Construction Megastore Building Materials<\/a>\u00a0says that the species can damage any local biodiversity.\n<\/p>\n\n He explained: \u201cIf left unmanaged, it spreads rapidly and can overwhelm gardens and surrounding areas.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cAllowing it to encroach on your neighbour\u2019s garden could even result in legal consequences and fines, so it\u2019s important to control its growth.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
Does Himalayan balsam affect a mortgage?<\/p>\n
\n In some cases, if the plant has taken over an area, then it could affect how much your property could fetch if put on the market. Some mortgage lenders may even be reluctant to lend.\n<\/p>\n
How to remove\u00a0Himalayan\u00a0balsam<\/p>\n
\n Himalayan balsam needs to be pulled out by hand or cut as low as possible before it seeds.\n<\/p>\n
\n Mr Quinton continued: \u201cThe most effective way to tackle\u00a0Himalayan\u00a0balsam\u00a0is by hand-pulling or cutting it back, ideally before it starts to flower.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cWhen pulling it up, make sure to remove the whole plant, roots and all, to stop it from growing back.\n<\/p>\n
\n Recommended reading:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n “In thicker patches, cutting the stems below the lowest node can also work well to keep it under control.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n The plant, which can grow to about 6ft 5in (2m) tall, blooms with pink or purple scented flowers from June to November.\n<\/p>\n
\n Himalayan balsam was first introduced to the UK by Victorian botanists in 1839.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Himalayan\u00a0balsam, similar to Japanese Knotweed, sits among other plants that can \u201crapidly spread\u201d in your garden. It may…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3843],"tags":[728,70,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-205352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-environment","8":"tag-environment","9":"tag-science","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114727570926865256","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=205352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/205352\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=205352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=205352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=205352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}