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Arboleas Forum Gardening Section => Gardening Forum => Topic started by: tomtom on June 04, 2009, 13:24:34 PM

Title: Japanese Knotweed
Post by: tomtom on June 04, 2009, 13:24:34 PM
The spanish are trying to introduce it into spain,they think it will stop alot of building in the Campo.Dangerous move. :alien:
Title: Re: Japanese Knotweed
Post by: jim on June 04, 2009, 13:53:59 PM
I do hope so tomtom,think i probably earned about 2 years wages in two months(every year for three years) getting rid of the plant in my area,very lucrative business.

The only way up till now is to completely remove all traces of the plant including the roots,herbicides can have a short term effect.

I believe that DEFRA are looking into a bug that will attack it, but as with all sutch treatments there is bound to be a down side.
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