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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #60 on Jul 27, 2012, 7:28pm »
Don't know if you can see it, Pic's overlooking next doors boundary.
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I don't like how close it is too us! I am phoning Monday morning!
Oh next door now have 2 small knot weed plants growing in their lawn :-/ ::)
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #61 on Jul 30, 2012, 8:55am »
I think you will need to keep harrassing the council Emma, Esp if it anything like ours! That is not far away from you at all :o
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #62 on Aug 2, 2012, 7:25pm »
Hi Guys,

Just popped over from the other forum, looking for Louise, but got sidetracked by this thread.

We had someone join a while back just to tell us how he'd defeated his Knotweed. No Spam, he didn't have any links to a contractor, in fact just the opposite.

He'd seen the council turn up & half heartedly spray it, missing most of it so he went out & bought all the protective gear & some Roundup concentrate. He sprayed the whole lot till he was sure he'd got it all, then, having some mix left over, selected 3 or 4 stems, cut them & poured what was left into the hollow stems.

Claimed it had got the lot, all for an outlay of about £50.

We advised him to keep his eye on it for the next 2 seasons, and not to move any of it, as I believe its classed as hazardous waste now.

He's not reported any new growth yet, and that was back in the spring.

Stuff's a nightmare. The Victorians imported a sterile variety thank goodness, hence the only spreading by roots. But if it ever became fertile, we'd be stuffed.
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #63 on Aug 2, 2012, 9:54pm »
No probs Ziggy know what you mean, I went in to your forums looking for Gladys...never found her either ;D
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #64 on Aug 2, 2012, 11:08pm »
Speaking of Louise, where is she?
Cora come back all is forgiven. ;D
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #65 on Aug 3, 2012, 10:05am »
I spoke to Louise recently Sweetpea, she's fine just got a lot on her hands for now, but she will be back ;D ;D
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #66 on Aug 3, 2012, 10:11am »
Thats good to know Rosie. I was concerned about her.

Can't think of a Gladys Steve?
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #67 on Aug 3, 2012, 7:00pm »

Aug 3, 2012, 10:05am, Rosie wrote:
I spoke to Louise recently Sweetpea, she's fine just got a lot on her hands for now, but she will be back ;D ;D

like feet you mean ;)
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #68 on Aug 3, 2012, 7:06pm »
re the JK problem, one of the biggest plant thugs I had to deal with was actually a rhus typhinus.
It had travelled from a nearby garden under a wall then the pavement and across the road under another pavement and popped up in the garden where I was working.
I never really got rid of it just kept down by mowing and chopping out.
The distance from its original garden must have been about 35' at least. :o
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #69 on Aug 3, 2012, 8:04pm »
Hi Sweetpea,

I had a thought, don't know what its been like on here, but Louise only used her real name in pm's over at our place, don't know if you want to do a quick edit? Just to be on the safe side :)
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #70 on Aug 3, 2012, 8:21pm »
Its ok Ziggi....we all know her and use her "real name" from time to time......we go back a long way... ;D
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #71 on Aug 3, 2012, 9:48pm »
Thats cool then, sorry to sound like an old worrier ;D
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« Reply #72 on Aug 3, 2012, 10:10pm »
No problem ziggi. I count Louise as one of my friends. I have been to her place and been served tea, met the cat and seen the garden. made really welcome in fact. 8-)
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Re: Japanese Knotweed Problem
« Reply #73 on Aug 20, 2012, 9:09pm »
they recon you cant kill it an allotment near me has had it it was strimmed down so the kid could cultivate it its back to normal after 2weeks the kid cant keep up with it and they recon the only way to get rid is to dig it out
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