Bindweed

A new client has a 100ft long, 5ft x 5ft hawthorn/holly/hazel hedge completely covered in bindweed - bindweed is, in fact, all you can see and the hedge is, not surprisingly, dying. Ripping it off will be a temporary solution, and I do like the following from Mark Seaton in a LJN discussion back in 2008:

Try the Glove of Death! Get an approved pesticide glove or unlined glove over your hand, place an old wollen glove over the protective glove, spray an approved diluted Glyphosate based product over the woolen glove, but not to run off, then literally 'wipe' the Bindweed like you were stroking it and this way you can control any non woody weeds without damaging desirable plants. Good for controlling grasses sticking through heather etc and similiar problems with weeds and grasses that need controlling where chemical overspray or run off will cause a problem.
Do not over fill the woolen mitt otherwise it will drip. Top up as required and dispose of woolen mitt safely. This is not an approved method of weed control but a very practical methodology if you know what you should be doing...
 
I was wondering/hoping, however, whether there have been any developments in effective hedgerow-safe bindweed control in the past couple of years since this topic was last aired here? Ever hopeful...

Tags: bindweed, hedge

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PRO MemberPermalink Reply by David Cox on June 28, 2012 at 20:26

Kevin - I take it you spotted my passion - I really really think that all herbicides should be BANNED from public use... only those of us with PA1/6 should be allowed ot handle them, and the training should be more in depth about the method of action of these chemicals - Joe public can easily mis-understand the methods needed and do an awful lot of damage!

Ceasare-  Yep its usualy listed on ingredients as Mecoprop and Dichloroprop as opposed to the more catch all name 2-4D.

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