Montbretia on the Bund
Area 2
2025
- May 13th Dug up and burnt some 3 or 4 � from [A] drain side by felled tree trunk
2024
- July 11th Dug up and burnt some 16 corms from each of [A] drain side by felled tree trunk and [B] riverside on north edge of the drain
Ready to Burn - June 27th Found two locations in Site 2 as in 2020 and 2021. Clearly escaped my attention in 2023
2023
Didn't find any �2022
- August 21st One from the main patch
- August 6th Four small plants dug with corms from area adjacent the collapsed drain
- July 16th Six small plants pulled mostly with corms from area adjacent the collapsed drain
- June 1st Dug a bucket of corms after seeing a few plants
2021
- 20th September Another four from the main patch
- 11th September A dozen or two from the main patch
- 16th August From the main area in the triangle field, two more buckets full to burn.
2 buckets full awaiting for a burn. 16th August - 28th June From the main area in the triangle field from where I removed the corrugated iron noting some growth I dug up three buckets of corms.
3 buckets full awaiting for a burn. 28th June - 14th June Cleared corrugated iron and debris from main patch in triangle field
- May Put a load in the compost tub to decay.
Update Sept 16th Found another patch further north and on the field side of the bund. Removed on 17th Sept. Being on the edge of the drain and having been flooded twice a day for ages the corms and plants were dug up with a mass of clayey soil, making the trips to dispose a bit strenuous in the extremely warm sunshine whilst wearing overalls. :)
2020
Apart from those dumped in the triangle field, which I am dealing with, at the beginning of August I discovered a patch of Montbretia. This was located adjacent the collapsed drain just before the Japanese knotweed patch, and wonder if the two species are infiltrating via river flotsam? At first sight it seems not to be more than a few plants but on digging there are some two dozen flowering shoots and hundreds of corms. So many corms and spread that I will have to take a second trip with a sickle and clear away other covering growth.
