Japanese knotweed may be the most despised plant that hardly anybody knows about. Is that a contradiction? No. Allow me to explain....
Many residents of North America and the U.K. own land on which Japanese knotweed grows. The vast majority of such residents to whom I have spoken would pay good money to have someone remove Japanese knotweed from their yards once and for all. So if Japanese knotweed is such a common problem, why do I state above that hardly anybody knows about it? Well, to be more specific, hardly any of these folks know the name of the plant.
And the fact is, without properly identifying a weed, you can make fighting it more difficult for yourself. Proper weed identification can be the gateway to knowledge that has been compiled over the years regarding a particular plant. As superficial as a mere name may seem, without it, you're barring yourself from all kinds of helpful tips and warnings.
The picture I provide in this article will help you determine whether you have Japanese knotweed on your own property. And if Japanese knotweed has, in fact, made a home for itself in your yard, you'll want to read the rest of the article to find out how to get rid of it.
August (when Japanese knotweed often blooms), incidentally, is a great time to begin fighting this menace, if you haven't already done so, as I explain in my article.
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