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Post by pammysue on Jun 11, 2015 12:36:43 GMT
We have one area on our place that I mow right now that has bind weed, not overgrown with it but it is in the grass. I know it is hard to kill and can be spread easily, my question is would it be a good idea to use those grass clippings from that area as a mulch on my garden? I'm thinking not but I want someone else s opinion. I've heard that even if you break off a runner it can put down roots, I don't know if this is true or not so that's part of the reason behind my question.
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Post by Use Less on Jun 11, 2015 12:51:43 GMT
I would not. It is so invasive. I'd burn it.
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Post by Skandi on Jun 11, 2015 13:36:25 GMT
We have lots of it. I've never seen it root from a cutting, but I wouldn't put it past it. the roots can go down 15ft so I'm afraid I roundup it. that works perfectly
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2015 15:07:40 GMT
There are sprays that will kill it and not the grass. I wouldn't use it because bindweed sets a lot of seed, cut after setting seed you will be seeding the garden....James
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Post by paquebot on Jun 11, 2015 18:25:27 GMT
If you haven't seen any flowers, you're safe. If you've seen flowers, good chance that there's 5 or 6 seeds from each just waiting for a chance to find a new home. I also have it and so far it has been contained in one corner for years and will probably outlive me. Tried Roundup a few years ago and barely made it sick. Just came up farther away from where it started.
Martin
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Post by wally on Jun 11, 2015 23:03:36 GMT
We use a chemical called Crossbow. It kills all broadleaf plants in the yard but does no damage to the grass.
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Post by pammysue on Jun 12, 2015 12:16:24 GMT
Thank you all for your reply's, guess I won't be putting any grass clippings on my garden for mulch. I can remember when I was little my Grampa would complain about that stuff in his garden and at the time I couldn't figure out why ... I now know.  I had no idea the flowers had that many seeds in them. Thanks also for the tip about Crossbow. Thanks again everyone. |
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Post by paquebot on Jun 12, 2015 17:12:35 GMT
I stated 5 or 6 seeds per flower but it's only 4. They are a morning glory which also usually has only 4 seeds. In the case of bindweed, 4 is about 5 times too many!
Martin
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Post by Skandi on Jun 12, 2015 22:37:56 GMT
I like bindweed.. it's pretty *runs away*
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Post by mogal on Jun 13, 2015 0:12:57 GMT
Read the MSDS for Crossbow carefully before you use it. A former neighbor hired a tree company to spray 2 miles of her roadside (wealthy woman, owned lots of land) and didn't tell the applicator that some of the roadside wasn't hers, it was ours. We ended up securing an attorney but settled out of court. You can't take hay or graze it for at least a year and it contains 2,4-D which is contaminated with dioxin. The other component is trichlopir and I don't remember much about it. The 2,4-D will eventually degrade but the dioxin will be there forever.
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Post by pammysue on Jun 14, 2015 19:41:31 GMT
Read the MSDS for Crossbow carefully before you use it. A former neighbor hired a tree company to spray 2 miles of her roadside (wealthy woman, owned lots of land) and didn't tell the applicator that some of the roadside wasn't hers, it was ours. We ended up securing an attorney but settled out of court. You can't take hay or graze it for at least a year and it contains 2,4-D which is contaminated with dioxin. The other component is trichlopir and I don't remember much about it. The 2,4-D will eventually degrade but the dioxin will be there forever. Thank you so much for this information mogal. Glad we haven't used or bought any of this stuff. |
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