Tonts-
Another plague in my garden, I did dig out the roots where I could and this does seem to help a lot.
But I still have to pick it out every year, if you have soft soil I'd try to get as much of the root as you can. But it's not so bad where I dug out the roots. Don't put them on the compost heap, they don't die easily :D
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It worked for ground elder for me. Every time you see the leaves, whip them off and after a while it doesn’t come back. Will work for most things I reckon, just requires a small amount of effort and patience.
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bindweed
No.
But heard a suggestion on GQT to put sticks in the ground for it to grow up so that it is easier to see and pull up.
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Kind of but it's painful as the underground root system seems so much wider... I've eradicated bamboo from the garden but bindweed just keeps reappearing because it comes in from my neighbour. Like JWestland, I dug all the roots out of my garden but the side of my garden that borders my neighbour just keeps getting more. I just pull it out at ground level and it stays in check...
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While glyphosate is probably the way to go if you want chemicals, I have had lots of success in removing bamboo by just allowing it to shoot up and then cut it back to the ground before the leaves unfurl. The plant needs photosynthesis to survive and will die off in a year or so as it runs out of energy... Minimal effort and no potentially harmful chemicals to have to deal with. Obviously if you want to keep some part of it then this won't work as the underground network of roots will provide food to any offshoots.
There was also a video about this method posted in this thread not too long ago...