Hi my name is Tom
I would love to introduce myself as your new Knotweed manager.
I am sure that many folks who have been visited by this plant know the basics, but let me start by laying it out.
Knotweed ends up invading the landscape only gradually at first, then it spreads voraciously to crowd out other species. The mechanism of Knotweed's invasive dominance is called alleleopathy. Alleleopathy describes a plant releasing hormones that stun or disrupt the growth of plants around it. Black walnut is known for this, and even the other walnuts have this quality because of a compound called juglone.
Alleleopathy is only one of Knotweed's challenging aspects, the other being its ability to reproduce asexually through virtually any piece of its tissue. This means that using a lawnmower or a weed wacker in an attempt to get rid of Knotweed, you're just spreading bits of it everywhere that will resprout easily.
My technique integrates knowledge about these things, and it is a calm and persistent approach to reclaiming the land that Knotweed has degraded. The work to remove the Knotweed for good is done during Knotweed's growth phase, so please consult with me if you are interested in grappling with the Knotweed on your property this Spring/Summer.
I don't need tarps and tools to do my work. I will be walking in and through your knotweed patches, carefully removing leaves from the living stems. This process should occur over successive visits, and it eventually incorporates adding mulch and compost to the affected areas, and waiting for the end of the summer to start gathering the remaining Knotweed stalks for a separate compost.
I hope you will inquire by email if you could use some help with Knotweed this year. I have worked at my skills with Knotweed and I would love to help folks who need to learn how to do it without pesticides or smothering. I am looking for friends in the community and I have other landscaping skills as well.
Cheers