How to get rid of this vine/groundcover
laurell
15 years ago
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Comments (7)Pull up all you can, mow or weed whack the rest and Round-up any new growth. Ivy has thick coated leaves, and Round-up works best on the tender new growth. There are ivy killers out there also, I haven't tried them. Water the area before you use the herbicide, allow the leaves to dry. This will get it growing, and it will absorb the herbicide better. Also, most herbicids don't work in temps over 85 or so, or they take longer to work. Plants don't metabolize much at higher temps. I'm sure you know to apply any herbicide on a calm day to avoid it drifting onto plants that you want to keep....See MoreHow Do I Get Rid Of These Vines
Comments (5)This thread is essentially a DUPICATE of the thread here : http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/vines/msg0314542227683.html?2 I agree 100% with the 2 ID's supplied by flora_uk. The mostly dry vine strands on the house with no leaves and the adhering discs is the herbaceous perennial Parthenocissus and the evergreen leaves belong to perennial Hedera. Hopeully knowing the Identity of the plants assists in knowing what you are contending with. I have them both growing together on the lot that I live on. You can either pull them out (roots and all) or use the POISON. I never prefer to recommend any artificial POISON because they are all toxic to the environment and DO NOT simply break down into harmless substances as the manufacturers (i.e., Monsanto , Dupont and all of their subsidiaries) along with their "payed" = funded lackeys claim. I have removed both of the species in question (from areas that I did not want them in) by frequently , vigilantly and consistently pulling them out by the roots , so I know it can be done , but if you allow them to grow back , without keeping on top of them frequently enough , then they will certainly grow back. You CANNOT prevent regrowth of these with simple lawnmower maintenance after you do any initial root pulling as they can grow too close to the ground...I say this in the event that you (or anyone else) may be hoping to do a once or twice a year cleanup for your parents with them doing some typical mowing to try and curtail the growth... I would never allow the vines to grow back (where I did not want them) , so that there was 3 feet of the Hedera visibly covering the exterior foundational wall of the house and Parthenocissus to the top of a 7 foot exterior wall ...Parthenocissus grows much faster than Hedera as I have both intertwined on my lot... There is no quick fix and obviously the poison treatment did not work for you. You need to pull them out (very frequently) every time you see them coming back , eventually they will wane in vigor as the roots are drained of energy. Pay a local kid / teen to come and pull them out every 2 weeks or so by the roots...regular maintenance will certainly prevent you from being able to show vines growing on the house the way you can now... best regards, Ron This post was edited by ron_convolvulaceae on Tue, Mar 26, 13 at 18:56...See MoreHow to get rid of trumpet vine
Comments (141)My mother had this plant at her home and the suckers popped up everywhere and even came up through a freshly paved driveway. A few neighbors had them popping up in the lawns all over the place. The only way we got rid of the largest plant that had become a 6 foot high tree was to cut it down and drill holes through the trunk to create a bowl and we poured the salt that is used for snow and ice and let it soak in the truck and it slowly killed it. It's a horrible invasive plant that she not be sold at garden centres....See MoreNeed help getting rid of thorny vines
Comments (1)Use the services of the Texas A & M Cooperative Extension Service to properly identify what you have and then the how to control it can be better explored. But you could also cut the stems at ground level, repeating as necessary to keep any green growth from appearing and eventually the roots will die....See Morelaurell
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