Waiting until the plants are fully leafed-out and cutting them back to ground level in spring, and then covering with plastic, will have more negative impact on the goutweed. Waiting until later in summer, as you did in August, can be less effective, as the goutweed would have built up more food reserves in the roots by that time of year. You did take the right steps to clear out the goutweed.
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