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Re: [SG] Repelling the Invasion

In a message dated 9/12/98 1:45:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
mikecook@PIPELINE.COM writes:

<< Many of you seem to know how to get rid of Houttuynia - how about field
 bindweed (chokeweed, wild morning glory, Convallaria something)? >>

Sheila,

Did anyone comment on the bindweed.  There is some old story about digging for
the source of an established plant and finding a huge storage root about ten
feet down.  I can't say I have ever done that but it seem permanent around
here.

Henry Mitchell in one of his two books says he spends 1/3 of his time admiring
his garden, 1/3 planting and working his garden and 1/3 dealing with bindweed.
You just resign yourself to hacking away at it and hope one day the bindweed
will collapse from weakness.

Ours is not vigorous but it is persistent and occasionally reaches a few feet
in a sneaky way climbing through some other plant unseen.  I do not attempt to
kill it, I have accepted bindweed  (and horsetail) as bad relations.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau
z4
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