[Market-farming] Dealing with Bindweed

Marty Kraft martyk at allspecies.org
Wed Apr 29 09:16:22 EDT 2009


I used weed barrier last year and the bindweed came up through some  
of the holes but it was better than having it everywhere. I think i  
have severely reduced it on my relatively small garden because i am  
seeing a lot fewer bindweed plants so far.

Marty in Kansas City
On Apr 28, 2009, at 12:40 PM, jay sleichter wrote:

> We have always had a bindweed problem in our garden plots.  We have  
> been very diligent and pull it by hand every year, all year.  It is  
> getting much better.  We have also put down mulch (straw), and  
> black plastic. The straw helps, but the black plastic did nothing.  
> It just grows over to a hole and pokes through. I have used  
> chemical, but I don't want to spray when the garden is planted.  
> Does anyone have an easier way to get rid of it?
>
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