OK. Time to pull out the poison.
OK, let’s just pretend that I let the bindweed grow all over this corner of the garden so that I could demonstrate to my readers just how pernicious this plant is! Actually, what I said in the former post was true, I have successfully gotten bindweed under control in the peonies. I only had a few vines to poison this year, and there’s no sign of any more. But something else I said was also true – it spread! There are several semi-neglected sections of the garden that I have just not gotten around to cleaning up. This is one, because it pretty much takes care of itself, I don't need to do much there. The bindweed is climbing through ivy and phlox, and wasn't noticeable until a few weeks ago, but I just didn't get around to taking care of it. Now I’m going to be sorry. And if you need any other proof that you don’t want to let bindweed go… Yep, it got into the house, finding its way through the old stone wall. OK. Time to pull out the poison. Post Script - A word of encouragement to the faint of heart: I just took care of this spot, and it wasn't as bad as it looked. I managed to loosen the vines and follow them to their sources, and there were only three major roots which generated all this! So it wasn't too time consuming. However, I don't know where the one inside the house came from...
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