The herbicide I used, Weed-B-Gone Crabgrass Control (2,4-D plus quinclorac) knocked it back but didn't eliminate it. Last year I quit using the herbicide and switched to aggressively pulling out new plants as soon as I see them. Once or twice a week I comb the area for new shoots, pull them up and throw them in the trash. I usually get a fistful. If nothing else, it's easier than spraying and there's no waiting for the plants to die. Supposedly if you pull out all the shoots, the roots will run out of energy from lack of photosynthesis and die. They sure haven't died yet.
One thing I've noticed is that bindweed can't compete with HEALTHY grass. The patch was originally a bunch of wood chips, but as the chips rot and the grass moves in, the bindweed has a harder time. It only grows in bare spots where there's little or no grass. On the other hand, I found a patch in the city near where I used to work. It has infested a patch of grass that's been neglected by whoever owns the property, and the bindweed has no problem competing with the grass there.
A real annoying thing about this stuff is its ability to transplant itself. I'm pretty sure my mower is at least partly responsible, but I find it cropping up in odd places around the yard, particularly around trees. My zero turn mower has a tendency to churn up the ground around trees, and I think the tires pick up bits of bindweed from the patch and replant them elsewhere. I'm now careful to pull all the bindweed up before I mow the infested area.
I'm fairly happy with the progress I've made, but I'm beginning to think this battle will never be over.
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