What is the best way to get rid of mass amounts of bindweed. We can't dig it, it just keeps coming back!
Question:Much bindweed in my vegetable garden. We tried using a gel based herbacide by Spectracide but it inly killed the leaves, and the only effective way we know of is digging it up and going though it and pulling out the roots.VERY TEDIOUS! Help me please!
Answers:
I found round-up very effective (finally)on my mexican heather. a combination of that and lots of digging. here is a page devoted to getting rid of bindweed >> http://www.pesticide.org/bindweed.html... although it still involves pulling and evidently these bindweed seeds are tough. I'd say pay the kids bounty money for all the bindweed they can get rid of. Either your children, or a neighborhood kid who is looking to make some candy and soda money. I used to get paid for pulling out poison ivy.
Eat it
One thing you can try and it only works on very hot days. That is to spray the weeds with straight white vinegar. The gardening guy on TV says it is very effective on weeds.
try using roundup..kills everything n u can replant in 2 wks i believe..saves the arm labour gl
there are some systemic herbicides out there that you just paint on the leaves...but I wouldn't use them in a vegetable garden...the only way is to keep digging and picking up every piece of the roots.
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