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  Aron Lines November 15, 2019 at 6:30pm

  October is a good time of year to treat it as the root gos dorment I came across a webenare on YouTube which a C.E.O who deals with invase weeds covered a treatment plan from 3-4 years treatment I think it was twice a year in that plan for the set amount of years 
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  Gary RK November 15, 2019 at 6:49pm

  Useful background information from ProGreen : https://www.progreen.co.uk/problem/japanese-knotweed

  

  How To Control Japanese Knotweed | Knotweed Treatment - ProGreen

  Many areas of the country have campaigns to eradicate Japanese Knotweed and Roundup ProActive & Roundup Pro Vantage play an important role.
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  Richard Parkinson November 15, 2019 at 10:43pm

  Thanks for the replies chaps, I'm already a qualified specialist but I'm struggling to find a management plan template to give to clients.

   
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    Gary RK > Richard Parkinson November 15, 2019 at 11:57pm

    If you got trained/qualified via the PCA route they should be available from them and/or given out during training.
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      Richard Parkinson > Gary RK November 16, 2019 at 12:01am

      I did and I did ask about management plans and the tutor said to look online. 

      Maybe they reserve them for the surveyor's course but it is money for old rope. I only went because its hard to get taken seriously without the tech certificate even though I knew everything about the plant.
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  Gary RK November 16, 2019 at 10:29am

  Have you found an an insurance backed resouce for guarantees (PCA?) and do you anticpate a return-on-investment re: this training ?
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    dan > Gary RK November 16, 2019 at 10:49am

    good area to get into Richard -- now that Jap Knotweed has successfully hybridised with one of the other Fallopia it appears it can finally reproduce by seed -- thats potentially huge -- can certainly see its control being a busy area in the near future ! 

     
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      BCH Gardens > dan November 16, 2019 at 7:46pm

      Any chance of references for that Dan - wouldn't mind a read about it.  Thousands of acres of JKW about here and most people wouldnt even recognise it never mind know it needs treated as a serious problem.
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        Richard Parkinson > BCH Gardens November 17, 2019 at 7:12am

        https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=682297085584942&sub...

        Scientists at Swansea University discover rare hybrid Japanese knotweed. http://ow.ly/6nOa50wKKew Complete Weed Control Ltd, @CWCLimited #knotweed #invasiveplants #research

        Posted by The Landscaper Magazine on Monday, October 14, 2019

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          dan > Richard Parkinson November 17, 2019 at 10:55am

          im really suprised this hasnt got more publicity or attention -- the fact JK has never been able to reproduce from seed and that every one in the uk is female and its still caused such probelms is amazing -- the fact it now can theoretically reproduce and hybridise making totally knew varieties of invasive plants is potentially terrifying !