Himalayan Balsam

[Smallholder]

Same story though - why control deer - crows - foxes when next door doesnt ?

I wouldn't mind if it was the same story as deer control, but it isn't is it? I can decide how I manage deer on my land, I've decided not to control any roe as there's not a huge number about and I like to see them in our woodland. This is based on my own experience. I would hate to be forced to control them by someone who knows nothing of my land. I also don't think everyone would be happy if all non-native deer were exterminated.

As I said, Himalayan balsam doesn't seem to cause any problems here, no bare banks and it is not the cause of erosion here. I don't want to pollute our water course with week killers, I don't want to cut it back now and risk harming nesting birds. It doesn't make sense controlling it when it will make no difference to It's spread.

 

[jall55]

I wouldn't mind if it was the same story as deer control, but it isn't is it? I can decide how I manage deer on my land, I've decided not to control any roe as there's not a huge number about and I like to see them in our woodland. This is based on my own experience. I would hate to be forced to control them by someone who knows nothing of my land. I also don't think everyone would be happy if all non-native deer were exterminated.

As I said, Himalayan balsam doesn't seem to cause any problems here, no bare banks and it is not the cause of erosion here. I don't want to pollute our water course with week killers, I don't want to cut it back now and risk harming nesting birds. It doesn't make sense controlling it when it will make no difference to It's spread.

Fair enough buddy

However i hope in few years when its got everywhere you wont regret not doing anything now

 

[Smallholder]

However i hope in few years when its got everywhere you wont regret not doing anything now

As I've said I've pulled it up every year from my property. But every year it is much worse, washed down from council ditches upstream so it is already everywhere around here.

 

[Mr Tree]

Oddly enough, the JKW and bamboo have made a valiant effort to come back this year at mine, I've had a steady reduction every year with various methods of removal, this year saw the bamboo come back early, and the JKW came in a little later so was harder to spot with other plants growing over it

Was thinking of planting bamboo in a corner of the garden as a windbreak, does it spread that quickly? I have a clump planted 20 years ago. Not much spread going on, but some of the wide stemmed varieties seem to spread a lot more.

 

[Ratcatcher]

Fair enough buddy

However i hope in few years when its got everywhere you wont regret not doing anything now

I see an article in our local rag the Derbyshire Times says chesterfield has the worst record for invasive plants in the country, so good luck

 

[jall55]

As I've said I've pulled it up every year from my property. But every year it is much worse, washed down from council ditches upstream so it is already everywhere around here.

Good stuff
I follow our little stream up to its source so in that respect quite lucky really
All is would say is if you dont have bare banks or erosion when it dies off - its probably not really took hold yet

Done my fourth pass today up stream - bloody hard work

Its also rare to find any nests in the stuff - in my experience anyway