Show PREVENT SPREAD OF BINDWEED FOR MOST EFFECTIVE CONTROL CON I 1 JL OL most of new patches of pest are started from seed control of bindweed by prevention of its spread sp readis ls the next best thing to complete eradication for checking the ravages of this weed pest since the killing hilling of bindweed with sodium chlorate ns as a spray should be practiced only under the supervision of the county agent or some leader who has received special training in handling the chemical it Is advisable to handle bindweed patches by preventing spread suggests E H U teagarden bindweed specialist extension service kansas state agricultural college it Is possible that more new patches of bindweed start from seed than from all other sources far F r this reason every elfort should be expended to prevent the bindweed plants from producing seed plowing of bindweed patches at the time the first blooms appear Is recommended by the specialist subsequent surface may be made at any time after growth Is resumed when the plants start to bloom plow again and prevent the abe plants from producing P cing seed teagarden cautions farmers having trouble with bindweed against the long life of the seed it way may live in the soil eight or ten years or even more before growth starts for this reason any seed prevented from forming will lessen the eradication problem to a great crent extent |