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Ivy killer
My wife was given a cutting from a neighbours Ivy a couple of years ago and
she planted it near our boundary wall. I asked her not to but she thought it would cover the bare wall, it did. This year it has gone mad and grown so well the neighbour is complaining. I have tried many weedkillers but none have worked. Could some knowledge person please tell me the name of a weedkiller that will kill ivy please as I can foresee neighbour problems. TIA. Jon |
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"jon" wrote in message ... My wife was given a cutting from a neighbours Ivy a couple of years ago and she planted it near our boundary wall. I asked her not to but she thought it would cover the bare wall, it did. This year it has gone mad and grown so well the neighbour is complaining. I have tried many weedkillers but none have worked. Could some knowledge person please tell me the name of a weedkiller that will kill ivy please as I can foresee neighbour problems. Cut it off at the roots. In my experience they do not regenerate well from that. But you may have odd seedlings which require standard weeding out. -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 24.08.2005 |
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"ned" wrote in message ... "jon" wrote in message ... My wife was given a cutting from a neighbours Ivy a couple of years ago and she planted it near our boundary wall. I asked her not to but she thought it would cover the bare wall, it did. This year it has gone mad and grown so well the neighbour is complaining. I have tried many weedkillers but none have worked. Could some knowledge person please tell me the name of a weedkiller that will kill ivy please as I can foresee neighbour problems. Cut it off at the roots. In my experience they do not regenerate well from that. But you may have odd seedlings which require standard weeding out. ~~~~~~~~~ Quit correct. However do not try to pull it off the wall until the stems are showing signs of death. Also, do not leave it until dead and brittle or its 'roots' disfigure the wall and are nearly impossible to remove. Best Wishes Brian -- |
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On Tue, 6 Sep 2005 23:15:09 +0100, "jon"
wrote: My wife was given a cutting from a neighbours Ivy a couple of years ago and she planted it near our boundary wall. I asked her not to but she thought it would cover the bare wall, it did. This year it has gone mad and grown so well the neighbour is complaining. I have tried many weedkillers but none have worked. Could some knowledge person please tell me the name of a weedkiller that will kill ivy please as I can foresee neighbour problems. TIA. Jon There is a proprietary ivy killer on the market, available from garden centres. The active ingredient is ammonium sulphamate, which is also what 'Root-Out' (stump killer) consists of, and is probably a cheaper buy. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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"jon" wrote in message ... My wife was given a cutting from a neighbours Ivy a couple of years ago and she planted it near our boundary wall. I asked her not to but she thought it would cover the bare wall, it did. This year it has gone mad and grown so well the neighbour is complaining. I have tried many weedkillers but none have worked. Could some knowledge person please tell me the name of a weedkiller that will kill ivy please as I can foresee neighbour problems. "a spade" -- Tumbleweed email replies not necessary but to contact use; tumbleweednews at hotmail dot com |
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may i suggest a gallon of cheap n cheerful brake fluid ? you can dilute it with water and get two gallons ? or even more water and get 4 gallons !!! it does not have a mention of being used as weed killer on the can, but it works fantastically. other plants will grow back eventually, and it will DEFINATELY kill that flipping ivy !!! |
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