Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis, or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?

Kind Regards

Matt

Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

On 12/12/2011 12:20, Matt Smith wrote:
Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it
a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis,
or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?

Kind Regards

Matt





I've dug out the roots of a few big beasts over the years and IME they
never give problems afterwards.

Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:20:09 +0000, Matt Smith
wrote:


Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it
a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis,
or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?

Kind Regards

Matt

I just kept cutting it down to ground level for a year or three and it
gave up!

Steve

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Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

On Dec 12, 12:20*pm, Matt Smith Matt.Smith.
wrote:
Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it
a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis,
or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?

Kind Regards

Matt

--
Matt Smith

The leaves are waxy and tend to render weed killer ineffective.
However I used to mix Roundup with paraffin and spray it with that.
They don't recommend it any more, I think the paraffin is considered
eco-unfriendly these days.

(That is concentrated Roundup, not the premixed stuff BTW)

Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

"Matt Smith" wrote in message
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Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it
a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis,
or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?


Over in uk.d-i-y the standard answer is "angle grinder".
Having just removed a very large Budleia from my daughter's garden I thing
the standard answer on uk.rec.gardening should be "mattocks".

Cheers

Dave R
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Thanks for the suggestions. I will avoid using weed killer then, if all it needs is elbow grease.

Many Thanks

Matt

Best Way To Get Rid Of Ivy
 

On Dec 12, 9:48*pm, "David WE Roberts" wrote:
"Matt Smith" wrote in message

...



Hi,

Does anyone have any experience with winning a battle against ivy? Is it
a case of just stripping the roots from the ground on an ongoing basis,
or is there a particularly effective form of weed killer?

Over in uk.d-i-y the standard answer is "angle grinder".
Having just removed a very large Budleia from my daughter's garden I thing
the standard answer on uk.rec.gardening should be "mattocks".

Cheers

Dave R
--
No plan survives contact with the enemy.
[Not even bunny]

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder

(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

Get Mike Crowe to come round, and ask him to fertilise it with his
very own brand of bullshit..........that will kill off pretty much
anything!