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-or do these cause you problems too? Thanks for the comments. Very interesting about sowing yellow rattle. I hadn't heard of that. I keep the grass very short because we lawned over a heavy infestation of bindweed, and keeping the grass short means

it to twine around it and just as it's thinking about flowering zap it with glycosphate (ie roundup) then it will die. Of course if you've got a lot then you may have a forest of canes, but it really does work The problem with bindweed is, if your garden isn

, but thankfully, it never transferred to my back garden which was plagued with bindweed instead. Oh the joys of gardening!

with 'the far end'; a muddy, ill-defined area that's rife with bindweed and pieces of disintegrating old carpet. I rarely cultivate it as it's so difficult and weedy. By comparison, my raised beds are a sheer delight to cultivate. It takes no time at all

the hours of darkness or when you are at work: never at the weekends.May your bindweed throttle itself.May your neighbour's cat be less generous with its toilette.May all your trees grow straight and true.May all your post-digging back aches disappear after

to deal with them? I haven't really found a way round this one. I don't like chemicals but have been known to let it all grow on the 'compost heap' and give it a dose of glyphosate. If I hit a rich seam of bindweed I do pick that out and dry it, also

use green manure in this case? ThanksHannah I would like to sow green manure on my allotment but as I am constantly battling with bindweed I don't see how I could dig it in in the spring. Any suggestions? Jenny - technically you should dig

receive the GW mag each month - another helpful device.Its good to get positive and negative feedback - that's how we learn.If I want to know about a certain plant I visit "the College of Knowledge" in Pershore.I agree Bindweed is a huge problem - we try

itself, using Round-Up where I couldn't extract the roots. If yours isn't growing against and into a wall, life will be easier.   Bramble killer usually works for me where ordinary weedkillers don't, including ancient ivies, brambles and bindweed. It can

 an interesting read - its impressive stuff. I'm currently battling marestail and bindweed, membrane does not work on these two nightmares. Just gonna have to keep digging it out...lol http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/organicweeds/weed_information/weed.php?id=28