On Sep 16, 3:36 pm, John McGaw wrote:
Artful Dodger wrote:
I'm told it's hopeless, but maybe some genius here has a solution.

I had a pair of Hibiscus vines taken out several months ago,
supposedly the whole root.

Hah, and yet again, hah! It's coming up all over the place. I am
willing to do almost anything to get rid of the root system. The area
involved is not near anything else that would be harmed. Gardener
says not even Roundup will do the trick.

Is there ANY way to get rid of it?

TIA

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/25496has some ideas.

But if you absolutely refuse to use herbicides

NO, I DON'T refuse! Was just quoting the gardener. I would be
happy to use something that will get rid of it.

What would you suggest?

then manually cutting off
shoots as soon as they appear over a long enough period will eventually
control the vines -- no plant can store infinite resources.

Would rather do something effective NOW rather than keep cutting.
Some of the roots are under a porch, so I'd have to keep opening
the (tiny) gate and crawling under the porch.

So, if you or any other member can suggest something
"cruel" g and effective, please post!

TIA

After seven
years I have an occasional survivor pop through the soil but I just mow it
and don't obsess.

--
John McGaw
[Knoxville, TN, USA]http://johnmcgaw.com