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ivy problem
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riverdees05
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I would check with the local COOP and see what they recommend or if you have a County Extension, call them. Be very careful, cutting them down and getting rid of what you cut.
We have some ivy covering the bricks on our garage, so I read your question with interest. We hack and slash on it 2+ times a year and I can forsee a time when I will wish it gone.
I googled (Bing'd?) 'How to kill ivy?' and several replies said to prepare for lots of heavy work. In Sept/Oct., hack it down as much as possible. Paint the stems as close to the ground as possible with Round-Up. Do this repeatedly at 1-2 week intervals. This will transfer the chemical down to the roots as the plant is trying to store energy/nutrition for winter and 'sap' is moving down toward the roots. Then in spring, pluck off all-every single one- leaf or stem that emerges. This will rob the plant of nutrition derived from next year's photosynthesis hence starving the plant.
Sounds like a lot of work, but that's how it's done. Just spraying with herbicide won't work- the waxy surface of the leaves just shed the chemical. You can crush- or shred all the leaves in your hands or with a string trimmer allowing Round-Up to enter the plant's system rather than run off.
Either way, multiple applications/treatments are required.
Not exactly what I wanted to see, either, but Good Luck!
Jim Ricks
I googled (Bing'd?) 'How to kill ivy?' and several replies said to prepare for lots of heavy work. In Sept/Oct., hack it down as much as possible. Paint the stems as close to the ground as possible with Round-Up. Do this repeatedly at 1-2 week intervals. This will transfer the chemical down to the roots as the plant is trying to store energy/nutrition for winter and 'sap' is moving down toward the roots. Then in spring, pluck off all-every single one- leaf or stem that emerges. This will rob the plant of nutrition derived from next year's photosynthesis hence starving the plant.
Sounds like a lot of work, but that's how it's done. Just spraying with herbicide won't work- the waxy surface of the leaves just shed the chemical. You can crush- or shred all the leaves in your hands or with a string trimmer allowing Round-Up to enter the plant's system rather than run off.
Either way, multiple applications/treatments are required.
Not exactly what I wanted to see, either, but Good Luck!
Jim Ricks
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All-Natural Plant Control.
Give the goats time & they'll consume all the ivy right down to the ground.
The operate on their own power, automatically.
Plus, they fertilize as they go.
Could you arrange to have some goats from a nearby farm brought over to graze in your ivy field ?
Give the goats time & they'll consume all the ivy right down to the ground.
The operate on their own power, automatically.
Plus, they fertilize as they go.
-- Alan Cole, McLean (Fairfax County), Virginia, USA.
Mares eat oats and does eat oats
And little lambs eat ivy.
A kid'll eat ivy, too.
Wouldn't you?
Impossible Dream
I completely cleared ivy from my yard using the cut and swab with round-up method 12 years ago, but each year new plants pop up. They are only tiny and I get to them with the round-up quickly but they still appear each year. Often ivy creeps into neighbouring yards also, so unless your neighbours maintain their boundary you will be stuck with it creeping through/under the fence. I've assumed birds spread the seeds and that's why the new plants appear each year.
Good luck.
I completely cleared ivy from my yard using the cut and swab with round-up method 12 years ago, but each year new plants pop up. They are only tiny and I get to them with the round-up quickly but they still appear each year. Often ivy creeps into neighbouring yards also, so unless your neighbours maintain their boundary you will be stuck with it creeping through/under the fence. I've assumed birds spread the seeds and that's why the new plants appear each year.
Good luck.
If the ivy is growing on the ground and in an area where this would not be an eyesore--carpet it! Seriously, find someone who is changing carpeting and pick up a roomful or two of the old carpet. Lay it over the ivy and let it sit there for six months to a year. The carpet will not rot. The ivy will die. As a bonus all the other weeds will die, too.
We've used the carpet method a few times over the years with great success. It's the way I clear new planting beds since I'm way too lazy to dig large areas. After I pull off the carpet, I mulch with a foot-thick layer of grass clippings. In no time, you get rich crumbly dirt that you can dig with a teaspoon.
We've used the carpet method a few times over the years with great success. It's the way I clear new planting beds since I'm way too lazy to dig large areas. After I pull off the carpet, I mulch with a foot-thick layer of grass clippings. In no time, you get rich crumbly dirt that you can dig with a teaspoon.
It's amazing how much useful information is availanble on this site besides timeshare and talk about timely, my gardener is supposed to come today to clear away all the ivy I have growing into the side of my house. 
Ever hear of an "Ivey Desert?"
Ivy has been known to blanket trees and cover acers of land. It produces no food for animals and nothing else will grow. Kudzoo is more dramatic but is not cold tolerant. Beware of invasive plants!!!
Ivy has been known to blanket trees and cover acers of land. It produces no food for animals and nothing else will grow. Kudzoo is more dramatic but is not cold tolerant. Beware of invasive plants!!!
MRSFUSSY
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I guess I should say this in a whisper....
but I like ivy. I keep it trimmed and it is contined to one spot.
but I like ivy. I keep it trimmed and it is contined to one spot.
I Like Ivy Too
Ivy is a really nice plant. you just have to keep an eye on it and not let it take over. It is great for those places nothing else will cover and looks great on walls.
Ivy is a really nice plant. you just have to keep an eye on it and not let it take over. It is great for those places nothing else will cover and looks great on walls.