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Gardening Question

grandmoon — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:38:22 GMT

How do I get rid of ivy ?

It is coming through the fence from next doors beside their garage.

Any ideas please.

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joz*garage — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:41:53 GMT

poison

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kopenhagen5 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:46:56 GMT

Using something as Round Up means it goes to the roots and kills the plant.

So if the neighbor doesn't want it either, that's a quick solution.

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horizon1907 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:49:53 GMT

Beat me to it kopes. 🙂 RoundUp is the go. Please make sure you read the instructions carefully. whatever you spray it onto will die, so make sure it's only the Ivy. 🙂

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imastawka — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 00:53:46 GMT

I had the same problem. The ivy had overtaken from next door.

Poisoning is the only answer, but it will be ongoing. Keep a watch.

The pesky stuff keeps popping up again and again.

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repentatleisure1952 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:08:57 GMT

@kopenhagen5 wrote:
Using something as Round Up means it goes to the roots and kills the plant.
So if the neighbor doesn't want it either, that's a quick solution.

For Ivy it's best to cut a heap back then cut a slit in cut ends & paint on NEAT Glyphosate ( Round up is fine). Do not mix with water and apply to each fresh cut as the slit is completed.

Wear gloves.

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imastawka — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:22:32 GMT

Yes, as tuckcase says. Paint glyphosate undiluted.

Do not spray if it's windy, you'll wear it.

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lloydslights — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 01:31:59 GMT

On the details given, I offer my advice.

The ivy may be holding an old wooden fence in position. Destroy the ivy and the job may include the replacement of the fence. (Read:"been there, done that")

Does the neighbour want to eradicate it as well having the above knowledge? If that is the case, poisoning in tuckcase directions is excellent.

Otherwise trimming back is the neighbourly alternative as I see it.

DEB

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grandmoon — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 02:35:51 GMT

The ivy roots are on the neighbours yard between the fence and their garage.

There is a 10 inch gap there and the ivy is now coming through the spaces in the fence.

It will be very hard to get to the roots without taking the palings off the fence. The ivy was covering their back fence until they had the fence replaced and we thought that they had removed it all BUT it has now come back in a different spot.

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purple_haize — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 02:40:45 GMT

Boiling water works wonders and so does neat white vinegar...............and both are cheap!

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cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 02:44:18 GMT

It is a problem.

I am the one with the ivy roots on my side of the fence, can't kill it, leased house. The neighbours are all part of the same body corporate and haven't complained.

I would love to kill it. The fence is on a retaining wall so the top of it is quite high up and the ivy gravitates towards the soffitts. I try and to keep it clear of attaching it self to those and ruining the paintwork.

There are many stems of it at the base taking of in different directions, attached to the wooden fence with suckers.

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bluecat*dancing — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:35:15 GMT

And, don't get me started on Wandering Jew.! Horrible stuff that keeps coming back, again and again and again.

Years and years ago our fences were being held up by ivy so when the time came to finally put up new fences, the ivy needed to be removed. It was a horrible job and took 5 of us to get rid of it by digging it up.

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 05:54:37 GMT

If you want to kill it, and be done with it, don't waste your time with round up.... it will grow back.

Use a "path finder weed killer" or "once a year path finder"....spray all along the space between the fence and garage.

These products will kill the Ivy, and sterilize the soil for at least 12 months.... nothing will grow there during that time. (Carefully).

Clearly the neighbour doesn't want the Ivy.... neither do you.

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imastawka — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:10:25 GMT

I think ivy is like bamboo.

The only way to get rid of it is to MOVE!!!!

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purple_haize — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 06:45:08 GMT

We have had success with pouring boiling water onto wandering dew, next door neighbours had it everywhere, you need to do it a few times, but it works!

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siggie-reported-by-alarmists — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:04:06 GMT

I've used boiling water as a weed killer...it works.... but in the next few days a new one will grow in it's place. It doesn't sterilise the soil.

It' great for garden beds.... as it won't ruin your soil or poison your plants..... you still need a steady hand though....lol.

I'm getting ready to attack nutgrass with a paintbrush and vinegar...... it loves everything else....I still want the couch to survive....

Yet again...... still need a steady hand....

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cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:32:24 GMT

Boiling water is good for small weeds coming up between pavers too. I do use weed spray sometimes too.

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joz*garage — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 09:57:09 GMT

geeze all this mumbo jumbo

you just spray it with weed killer, it's a weed! once it dries up and shrivels up into nothing, and if new shoots sprout..you just spray it again

how hard is it?!

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cherry*135 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:22:10 GMT

Have you killed ivy that way, joz?

Its pretty hard to get rid of.

I cut back & sprayed weed killer on a spikey long leaf plant (an iris plant, I think) that is planted too close to the edge of the garden. The spray had no effect at all! Leaves too tough to absorb it?

Further down the garden a tall rosemary plant is half dead, it must have got some spray on it, when I was spraying weeds near it. Although I have done that before and it never affected the rosemary.

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joz*garage — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 10:44:38 GMT

it's probably best not to cut back or handle the plant, am3 (unless you wear safety protection

i would spray my yard against weeds with weed killer as per instructions of the bottlle, but ivy did persist when i first shifted here

all i needed to do was get back to the plant (or plants that still survived) saturate them with a stronger solution a 50/50 mix

(of course you choose a day when it's not windy)

if you saturate the leaves it will be more effective and will do the job