"Periproct" wrote in message
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Hi

Very ignorant on these matters so here is my question.

I have some kind of creeper that is now going across the bottom of my
garden, right down the length of the garden and has now completely covered
the side up the house up to roof level.

My neighbour on one side doesn't like it at all and I'm sure the neighbour
on the other side won't be too pleased if it starts getting into his
garden.
I'm also concerned about the damage it might do if it starts getting under
the slates on the roof.

Although I think it looks OK I'm thinking for practical purposes I'd be
better getting rid of it completely. Is there any way of killing it off
permanently? I'm thinkingof something I can feed it at the point it is
growing from.
I have chopped it quite severely in the past and it almost seems like it
can
keep growing even after the main stems have been cut. As if the branches
can
keep living after the roots have been cut off if that makes sense.

Thanks for any advice, regards, Nigel



Sounds as if you have Russian Vine or a 'Mile a Minute' plant. Has it got
long tenticles reaching out and grabbing you yet?

Chop it off at the root, BUT, any branch touching the ground roots itself
and hey presto, off we ago again with ANOTHER plant :-(( and so on and so
forth.

If this is what it is, hack it back certainly before it gets into the roof,
roof space, and thence down the ceiling hatch into the hall or bedrooms and
strangles you whilst you are in bed with its long tenticles :-((

Honest statement if it is Russian Vine

Pretty white flowers later , but ............

:-((

Mike


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