Knotweed clean down area

[Guest]

Hi all, I am currently treating a bit of knotweed at a site with only 1 way in and out, and I am having to walk over the contaminated ground. 

Would you think it would be wise to put a load of hay down in a spot and soak it in distentfectent so I can did my wellington so in it once I leave the site 

[nepia]

Wouldn't a bucket/plastic trough be easier like was done at farm gates through Foot and Mouth?

[Stere]

In this dry weather theres unlikely too be much mud stuck on soles of wellies that could have roots stuck in it for vegetative propagation.

 

Just make sure too clean any clods of soil off stuck if on bottom of boots & any tools etc if there is any before leaving site?

[Yournamehere]

I'm not sure what you think the disinfectant will do.

If disinfectant were an effective antidote to knotweed, wouldn't we be spraying the knotweed with it?

Sorry if I've missed the point here.

 

[Khriss]

I think that would be contaminating the site , mate, Glyphosate does work and it's low dose, just a bloody faff to deal with , hence landowners *cough* ( Network Rail) *cough cough * usually don't bother k

[Steve Bullman]

If you want to be mega safe why not just leave the wellies on site at the end of the day and change into something at the entrance?

[Haironyourchest]

Or bags over the wellies when you walk out?

[benedmonds]

 

8 hours ago, Khriss said:

I think that would be contaminating the site , mate, Glyphosate does work and it's low dose, just a bloody faff to deal with , hence landowners *cough* ( Network Rail) *cough cough * usually don't bother k

This ruling may change their mind..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-44697972

 

Although not sure what they are going to do...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-43882916

Edited July 4, 2018 by benedmonds

[Khriss]

Exactly Ben, that has been a long-running thorn in their side and I cannot believe their ecologist (s)  had not escalated it within the company, k

[Steve Bullman]

Just stumbled across this article that says Japanese Knotweek cannot be erradicated.  That caught my attention so I read it.  Then further down it throws in an extra 'in the short term' ?

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-43882916