Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

Mike wrote in news:1180619092.741300.202740
@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?



Where are you located, Mike?

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

On May 31, 9:55 am, FragileWarrior
wrote:
Mike wrote in news:1180619092.741300.202740
@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com:



I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

Where are you located, Mike?

Durham, NC - 27705

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

In article .com,
Mike wrote:

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

I'd guess Honey Suckle.

Bill

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Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

William Wagner wrote in news:not-to-
:

In article .com,
Mike wrote:

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

I'd guess Honey Suckle.

The leaves don't look right, do they? (Not for the Honeysuckle we have
here in Indiana, at least.) Honeysuckle IS invasive and considered a
dangerous invasive in some places, though.

Does it flower, Mike? What do the flowers look like? Honeysuckle smells
really nice.

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

On May 31, 10:18 am, FragileWarrior
wrote:
William Wagner wrote in news:not-to-
:



In article .com,
Mike wrote:

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard at my
house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up the
lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a huge
network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

I'd guess Honey Suckle.

The leaves don't look right, do they? (Not for the Honeysuckle we have
here in Indiana, at least.) Honeysuckle IS invasive and considered a
dangerous invasive in some places, though.

Does it flower, Mike? What do the flowers look like? Honeysuckle smells
really nice.

I don't know if it flowers, I suppose I'll find out. I thought it
looked like trumpet vine, but haven't seen any flowers yet. We have
been in the house less than a year. It's not honeysuckle, I've got
that towards the back of the yard, and it's not the same.

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

Mike wrote in
oups.com:

On May 31, 10:18 am, FragileWarrior
wrote:
William Wagner wrote in
news:not-to-
:



In article .com,
Mike wrote:

I have this weed growing all around the fence, and into the yard
at my house.

It grows along the ground, up the fence, up trees, and tangles up
the lawn mower blade.

When I started pulling it up, it was pretty obvious that it's a
huge network of the thing, and it's cross-hatched all underneath
the soil.

So far, every few weeks, I get the new growth and cut it back, but
can't seem to figure out how to get rid of it all at once.

There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Does anyone have any advice on how to permanently get rid of this
thing, and what the heck it is?

I'd guess Honey Suckle.

The leaves don't look right, do they? (Not for the Honeysuckle we
have here in Indiana, at least.) Honeysuckle IS invasive and
considered a dangerous invasive in some places, though.

Does it flower, Mike? What do the flowers look like? Honeysuckle
smells really nice.

I don't know if it flowers, I suppose I'll find out. I thought it
looked like trumpet vine, but haven't seen any flowers yet.

The placement of the leaves look a bit similar to Trumpet Vine but not
exactly the same, I don't think. Here's a fairly good photo of the
leaves: http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/630/

Trumpet Vine is late to come up, too. It would have been one of the last
things to green up in spring. At least that's been my experience with
it. But then I also can't get it to grow where I want it to grow - or
nearly as much of it as I want -- either.

Help identifying a vine/weed, and advice to get rid of it
 

On 31 May 2007 06:44:52 -0700, Mike wrote:
There are pictures at:

http://mikeski.net/new/albums/view/22

Photos are not really good enough for ID, so submit it to your extension
service -- they'll know quite easily.

I get a strong impression of Campsis radicans, trumpet creeper,
but I'm not willing to put any money on it from the photos.
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CARA2
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...on/Campsra.htm
http://www.missouriplants.com/Redopp...cans_page.html
http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook/trees/cara.html

Kay