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HAIL HYDRA! (mander.xyz)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 14 points 8 months ago (6 children)

Just keep cutting/burning it every couple days. It will die eventually.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Lol good luck with that!

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (4 children)

    Well we had it in our backyard and did exactly that. It's not there anymore.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    Then you're lucky. Our government tried this and failed miserably. The rhizomes grow pretty deep and are very resistant, so burning and cutting shouldn't really do much.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Well if you cut it completely every day or every feq days it will run out of stored energy eventually and stop growing.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I feel like we're talking about different plants because that shouldn't work at all. Knotweed can survive very harsh condition. Unless you're digging out the rhizomes, there's no way to "cut it completely" really.

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