My neighbour put in some ivy a few years ago, and it is migrating into
my yard. It actually looks nice in a small wooded area I have, and
tumbling over a stone wall separating the wooded area from the lawn, but
now it is starting into the lawn.

We tried pulling it up, but it has fairly strong roots, and that is
obviously only a temporary fix.

I have some Kleenup vegetation killer in my arsenal, but the label on
that says applying it to the leaves will kill everything, including the
roots, and I'm thinking it might kill everything back into my
neighbour's yard, while I would be happy just to control the ivy so it
stays out of my grass.

Is there an easy effective way to control this before it gets across my
lawn into my garden? I have some other invasive plantings, like bee
balm and mint, that I have been able to control with barriers, but this
ivy just goes up and over the barrier.

"William Brown" wrote in message
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My neighbour put in some ivy a few years ago, and it is migrating
into my yard. It actually looks nice in a small wooded area I have,
and tumbling over a stone wall separating the wooded area from the
lawn, but now it is starting into the lawn.

We tried pulling it up, but it has fairly strong roots, and that is
obviously only a temporary fix.

I have some Kleenup vegetation killer in my arsenal, but the label
on that says applying it to the leaves will kill everything,
including the roots, and I'm thinking it might kill everything back
into my neighbour's yard, while I would be happy just to control the
ivy so it stays out of my grass.

It will "stunt" it back to the last root, but will not kill any, on
just 1 application. I watered well and pulled all I could to get it
out of my yard, and it's been a constant battle these past 6 years to
keep it in check. It seems the roots live forever.

Tom J
who just pulled out at least a doz runners last week

Don't put it off! It will take over your entire yard in no time! I
regularly fight the ivy that invades my wooded backyard all the time.
Goes all over. Up the trees. Over the ground. Into the bushes. I cleared
this whole area in April 2004 and today it looks like I never touched it.

I have a number of fighting methods. Which method I use depends of how
much energy I have at the time... The best way: weedeater down to where
you just see the long vines, then pull and cut, pull and cut... Then if
you don't KEEP it pulled, you can do this again in about 1 year.

The areas where I have the best control, I just weedeater it into a nice
edge. Don't let it get any further.

I have not used the weed killers as where I see that done, it still
leaves a mess. A big dead mess.

Once you have it growing, it is a constant job of vigilance to see that
it stays contained. You will never get rid of it!!!! I should have
worked my backyard in the spring of this year and I am paying for that now.

William Brown wrote:
My neighbour put in some ivy a few years ago, and it is migrating into
my yard. It actually looks nice in a small wooded area I have, and
tumbling over a stone wall separating the wooded area from the lawn, but
now it is starting into the lawn.

We tried pulling it up, but it has fairly strong roots, and that is
obviously only a temporary fix.

I have some Kleenup vegetation killer in my arsenal, but the label on
that says applying it to the leaves will kill everything, including the
roots, and I'm thinking it might kill everything back into my
neighbour's yard, while I would be happy just to control the ivy so it
stays out of my grass.

Is there an easy effective way to control this before it gets across my
lawn into my garden? I have some other invasive plantings, like bee
balm and mint, that I have been able to control with barriers, but this
ivy just goes up and over the barrier.

Tom J wrote:
"William Brown" wrote in message
news:AKqbf.3568$2C.1151@dukeread03...
My neighbour put in some ivy a few years ago, and it is
migrating
into my yard. It actually looks nice in a small wooded area
I
have, and tumbling over a stone wall separating the wooded
area
from the lawn, but now it is starting into the lawn.

We tried pulling it up, but it has fairly strong roots, and
that
is obviously only a temporary fix.

I have some Kleenup vegetation killer in my arsenal, but the
label
on that says applying it to the leaves will kill everything,
including the roots, and I'm thinking it might kill
everything
back into my neighbour's yard, while I would be happy just to
control the ivy so it stays out of my grass.

It will "stunt" it back to the last root, but will not kill
any, on
just 1 application. I watered well and pulled all I could to
get it
out of my yard, and it's been a constant battle these past 6
years
to keep it in check. It seems the roots live forever.

Tom J
who just pulled out at least a doz runners last week

I used Round-up and pulled all in one season and have pretty much
eradicated the ivy, just the occassional leaf or two will poke
up.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

"Travis" wrote in message
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I used Round-up and pulled all in one season and have pretty much
eradicated the ivy, just the occassional leaf or two will poke
up.

I can't get it to grow on a slope where I need to control erosion. Life is
unfair.

"William Brown" wrote in message
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My neighbour put in some ivy a few years ago, and it is migrating into
my yard. It actually looks nice in a small wooded area I have, and
tumbling over a stone wall separating the wooded area from the lawn, but
now it is starting into the lawn.

I have ivy at various spots around the house (Northern DE) and have to cut
it where it grows up walls, bushes or trees but have never had problems with
it growing into lawn. Matter of fact, I'm finding it difficult to get
established on some shaded banks. Don't know what the big deal about ivy
is.
Frank

"Travis" wrote in message
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I used Round-up and pulled all in one season and have pretty much
eradicated the ivy, just the occassional leaf or two will poke up.

Leave it alone for 6 months and then tell me it's "pretty much
eradicated". :-(

Tom J

Tom J wrote:
"Travis" wrote in
message
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I used Round-up and pulled all in one season and have pretty
much
eradicated the ivy, just the occassional leaf or two will
poke up.

Leave it alone for 6 months and then tell me it's "pretty much
eradicated". :-(

It has been over a year.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5