weeds died. I will spray with weedkiller first. If the bindweed is among other plants, try putting a cane in as in first reply and then unwind it and put a plastic bag over it and spray into the bag.

davecos · **Posted: 08-07-2009 , 04:53 PM** #6

Thanks for all the replys, sorry it took so long to get back (lost my password)

The bindweed is nearly gone now after 2/3 goes of Resolva 24H (after letting it wind its way up some sticks) & 4/5 goes over with the rotovator & then rake out the roots.

It is still popping up in places but i just pull it out (as another site said this weakens it)

I guess its something that you can never get rid of completely but at least it is manageable now.

Thanks again for all the advice

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	Posted: 10-06-2009 , 12:45 PM #1
davecos Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 29	Bindweed nightmare Hi All, Has anyone got any tips on how to get rid of bindweed, it is all over my garden. I have used Resolva 24H & am now rotovating (raking out the roots) but it still keeps popping up. anyone got a really good way of getting rid of this please ? Thanks in advance for any help. Attached Images

	Posted: 10-06-2009 , 12:50 PM #2
MandyD Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Naas, Kildare Posts: 218	If my thinking is correct, bindweed twirls up the stems of your plants and flowers, smothering them. The best thing to do is to insert a stick beside the plant and let it wind around that for a while...then unwind it after a few weeks and carefully spray with a glyphosate weedkiller. Do it when the bindweed is in full growth rather than when it's young.

	Posted: 10-06-2009 , 10:04 PM #3
smokeyeyes Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Greystones, Co. Wicklow Posts: 725	Hi folks, I have some of this bindweed in my garden too, mainly where I have rose bush and other climbers. Normally I just pull as much as I can out (but usually get the hands cut off me from rose thorns!) Can I spray around these plants with glyphosate? or will it harm them? Thanks in advance for any advice.

	Posted: 10-06-2009 , 10:14 PM #4
bandit Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: limerick Posts: 74	we call that thing a mile a minute, and all i do with it is keep pulling it nothing else has worked,

	Posted: 13-06-2009 , 08:57 PM #5
Etana Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dublin Posts: 84	bindweed I am going to put old carpet over the big area where I have loads of bindweed and other weeds and leave it there for a few months, I tried this on another area and the weeds died. I will spray with weedkiller first. If the bindweed is among other plants, try putting a cane in as in first reply and then unwind it and put a plastic bag over it and spray into the bag.

	Posted: 08-07-2009 , 04:53 PM #6
davecos Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 29	Thanks for all the replys, sorry it took so long to get back (lost my password) The bindweed is nearly gone now after 2/3 goes of Resolva 24H (after letting it wind its way up some sticks) & 4/5 goes over with the rotovator & then rake out the roots. It is still popping up in places but i just pull it out (as another site said this weakens it) I guess its something that you can never get rid of completely but at least it is manageable now. Thanks again for all the advice