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seed drop inside the hob,a mystery. Or, worse case scenario, it could even be Dry rot. That produces long white filaments which spread everywhere. are there any green bits? Hope so, it won't be dry rot if there are. Bindweed will do that as flowering

that the roots give off kills the weeds - Sarah Raven has it in her catalogue and says it is very effective. I am thinking of trying it on a patch of bindweed I think weeds should be left where they are! Helen, I think that the Tagetes you are referring

, stilt-like legs and stiff T-shaped stance. I think it’s most likely the common bindweed plume, Emmelina monodactyla. I’ve got the tiny caterpillars chewing the bindweed leaves in my garden.There are about 40 UK plume-moth species, but as my colleague

have to come down against spraying the stuff. I do use it on weed tree stumps and Bindweed by dabbing it on. the alternative to Glyphosate exists already it is call horticultural vingar. I think that's fair. If more people were 'mostly organic', I

right after a week. The main issue I have with it is the size of the spreader. I've been using it on some bindweed which is growing in between plants. It's far more difficult than using the brush that used to come with the old type of Glyphosate Gel. A

My own dog Poppy, an airedale terrier, was never much use around the garden until this summer when I discovered she had a hidden gardening talent. We have a terrible problem with next door's bindweed which spends all year trying to take over our

it in both cases. It can act a bit like bindweed (though not perennial). It might possibly work with bigger and stronger shrubs. No harm in trying it out of a basket. Depends on which MG you have, kate. Some are ideal for hanging baskets, others need a lot

Easy gardening. I agee with your sentiment. In practice it's not so simple to keep on top of. Note the story on bindweed! what I have found is less is more, get some good landscaping done, plantex or similar to keep the weeds down, find some easy

the idea from facebook. Excellent for killing grass, marestail ( crush first ) and dandy's, worked over night on these. Bindweed and docks not so good. I would buy in catering size bottles as it has to be applied undiluted and use a 5ltr plus

. It grows in abundance in the forests in Vancouver. I think it is worse than bindweed as the roots are the same colour as the earth so any useful tips on how to get rid of it would be very welcome. I do appreciate that I may have a long battle ahead of me