How to get rid of bindweed in the garden

Destroy field bindweed, a malicious enemy of all gardens, it is difficult, but possible.

All the complexity is that the root system of this weed are highly branched and goes pretty deep into the earth as much as up to 6 m, agricultural machinery that can not be destroyed. Even small pieces of torn roots rather quickly germinates and again branches. Wheatgrass overcome much easier than bindweed. bindweed roots in spring and autumn even get deep digging is not easy.

It is impossible to destroy the grinding bindweed root system!

of each individual segment of the root will grow a new plant, the number of roots and the plant will be more at times, bindweed infestation increases.

Of course, the measures described in Article How to get rid of couch grass in the area without chemicals foreverIt is also relevant and can help to significantly weaken the strength of the roots, in which nutrient reserves can last for a couple of years. Especially mulching and twice a year the sowing of green manure, suppresses the development of weeds. But in the case of bindweed, mulch will have the whole garden for a couple of years and is not a fact that will indicate.

Many of the techniques described without the use of chemicals are not able to save you from bindweed, even mulching for 2-3 years, giving the rest the soil without plants. There is no guarantee that after the use of the site will not sprout new for planting.

bindweed seeds remain viable for up to 30 years.

Recommended folk remedies for all kinds of garden lovers of affairs in the Internet space, for example, the use of vinegar and baking soda can overcome only annual weeds but not wheatgrass and even more so bindweed. And the way these funds will spoil.

You know, I do not like to use chemicals in the garden. But bindweed - this is a case that justifies the means. Only I advise you not to spray and make the chemistry of the soil. I advise you to minimize the impact on other cultivated plants and soil, but at the same time destroy the bindweed with its entire root system.

This method is quite laborious and time-period and frequency, although the use of chemicals usually have all been associated with ease and speed. But can your garden free from the embrace of this weed.

Herbicides should be applied to a lot of green bindweed dot, so that in any case avoid contact with the greenery of cultivated plants, otherwise they will die too.

A prerequisite for processing:

Bindweed must be regrown around 40 cm long lash and be in phase before flowering. It was during this period of development of the plant is dominated by descending currents when spare nutrients accumulated in the leaves, are sent to the root system. Herbicide is applied at this time, along with nutrients downward current penetrates to the root system and destroys the root.

After a ten to fifteen days, field bindweed killed along with the root system. But if weed strongly grip portion, the above-ground part of the bindweed, despite the yellowed and dried up herbs, it is not necessary to remove or to mow up to 6 weeks in order to chemicals able to penetrate to the very roots of the depth (up to 6 m).

After this procedure, and the complete removal of the weed annually sow in the autumn and the spring green manure (lupine or white mustard recommend more than others). Do not forget the seeds of morning glory, which can get on your site in different ways (foreign seed potatoes, etc.)

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