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Japanese knotweed is a pretty harmful invasive species that is found across the UK, particularly in South Wales and North West England.  

Japanese knotweed is one of the most infamous invasive species in the UK, regulated by laws such as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in an attempt to stop it from spreading further than it already has.

Because knotweed is such a widely condemned plant, you could be forgiven for assuming that it’s highly toxic – why else would people be so afraid of finding it growing on their property?

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Under UK law, Japanese knotweed is classed as "controlled waste", and causing or allowing the plant to spread is illegal. For this reason, putting Japanese knotweed in your garden bin is illegal. 

Japanese knotweed is very easy to spread – a rhizome fragment just 1cm can be enough to start the growth of an entire new plant. This can cause trouble when trying to dispose of the weed – if even a small piece is left or drops to the ground, an entire new plant can grow.

Since Japanese knotweed is an invasive species and the spreading of it (whether accidental or intentional) is a crime, its disposal must be handled with the utmost care.

As such, Japanese knotweed cannot be put in the bin, be it green garden waste, black general rubbish, recycling, or compost. You cannot take knotweed to any dump or tip, and you cannot fly-tip.

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We’re here to distinguish the facts from the fiction regarding Japanese knotweed and knotweed treatments. There is one issue in particular that we’ll be addressing, however. There has been a spike of literature circling online promoting the message that the only acceptable way to treat your knotweed is to have it excavated. So, when should you use excavation to remove knotweed?

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If you’re familiar with Japanese knotweed, you probably already know that it’s a very difficult plant to get rid of – but why is that the case?

There are a number of features that make Japanese knotweed so difficult to remove and kill. If you’d like to find out more about why knotweed is so difficult to treat without professional help and the best way to permanently kill it, keep reading!

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Moss is a very common plant – in fact, it was one of the first land plants to ever grow, making it around 450 million years old!

There are a lot of old wives’ tales surrounding moss, such as it will only grow on the north sides of trees, or it can be used to cure a cough.

We’re here to look at the facts of moss – what environments does moss thrive in, and what conditions does moss favour for growth? Without further ado, let’s get into it!

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