Re: Bindweed (Cygon (Humor))

In a message dated 96-09-19 06:10:07 EDT, you write:

<< For this I spray (oh, dear, another one) Roundup, which controls it for
 a while, but not through the amount or length of rain we've been having.
 
 Will Roundup work in Texas?? >>

Yes, Round-up works here in Texas.  In fact I will make a confession here and
maybe others will profit from it.  We let the bind weed get away from us this
summer (I didn't weed for 1 month) and the iris disappeared under the bind
weed and wild bermuda.  So, in desperation we decided to spray everything
with round-up.  I had talked with several old timers in the society and they
had assured me that iris will not die from round-up.  So, I went to work.
 Overall the results were good.  Unfortunately, these old timers must be Mr.
Only's because even though the TB's handled the round-up fairly well the
SDB's in particular did not.  I am wondering if this is why I have the sudden
rise in rot.  Having never dealt with it before I have now lost @ 10 clumps
and have several others that are looking decidely unhealthy.  Most of these
are fairly new SDB clumps.  I have one bed in a different area that I never
got around to spraying and the iris in it are reproducing better, greener,
just happier in general.  It is hard to know if I have a sudden case of rot
(it is being reported all over town) or if the round-up caused the problem.
 Maybe a combination of the two.  I am hoping the unhealthy looking clumps
(foliage dying back, little or no increase) will come back with time.  If not
I will have room for more goodies next year.  I will continue to use round-up
but with more care.  I have purchased a  one sided funnel that attaches to
the spray head and shields the plant from the spray.  One thing is for sure.
 The bind weed recovers from the round-up much quicker than the iris do.

Dana Brown  Lubbock, TX  Zone 7
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