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Time consuming task though. I had 50m2 of borders to do this to due to bindweed taking hold.
Stuart / James, you are both right about using glyphosate. Use one of the strongest formulations you can get such as Roundup Pro V 480. That will do a really good job.
In terms of applying, a safer & probably quicker way of applying would be with a hand held weed wiper. I've attached both links below....
Roundup Pro V 480
Weed Wiper
Have a good weekend.
Oliver - i bought a weed wipe from you last year and totally forgot about it. Thanks for remindingemyself, . As my business name suggests i only use chemicals as a last resort. Lets see who wins.
Enchanters nighteshade is a rarely seen weed but a real pain in the ass. Loves damp shady conditions and will thrive in such places. I have my work cut out in one particular bed. The owners call it the white border but the pale pinkish flowers of enchanters do not fit in with this! Oh well knowing how to deal with such things is what justifies my rates above the strim blow and mow brigade.
sounds like a paint brush and a wide bottom container job if you are on those sites regularly you might be able to spray the ground elder before the other plants come through but the bind weed is later you can try tracing it back to the corm and digging it out
just over the border hear in the west riding I am having problems with wild violets in lawns cannot get rid of them
good look on your fight against weeds
Arum is much more common now than 5 years ago, - Especially in the wetherby area - I wonder if its spreading by seed and has some how recently reached a "critical mass" whereby it can spread exponentially.
As for control, I sometimes dig the whole border out and replant in 10sqm blocks - tarp sheet on the ground behind and do my best - otherwise its Glyphosate which is quite effective but it still comes back.
With the prevailing wind being westerly i reckon the Arum is spreading here from over your way David ! It is one of those unfortuate occasions where a weed can spread both by seed and silently underground. It's getting everywhere now. Bryony is becoming a bit of a pain too in places.
True, Noticed a large patch of Arum by the river in Boston Spa the today so its going to move down the valley pretty fast - like a plant motorway really.
It could be worse, it could be varrigated Ground elder.
This week an exploding seedpod from hairy bittercress went right in my eye. Not the first time this has ever happened either. It amazes me at how small the plant can be and it still manages to flower. One of the very successful pioneer weeds which can germinate flower and set seed whilst your back is turned.
Weed of the week is Oxalis corniculata (sorrel), especially the purple leaved variant. Another problem weed with exploding seed pods although they managed to miss my eyes. It is no good hoeing this particular weed as it will be back again in a flash. Must get all the root out and that is not always easy. This one also pops up in lawns although usually the green leaved type.
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