moved in october to a new house and finally got round to emptying the garden of mainly ivy growing over 3ft high walls.

the issue is the roots have grown in three seperate places underneath walls (some of which ajoin neighbours garden) and i can't comnpltely remove them. I've cut down as much as i can reach, but as i'm not going to get round to putting raised beds over these remaining roots for a month or so and i'm wondering what the best way is to stop the roots from re-growing both now and for good.

i want to avoid putting down poison as it may damage an old beautiful plum tree which was the only thing worth saving so any advice would be greatly appreciated. if u need any more info just ask, cheers

"Tiger303" wrote in message
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moved in october to a new house and finally got round to emptying the
garden of mainly ivy growing over 3ft high walls.

the issue is the roots have grown in three seperate places underneath
walls (some of which ajoin neighbours garden) and i can't comnpltely
remove them. I've cut down as much as i can reach, but as i'm not going
to get round to putting raised beds over these remaining roots for a
month or so and i'm wondering what the best way is to stop the roots
from re-growing both now and for good.

i want to avoid putting down poison as it may damage an old beautiful
plum tree which was the only thing worth saving so any advice would be
greatly appreciated. if u need any more info just ask, cheers
--
Tiger303
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Well my friends husband tried creosoting new fence panels near a wall of ivy
and all the ivy died from the splashes
So I would suggest liberally painting the cut root ends with creosote and
let that do the work

"Tiger303" wrote in message
s.com...
moved in october to a new house and finally got round to emptying the
garden of mainly ivy growing over 3ft high walls.

the issue is the roots have grown in three seperate places underneath
walls (some of which ajoin neighbours garden) and i can't comnpltely
remove them. I've cut down as much as i can reach, but as i'm not going
to get round to putting raised beds over these remaining roots for a
month or so and i'm wondering what the best way is to stop the roots
from re-growing both now and for good.

i want to avoid putting down poison as it may damage an old beautiful
plum tree which was the only thing worth saving so any advice would be
greatly appreciated. if u need any more info just ask, cheers
--
Tiger303
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Spray (or paint gel) glyphosphate ( trade name often sold as Tumbleweed :-)
on any leaves that come up. After a few months it will die.

I dug up a pretty large ivy last year ( several 1.5 to 2 inch diameter
trunks, many 0.5 to 1 inch)) , and most of the roots down to about 4 of 5
inches, but new shoots were coming up from remnants of roots, 2 or 3 months
of spraying the new shoots everytime I saw them finished it off.

As long as glyphosphate doesn't touch the leaves of your plum you'll be
fine, its inactivated immediately in soil.

--
Tumbleweed

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newsgroups)

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 15:26:49 GMT, Tiger303
wrote:

moved in october to a new house and finally got round to emptying the
garden of mainly ivy growing over 3ft high walls.

the issue is the roots have grown in three seperate places underneath
walls (some of which ajoin neighbours garden) and i can't comnpltely
remove them. I've cut down as much as i can reach, but as i'm not going
to get round to putting raised beds over these remaining roots for a
month or so and i'm wondering what the best way is to stop the roots
from re-growing both now and for good.

i want to avoid putting down poison as it may damage an old beautiful
plum tree which was the only thing worth saving so any advice would be
greatly appreciated. if u need any more info just ask, cheers


If any growth re-appears, spray it in spring with any of the stump
killers containing ammonium sulphamate. Root-Out is one such. It
breaks down harmlessly in the soil, so your plum tree will come to no
harm provided you don't get it on the leaves. Note that ammonium
sulphamate is _not_ the same as ammonium sulphate, which will do the
ivy nothing but good.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

In article ,
(Chris Hogg) wrote:

stump
killers containing ammonium sulphamate. Root-Out is one such. It
breaks down harmlessly in the soil, so your plum tree will come to no
harm provided you don't get it on the leaves.

Be aware that ammonium sulphamate is poisonous IF taken up by the roots.

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Tiger303 wrote:

moved in october to a new house and finally got round to emptying the
garden of mainly ivy growing over 3ft high walls.

the issue is the roots have grown in three seperate places underneath
walls (some of which ajoin neighbours garden) and i can't comnpltely
remove them. I've cut down as much as i can reach, but as i'm not going
to get round to putting raised beds over these remaining roots for a
month or so and i'm wondering what the best way is to stop the roots
from re-growing both now and for good.

i want to avoid putting down poison as it may damage an old beautiful
plum tree which was the only thing worth saving so any advice would be
greatly appreciated. if u need any more info just ask, cheers
--
Tiger303
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Just found this unsent in my outbox - hope it's still useful.
I think you've probably done enough to see off the Ivy, it's not that difficult
to kill unless you're doing it on a huge scale. Glyphosate based weedkillers
like Roundup will be the safest way of mopping up any odd bits left when they
have grown a few leaves. Root out etc is not safe close to your Plum and rain
will move it about in the soil - you need to be sure where the feeding roots of
the Plum are (and they will be more extensive than you think)
--
Rod
http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html
My email address needs weeding.