{"id":2031,"date":"2023-03-09T16:47:39","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/?p=2031"},"modified":"2023-07-30T17:36:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T23:36:43","slug":"7-ways-to-politely-discourage-bindweed-in-your-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.happysimpleliving.com\/7-ways-to-politely-discourage-bindweed-in-your-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Get Rid of Bindweed Organically"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ever wondered how to get rid of bindweed organically<\/strong>? Is there even such a thing as natural bindweed removal? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have a world class collection of bindweed plants in our quarter-acre yard, so I’ve been on a mission to find ways to deal with it without using harmful chemicals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bindweed is one persistent and pugnacious plant, with many characteristics that make it tough to remove. For instance, its seeds can last up to 50 years!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn how to get rid of bindweed, plus some fascinating facts — including one very<\/em> redeeming quality about bindweed plants. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In our yard, the weed seems to especially enjoy growing in the vegetable gardens, but it also likes to twist its tendrils around the flowers and choke them when I’m not paying attention. It climbs up fences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It grows up in the most inconvenient places, like smack in the middle of the creeping wooly thyme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Give it the slightest little space, like the 1\/4 inch gap between the raised garden<\/a> and the paving stone, and it will creep in like a bad boyfriend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s the deal<\/em> with bindweed, anyway? Why is it such a pesky weed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, garden trivia enthusiasts, allow me to share…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8 Fun Facts About Bindweed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Bindweed has a fancy side. It also goes by the names of “Wild Morning Glory” and “Creeping Jenny.” No offense to my readers named Jenny.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Field bindweed produces a tap root which can penetrate up to 10 feet in depth. So to get to the end of the root, you’ll simply need to dig a hole in your garden roughly the depth of a Cadillac. Is that going to be a problem?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. The multiple roots that grow laterally from the tap root can extend as far as 30 feet. To put this in perspective, imagine George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Henry Cavill, Jon Hamm and Gerard Butler lying head to toe in your garden. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Bindweed can serve as a host for several viruses that affect potatoes, tomatoes and other crops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. As you probably know if you’ve tried to pull it, bindweed stems break easily. When fragmented, the underground plant parts will produce new, adorable little infant plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. One plant can produce as many as 14 precious little shoots in one year, each of which grows 1 ½ to 4 ½ feet in the first season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Each plant is capable of producing 25 to 300 cute little seeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Due to an extremely hard seed coat, the seeds can remain viable in the soil for up to 50 years. It’s sobering to realize that my bindweed seeds will likely outlive me.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Whew, that’s one feisty weed. So naturally, I wondered if this tenacious weed could have any lovable qualities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you share the view that each and every living thing on earth has its place and purpose, you’ll probably smile when you read about one of bindweed’s most important roles. Allow me to present:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1 Cuddly Fact About Bindweed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n