DrFfybes wrote:For bindweed stick a cane in so it grows up the cane, then unravel it, put it [diluted glyphosate] in a poly bag and spray into the bag, then tie it off and leave it
Yes, top tip, that.
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DrFfybes wrote:For bindweed stick a cane in so it grows up the cane, then unravel it, put it [diluted glyphosate] in a poly bag and spray into the bag, then tie it off and leave it
servodude wrote:Mike4 wrote:
The small print on the back says it contains diluted acetic acid.
Does that mean it's for squirting on chips![]()
Mike4 wrote:servodude wrote:Mike4 wrote:
The small print on the back says it contains diluted acetic acid.
Does that mean it's for squirting on chips![]()
Oooh, fantastic tangent. What is all this "non-brewed c ofondiment" stuff one now gets in chip shops instead of vinegar, all about?!
It looks, smells and tastes like vinegar, but presumably they aren't allowed to call it vinegar now. Why on earth not?
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servodude wrote:Mike4 wrote:servodude wrote:
Does that mean it's for squirting on chips![]()
Oooh, fantastic tangent. What is all this "non-brewed c ofondiment" stuff one now gets in chip shops instead of vinegar, all about?!
It looks, smells and tastes like vinegar, but presumably they aren't allowed to call it vinegar now. Why on earth not?
(Edit to add the second para.)
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servodude wrote:Or Doc' leaves...
Gets rid of the sting pretty quickly if I remember correctly![]()
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Mike4 wrote:tjh290633 wrote:I bought a bottle of Roundup not long ago. Mine was made in August 2019. I see that it is still available:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roundup-Action ... M3EG&psc=1
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The small print on the back says it contains diluted acetic acid.
bungeejumper wrote:DrFfybes wrote:For bindweed stick a cane in so it grows up the cane, then unravel it, put it [diluted glyphosate] in a poly bag and spray into the bag, then tie it off and leave it
Yes, top tip, that.You want as much living bindweed curled up into those bags as you can get. Looks awful for a month or so, but well worth it. When we bought Bungee Towers in its semi-wrecked state, we had such bad old bindweed that that the main running roots were a foot down and half an inch thick. Because glyphosate is systemic, it went all the way down and the first application killed 90% of it. A second dose the following year finished off the rest, and it's never come back. That's 26 years now.
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Howard wrote:
Having read both your helpful posts I was motivated to have a go at eliminating some irritating bindweed this year. The problem is that it is growing in a bed with a lot of nice plants so the stick and bag process wasn't practical. So I spent a little time unravelling it as much as possible and moving strands away from the other plants. Then I used a paintbrush dipped in diluted glyphosate to paint the accessible leaves. Around three weeks later, the process seems to have worked really well - very sick brown bindweed and unaffected flowers.
Having a small pot of diluted glyphosate to use up, I then attacked a weed like a vine growing in a hedge which has always been a pain. To avoid killing bits of the hedge, I used an old spoon to support the vine leaves whilst painting them and thus protecting the hedge. This has also been very successful.
So going back to Mike's OP, this might be a good method to control nettles in a rockery. Painting the leaves and protecting the rockery plants from splashes. The surprising thing to me was just how little glyphosate was needed to kill a substantial weed.
Warning! One can turn into a weedkilling nerd. To use up the rest of the diluted glyphosate using only a small paintbrush one finds oneself pacing the patio and gravel drive looking for smaller and smaller weeds to kill.![]()
regards
Howard
Howard wrote:
Having read both your helpful posts I was motivated to have a go at eliminating some irritating bindweed this year. The problem is that it is growing in a bed with a lot of nice plants so the stick and bag process wasn't practical. So I spent a little time unravelling it as much as possible and moving strands away from the other plants. Then I used a paintbrush dipped in diluted glyphosate to paint the accessible leaves. Around three weeks later, the process seems to have worked really well - very sick brown bindweed and unaffected flowers.
Having a small pot of diluted glyphosate to use up, I then attacked a weed like a vine growing in a hedge which has always been a pain. To avoid killing bits of the hedge, I used an old spoon to support the vine leaves whilst painting them and thus protecting the hedge. This has also been very successful.
So going back to Mike's OP, this might be a good method to control nettles in a rockery. Painting the leaves and protecting the rockery plants from splashes. The surprising thing to me was just how little glyphosate was needed to kill a substantial weed. And using a spoon gets the weedkiller onto the more vulnerable bottom of the leaf.
Warning! One can turn into a weedkilling nerd. To use up the rest of the diluted glyphosate using only a small paintbrush one finds oneself pacing the patio and gravel drive looking for smaller and smaller weeds to kill.![]()
regards
Howard
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