I’ve been working to remove invasive plants on my property, and some I can dig out successfully, but some species like Japanese knotweed, paulonia or bamboo just can’t be removed that way. Is there advice on how to balance the drawbacks of using herbicides vs allowing the invasives to persist? Also…

[image] gardenflyer: if the only solution for a plant is herbicide, what are best practices? Use it before the plant goes to seed. You’d be surprised how many city agencies don’t know that one.

Herbicide application timings and rates vary by species. While using herbicide the label is the law, and laws may vary based on where you live, but this is my personal knowledge and solely my opinion as a conservation professional. For Japanese knotweed, we use a foliar application of a 5% solution…

For herbaceous invasives like Taro, poison-ivy, and non-native Euphorbia’s, I do an initial foliar treatment with concentrated (30%) vinegar as a defoliant. The vinegar is usually available in hardware stores either in the gardening or cleaner sections (with soaps and bleaches). As a defoliant, it…

I have the same issue, but with creeping thistles :sob:

Invasive plants vs herbicides

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Invasive plants vs herbicides

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