Re: Prize Pest
- To: t*@xtra.co.nz, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Prize Pest
- From: B* B*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:40:36 PST
Yep, this is the same one - I forgot it's not Convolvulus any more, it's
Calystegia.
I did see one interesting way of dealing with it - get lots of small vials,
and fill them with 1:1 roundup and water, hang them where the bindweed
grows, break off the ends, and put them into the roundup mixture. They take
it in that way very quickly and it gets down into the roots before the tops
die. (if you just spray the leaves, the tops die but the roots stay viable)
It's sounds like a bit of a pain but evidently it's fairly effective.
bob
>I think my vote for the most pestiferous weed in my garden must go to
>Great Bindweed (Calystegia sylvatica). This Convolvulus relative got
>into my garden about 40 years ago with a load of cheap topsoil (not
>really "cheap" after all!!) and has steadily spread through the borders
>and even tried to get into my raised vegetable beds.
>
>I used to try controlling it with weedkiller, but in spite of all
>precautions I ended up nearly killing several very nice roses, so now I
>just pull out what I can every time it appears.
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