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Author Garden: morning glory invasion Winston1 Gardener Member # 6174 posted                       I have morning glories poping up all over my gardens. How do I get rid of them without harming the plants I want to keep. They do not go away by just pulling them out! Any help would be appreciated. Thanks Plants: 6 | From: central NY state | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 159.142.213.163 BFVISION Dream Gardener Member # 1437 posted                       The morning glories are always better on the other side... I have been trying to grow morning glories for some time but the rabbits have other ideas . I guess we both have different problems. You must of had seeds spread around by the birds or other wild life droppings. I would say to be patient for now since they are annual and remove some of the pods that will sprout on the areas you want to keep. * * * * BFVISION http://www.imagestation.com/album/?id=2122269418&mode=guest Plants: 197 | From: NJ, NORTHERN COUNTY | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 69.69.126.157 Stormysgrandma Great Gardener Member # 5981 posted                       You might have a type of morning glory called field bindweed. It's vicious stuff! I have fought it for 15 years and just recently found out exactly what it is. My local extension office identified it and gave me some advice. They said I got this from bringing in soil or manure from a source that was infested with it. (It was probably the 2 year-old cow manure I got from a local farmer) A patch of that stuff can create a deep root system that covers a 30 sq.ft. area in one season. That's why just digging, spraying, and pulling occasionally doesn't help. You must immediately spray or pull every sign of the stuff for months, even years, until you starve the root system. It will spread into other areas to find a way to get sunlight. Watch your lawn, bushes, etc. This stuff is right up there with Canada thistle. In fact, one sight I found said that when a farm field is infested with bindweed it reduces its property value. I have a pdf that shows the leaves, flowers and seeds of the 2 main types of bindweed, but I can't seem to find a way to paste it into this forum. If anyone can help me, I will provide more pics and illustrations from web sites. * * * * Stormy Plants: 45 | From: Indiana | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 69.245.184.17 Winston1 Gardener Member # 6174 posted                       Thanks for the info even though it is not good news. I will keep spraying and pulling. Right now I am using just a basic weed killer as a spray. Did your local extension have any suggestionas as to what should be used? Thanks, Winston1 Plants: 6 | From: central NY state | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 159.142.213.163 MaryReboakly Garden Pro! Member # 5551 posted                       Stormy, now I'm concerned. I took a pic of a mystery weed that's growing in my yard near what I thought was morning glories. This one isn't a vine, though the leaves are similar. Does it look like bindweed to you? I think I'll go batty if I have something other than green briar to fight with Ignorance is bliss Thanks for any insight! * * * * Plants: 1561 | From: z6 S. Illinois | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 66.82.9.80 MaryReboakly Garden Pro! Member # 5551 posted                       Hmm actually, after doing a little more digging, I think it might be buckwheat. Winston, may be that's what you have too...check out this link buckwheat Wish there was a way to know before it flowers * * * * Plants: 1561 | From: z6 S. Illinois | Registered: May 2005  |  Seeded: 66.82.9.80 Winston1 Gardener Member # 6174 posted                       I have never seen the flowers on mine. I think it is the bindweed. I may try some landscape fabric and really thick mulch to try and keep it out of my flower beds. Thanks Plants: 6 | From: central NY state | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 159.142.213.163 The Plant Doc Mr. Radio Member # 1462 posted                       Wild morning glories or bindweed are easily killed with 2,4-d, the only problem is that so are almost all other broadleafed plants, so be very careful applying it around your garden. DO NOT use Round-Up as this is systemic and it will also harm your good plants if used to close to them in great amounts. * * * * Mike Maier aka The Plant Doc Plants: 1592 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003  |  Seeded: 172.159.89.243 Winston1 Gardener Member # 6174 posted                       Is 2,4-d available at a garden center? Thanks. Plants: 6 | From: central NY state | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 159.142.213.163 The Plant Doc Mr. Radio Member # 1462 posted                       Yes many forms of it are. 2.4.D. is just the abrieviation for the active ingredient. Ortho's Weed-b-Gone is about the most popular of the over the counter formulations. Just follow the directions to the letter. Herbicides are one of those things where "more" is not better. * * * * Mike Maier aka The Plant Doc Plants: 1592 | From: Wisconsin | Registered: Sep 2003  |  Seeded: 172.165.234.61 Winston1 Gardener Member # 6174 posted                       Thanks Mike! Plants: 6 | From: central NY state | Registered: Jul 2005  |  Seeded: 159.142.213.163

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