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• Bridgehouse Frets: 24581

  April 2018

  It’s knot weed, it’s a very naughty boy

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• olafgarten Frets: 1648

  April 2018 edited April 2018

  We found Knotweed when we bought land to build our house. They managed to kill it by removing and replacing about 20 centimetres of soil across the whole property.

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• fandango Frets: 2204

  April 2018

  ESBlonde said:

  The Key quote is here:
  ... that it presently only occupies a small area of the country.
  

  JK used to be classed as an “invasive species” but is actually now quite widespread. Local Authorities gaves up ages ago in trying to control it.
  
  The main problem is the growth rate and “forceful” nature. Note that it’s a rhizome* type plant. That JK is not known as a toxic/poisonous plant is of some comfort.
  
  *puts me off any rhizome type plant.

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