On 2008-07-07, Sue wrote:
Newer growth works better than old growth so later
in the season means it will not work as well or takes longer. Sometimes
it takes a few days to a week to see that the plant is dying. Things
with many roots and runners can be harder to kill.


That's for sure. I am fighting what seems to be a neverending battle against
honeysuckle, which took over all my shrubs and some trees last summer before
I realized how bad it had gotten--and it killed several rhododendrons and
other stuff.

Last year I spent two full weekends pulling, cutting down to the woody stem
at the ground, and dipping the main plants in pure roundup concentrate. That
was followed by application after application of strong roundup
concentrate--but it keeps coming back. Basically I have an acre of woods
that was pretty much a solid CARPET of honeysuckle (and some wisteria-type
vine) underneath, and it had completely covered two sides of a large 6 foot
chain link fence.

I can't ever let my guard down, because of course I can't keep it from
leaping across the creek and property boundaries.

BUT it's under control, off my shrubs and fence, and I will prevail!

Sue


You may want to try painting on full strength brush killer mixed with
roundup. I had good luck with it on wysteria. I like to leave a foot
or so of vine and scrape the bark so it will absorb more. I used
BrushBgon with roundup.

I have been fighting this wysteria for 15 plus years, but only half
heartedly. I sacrIficed an azelea to get it this time. Maybe by next
year I will have it eraticated. Part of the problem is it is back in
South Carolina so I only get to fight it on trips back. But now I am
building a little vacation shack where I can stay for a few days to a
few weeks at a time.


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