Comments on: 7 Ways to Get Rid of Bindweed Organically

By: Eliza Cross

Eliza Cross — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 12:21:44 +0000

In reply to Dani. Dani, I hear you. It's such a fast grower, and I have to pull it out several times a week during this time of year! Good luck! ~Eliza

By: Dani

Dani — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:19:44 +0000

I have a bindweed monster living in my back and front yard. I want to try to control where it goes but the more im finding out the more nervous/excited I am to deal with this plant.. lol

By: Mark in Wyoming

Mark in Wyoming — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:37:20 +0000

45% vinegar kills most everything but on bindweed it only destroys the exposed vegetation. It is fairly expensive at around $20 a gallon but a huge time saver and after two years of many repeated applications most of my garden areas have a significant reduction of this persistent pest, most of which creeps in from the edges. Wind drift will kill desired plants and the initial fumes are quite nasty plus being a very strong acid you don’t want it on you; especially your eyes. Take precautions by wearing rubber gloves, boots and eye protection. Once it’s dry I’ve found no harmful effects but have read it may change the acidity of your soil… so far my desirables have been thriving. Except for some grasses most other weeds are eradicated and only seedlings will appear.

By: Vickie

Vickie — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:25:03 +0000

In reply to lori. Never till bindweed, for sure. We did that years ago (I'm laughing now, ha ha) and it was the most lush crop ever. yikes. Still battling it and I'm planting in cattle mineral tubs, except for corn and melons. It is a task pulling bindweed constantly but I won't use harsh chemicals in the garden. In the fields, they spray a killer on it and mark it and farm around it for 3 years to kill it. At least pick the flowers off the growers and always tie all parts of bindweed in a plastic bag to dispose. Or burn them.

By: Craig

Craig — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:39:17 +0000

About five years ago, I put black plastic over about 100 square feet of my back yard and left it for July and August. The bindweed is only now starting to creep in around the edges of that area. My back yard is about 4,000 square feet. If the bindweed would kill off the other weeds I’d leave it.

By: john

john — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 16:08:57 +0000

In reply to EcoCatLady. what do you want to do with them? hydrogen peroxide will kill the elm tree beetles which will help the tree. chainsaws work well, then burn the cut up wood. after cutting they will come back, turning into a bush which i turn into a sculpture each year. making a triangle, a cube... jp

By: jp

jp — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 15:46:46 +0000

In reply to Eliza Cross. or burn down the fence... repeated spraying with white vinegar will kill it in a few weeks, no water. i am working in my greenhouse. jp

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 07 May 2023 13:53:27 +0000

My wife and I bought some land and large parts are smothered in this stuff. Other parts are fairly free of it and I’m thinking those areas have probably been weed killed and that’s even worse as far as I’m concerned because I want to grow food. A tractor came in and raked over the land. Bindweed came back so fast and is now flowering. The fact that it hosts viruses is also pretty depressing. There are machines that can spray boiling water that would kill it, but it’s too expensive an option for me. It’s going to be a challenge that’s for sure. Please don’t use glyphosphate. It’s a dangerous chemical known to cause cancer.