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How do you get rid of 5-leaf ivy and some other stuff?
Eggs Zachtly wrote: I Love Lucy said: wrote in message ups.com... If the vines are in an area where you can spray, then just spraying with 3% Roundup will work. Or you can cut and then treat the new growth with Roundup or one of the similar products made for weeds and brush. They are cheaper and more effective than triclopyr, which is a selective herbicide. I doubt a 3% solution of Roundup will kill such a mature vine. Have you ever tried it? I've routinely used it on mature poison ivy and it works very well. On ground based poison ivy, I just spray it on. If it's a large vine going up a tree, with no accessible leaves, I cut it, wait till new growth emerges, then spray it a month later. Never had to brush it on. In my experience the broad spectrum total vegetation type killers have always been more effective than a selective herbicide, where there is a tradeoff on what it will and won't kill. For example, triclopyr is used for clover control in lawns. It usually takes at least two applications to control it. The first tends to just stunt it. If you sprayed that with Roundup or another total vegetation killer, it would be dead the first time, but so would the grass. As to the OP's question of future planting following Roundup, it's safe to replant a week after application. Either herbicide will work. But I'd still recommend tryclopyr. It's selective, as the googlegrouper said, but it's selective towards woody, broadleaf plants (exactly what you're trying to kill). More reading on both products: http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/triclopy.htm http://extoxnet.orst.edu/pips/glyphosa.htm HTH -- Eggs -Opportunities always look bigger going than coming. |
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