Controlling Bindweed – Alternative method – I think it was a success
Try Controlling Bindweeds.
Controlling Weeds can always be a challenge and when you want to something Natural and earth friendly to combat weeds….. you have to be creative!
If you need a refresher on what Bindweed is – take a look at this Bindweed “Convolvulus arvensis”
We have a section in our yard that that we have many field stone rocks that act as a retaining wall for our higher elevation and driveway.
We have the Bindweed problem there! It is a haven for snakes, rodents, bugs, and who knows what!
Regardless it is our ecosystem that we protect on property. In my research for a Natural solution to this Bindweed problem, I found a interesting post on just collecting them versus removing them?
The old saying – can’t beat them – join them. I did just that.
Using Bamboo Garden Sticks, I randomly placed them in the Bindweed areas and started to direct all crawling vines to the nearby Bamboo sticks and coiled them around these sticks as they got longer.
I didn’t pull them – I just guided them to where I wanted them to grow to.
Final Product with controlling Bindweed the alternative method:
They create these green columns in our rocks and produce “Morning Glory” type flowers – sort of nice actually.
