What is Virginia Creeper?
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Virginia Creeper
Comments (5)I have English Ivy growing on many trees in our Piney Woods property, and I just love it. It has been growing on these trees for almost 30 years, and none seem to suffer, nor died. I don't know what Virginia Creeper looks like, so I don't know what I'd choose, but I am probably one of very few that loves my English Ivy....See MoreVirginia Creepers on Walls?
Comments (1)oh, boy, will it... the problem being that the little sucker-feet it uses to climb don't ever come off- which is not such a problem on brick, where they blend in, or vinyl siding that you should never need to paint...but on shingle or wood siding, it can be something of a pest (they resist scraping, heat guns, and sandblasting!) thankfully, unlike the ivy, it doesn't tend to HURT things, eat away at the mortar in brick, or grow so thick that it makes a nice highway for vermin to get in to your attic!...See MoreVirginia Creeper - best way to kill it?
Comments (1)Ouch, sorry to hear about VC causing you that much discomfort. We have been battling this vine along (and up) the north wall of our house off and on for several years. We found we can keep it out of the St Augustine just with regular mowing. If yours are out in the open where you can get to the whole vine with the mower, you might be able to do it in just by keeping the leaves trimmed off. Our challenge has been the small bits of root that remain under the shrubs or other places it can't be reached with the mower or trimmer. The spray-on vine herbicides sold at the big box stores do a good job killing off current growth, but don't seem to be able to finish off the VC roots even after several repeat applications. A better approach might be to let the vine grow out, coil it up, and soak it in herbicide. I've done this for other vine problems, but should also work on VC. I used plastic bags and tape, but the following forum post describes a slightly different approach using a can. Think I'm going to pull some runners and see how well this works when applied directly to the roots. Here is a link that might be useful: Advise please on how to KILL a vine This post was edited by bostedo on Mon, May 20, 13 at 16:14...See MoreVirginia Creeper With Burs?
Comments (3)The "burs" aren't coming from the VA creeper, they're from a different plant -- one that I've got all over my lot. carol23 is prb'ly correct....See Morejoepyeweed
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