Thanks for these early replies. To clarify, they're annoyingly brittle shoots so they snap when pulled. Given the resistance, I suspect the roots...
Hi folks,Horror of horrors, I'm finding little grass-like shoots poking through my new(ish) gravel garden. See image. I have three of these...
Update: Today I saw a few robins, a few tits, a few blackbirds. Things are looking up!Is anybody else seeing a similar shift?
I was pleasantly surprised to find a robin bathing in my bird bath yesterday. Hurrah. The inaugural visit. They've been notably absent in this...
I actively grow daisies, too. They're absolutely splendid. I like the cane idea, too. Thanks for this!
Hi folks,My plants are doing battle with bindweed (and other weeds) and seem to be losing the battle. They're being engulfed. Please see...
This put me in mind of 'Man About the House' for some reason.
Soul destroying, indeed. Thanks, @Goldenlily26.
Thanks, @Butterfly6.Now for the key question: how long does it take for them to die (using methods 2 or 3)? If one starts pulling them out as...
Thanks, @Goldenlily26. I suppose if one is going to use glyphosate, one needs to wait until there's enough of it to pull away to the side and...
Thanks, @Stephen Southwest. Please bear with me, but I'd like to explore all options before using chemicals and I'd like clarify the different...
Thanks, CarolineL. I've got 4 flower beds/patches with plants growing in them and I've been round all of them once. Many of the bindweed roots...
You mentioned applying it before we reach the end of the growing season. I take it that's because the weed's nervous system must be active for the...
Folks, I'm thinking of using glyphosate in flower beds with beloved plants. I wouldn't be spraying, I would be using a painstaking, but targeted...
Hi @CarolineL, sorry but I couldn't follow this: "I sprayed it with glyphosate to leaf drip stage at the correct time of year." What is "leaf drip...
Hi folks,I was trimming the Amazonian jungle encroaching from my neighbour's garden into mine when these caught my eye. (See image.) Are they...
Thanks, @noisette47. I'm seriously tempted to try the glyphosate-jar method. Before I do, a couple of quick questions:(1) Have you had any...
I'm a new gardener and the new joy of having a garden is being tarnished by weeds and encroachment of unwanted plant varieties. For those...
@Tinkerton, the cat you mentioned lived to 21 years after regularly crossing a busy road to get ecstasy? It has to be said, that cat had more than...
@Michael Hewett, your cat, Bella, sent me down a rabbit hole of enquiry.It's widely accepted that some cats can resist catnip, and this...
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