Is there a herbacide which will kill morning glory but not the plants it entwines around?

I used to have a terrible infestation of wild morning glory (also known as field bindweed) in my shrub and rose beds. We're talking about the stuff with the small white/pale pink flowers, right? It's important to get this stuff removed before it goes to seed ~ if you don't have time to deal with it now, you can pinch off the blossoms to stop the seeds from scattering, and address the problem later.

How I dealt with it was

1) Soak the bed the night before to loose the soil.

2) The next morning, follow the vines down to the roots and gently pull the roots out of the ground.

3) Mulch the beds with a thick layer of black & white newspaper, covered with 4 inches of grass clippings.

Problem solved.

You may have a few stray seeds sprout up out of the ground; simply remove the entire vine to contain the problem. The following spring, make sure to put down a good layer of mulch to prevent the morning glory seeds from germinating. You'll still have a few vines sprouting up...but they'll be much easier to deal with. Using this method, I completely got rid of my morning glory problem in less than 3 years.

One course of action to follow is to manually cut away the vine and dispose of that debris. Then (and this is tedious, but effective) use a small brush to paint neat Roundup or other glyphosate solution liberally but CAREFULLY to the cut ends of the vine. Do not spray it on! As long as your application is neat and performed shortly after the cuts are made, the herbicide should penetrate the root system effectively, without interfering with nearby shrubs or plants. 2 or 3 treatments may be necessary over several weeks depending on the size of the vine mass and its root structure. once the herbicide is applied, cover up with plastic, an upturned pot or what ever you can find that fits (for 1-2 weeks) to deter animals/children from coming into contact with the solution.

Its a good idea to wear a dust mask and disposable surgical gloves to avoid contact to your skin or face.

Wish you success,

P

are you sure it morning glory or just plain bine weed,if bine weed you got problem pulling it out it tends to snap and root still grows.bit of double digging dig out as much as poss then treat the roots there good brands out there that treat it.long job my friend,it been taing me afew years get rid of it.can you get of much as poss off then cover soil where roots grow, it take along time but deprive it of light do trick.i think this is not morning glory,they blue bine weed white....good luck you going need it get that stuff up

You could try applying Round Up with a Q-Tip. That can work well.