Hi all,

Here's more info - The vinca is quite firmly rooted and difficult to
pull up. What I have is not at all shallowly rooted. The vines are
along three fence lines, and along the side of my house in large
areas. It's not a small patch that's easily dealt with.

Last year I tried pulling everything out down to a few inches and
sprayed Roundup on it, and all of it grew back.

To Marcy - I used the Ornamec because it was recommended to me for
vinca!

Thanks so much for the help tho - any new ideas are welcome!

-Laura


Frogleg wrote in message . ..
On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 11:44:50 -0700,
(paghat) wrote:

(Laura) wrote:


The vines are still thriving - any ideas on how to get rid of them,
short of digging out each root? It's difficult to get to all of it,
and there is quite a bit of it around my yard.

And what's so hard about digging it up?

Hah! Have you ever had an infestation of Vinca? Yes, if there were
half-a-dozen plants, it would be easy. When there are 100/sq. yd.,
it's a different kettle of fish altogether. They may be *shallowly*
rooted, but they are *firmly* rooted, and just pulling often snaps the
stems, leaving root nodes to re-grow.

For Laura -- I've never found anything but pulling (and pulling and
pulling) to get rid of Vinca. Don't bother with RoundUp (glysophate),
either, except on tiny, tender emerging shoots. If you can mow the
area, that will discourage it somewhat, and you may at least be able
to see where to dig further. Good luck.