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Russian Vine
Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian
vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat -- "Be who you are and say what you feel....Because those that matter....don't mind....And those that mind....don't matter." |
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says... Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat Cut it back now to stumps and when it resprouts next spring use glysphate weedkiller on the new green bits -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
T... In article , says... Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat Cut it back now to stumps and when it resprouts next spring use glysphate weedkiller on the new green bits Ha! You got there first. I concur, but would add that several doses 'may' be needed pk |
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Ironically, my Russian vine is struggling to survive here in France. I
planted one on the North side of a derelict old barn hoping it would climb up some wire netting and onto what is left of the roof. The Russian vine I had back in England was the exact opposite, a fast growing thug. I think they just like to be contrary. It has the perfect spot (as far as I'm concerned) for it to run rampage! Instead it sulks. -- David in Normandy. To e-mail you must include the password FROG on the subject line, or it will be automatically deleted by a filter and not reach my inbox. |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote:
When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! |
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message
... On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! Anyone who plants a RV and allows it to invade someone else deserves to be glyphosated - as well as the plant! pk |
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On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0100, PK wrote:
"Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! Anyone who plants a RV and allows it to invade someone else deserves to be glyphosated - as well as the plant! pk but you've still got to live next door to them. Better to keep the peace, if possible. |
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message
... On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:41:00 +0100, PK wrote: "Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! Anyone who plants a RV and allows it to invade someone else deserves to be glyphosated - as well as the plant! pk but you've still got to live next door to them. Better to keep the peace, if possible. in practice, the damn thing is so vigorous that glyphosating the ivading bit will keep that bit at bay but the reas will continue to grow without noticing. Same with Ivy, i glyphosate the stuff coming trhought beh fence from next door twice a year - is slows it down wnough to prevent it destroying the fence but the main plant remains happy!! pk |
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"Pat P" wrote in message ... Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat Hi Pat All that is need is to cut the stems as they appear from the ground. HOWEVER, please bear in mind that they are a self layering and like Blackberries, as soon as they touch the ground, off they go again. SO, keep and eye on the area and keep the hoe/secateurs handy. There is a place for Russian Vine and if you visit the Isle of Wight look at the wonderful one in Newport on the exit from the car park of Marks and Sparks :-)))) As a screen they are superb but need a very hefty support and MUST be kept away from neighbours trees ;-( Russian Vine is like Leylanddii, 'There is a time and place for everything' One question. Why have you got one? Mike Keep that hoe going after you have cut ALL stems ;-) |
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On 22/10/08 15:36, in article , "Derek
Turner" wrote: On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! Very true, in which case the only answer is to hide the tins of glyphosate well among your own shrubs and just dip the tips of the RV in them. ;-)) I lived with this problem for several years because neighbours had used RV to clothe a lovely old granite wall and it kept coming over and eating my Clematis montana so I just kept on cutting it back with shears. But it really was a pain and they simply could not see the problem. They didn't garden so anything rampant that covered a wall on their side *and* mine was surely a bonus, seemed to be their idea! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message ... On Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:37:09 +0100, Sacha wrote: When I think the less garden-minded people here have actively promoted the idea of planting *several* of these monsters, I'm quite relieved to see a post that illustrates the trouble that's unleashed by putting one of these in the wrong place! Yebbutt the OP says 'invaded': it may very well not be his/her plant. If it's a neighbours they might not appreciate his/her glyphosating it! Tough! If it was "thir" RATS poison them! It`s probably as much of a menace! LOL! Pat |
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"'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Pat P" wrote in message ... Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat Hi Pat All that is need is to cut the stems as they appear from the ground. HOWEVER, please bear in mind that they are a self layering and like Blackberries, as soon as they touch the ground, off they go again. SO, keep and eye on the area and keep the hoe/secateurs handy. There is a place for Russian Vine and if you visit the Isle of Wight look at the wonderful one in Newport on the exit from the car park of Marks and Sparks :-)))) As a screen they are superb but need a very hefty support and MUST be kept away from neighbours trees ;-( Russian Vine is like Leylanddii, 'There is a time and place for everything' One question. Why have you got one? Mike Keep that hoe going after you have cut ALL stems ;-) It crept in from further down the row of gardens behind - not quite sure where it originated as it seems to be going/coming in/from all directions! They`re very pretty in the right place but not invading a smallish garden (or three). Pat |
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On 22/10/08 22:40, in article , "Pat P"
wrote: "'Mike'" wrote in message ... "Pat P" wrote in message ... Please does anyone have a foolproof and/or easy method of killing a Russian vine without killing everything else! We`ve been invaded and it will soon swallow EVERYTHING! Pat Hi Pat All that is need is to cut the stems as they appear from the ground. HOWEVER, please bear in mind that they are a self layering and like Blackberries, as soon as they touch the ground, off they go again. SO, keep and eye on the area and keep the hoe/secateurs handy. There is a place for Russian Vine and if you visit the Isle of Wight look at the wonderful one in Newport on the exit from the car park of Marks and Sparks :-)))) As a screen they are superb but need a very hefty support and MUST be kept away from neighbours trees ;-( Russian Vine is like Leylanddii, 'There is a time and place for everything' One question. Why have you got one? Mike Keep that hoe going after you have cut ALL stems ;-) It crept in from further down the row of gardens behind - not quite sure where it originated as it seems to be going/coming in/from all directions! They`re very pretty in the right place but not invading a smallish garden (or three). Pat QED -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon (new website online) |
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One question. Why have you got one? Mike Keep that hoe going after you have cut ALL stems ;-) It crept in from further down the row of gardens behind - not quite sure where it originated as it seems to be going/coming in/from all directions! They`re very pretty in the right place but not invading a smallish garden (or three). Pat Pat I quite agree with you. In a small garden a nightmare :-(( You can only attack it and knock it out every time it appears. How well do you get on/know the neighbours concerned? Could you approach them and ask if they ""really"" like it and 'might it be an idea on an all out attack on it?' Of course that depends on your neighbours and their feelings. I have wonderful neighbours and I know that if we had a problem such as yours we would combine forces and rid our gardens of it. It's great to have wonderful neighbours :-) Worth a try? Good luck Mike |
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