Chocolate Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 kill ground ivy please? It has spread over large areas in our neglected garden, especially under lowgrowing shrubs so is a real pain to get rid of it,. It takes hours to pull it all up and there is the big risk of leaving parts of the roots which are brittle, to sprout again. In England I unsucessfully used Tumbleweed and Roundup; if used as usual, the liquid ran off the leaves. I did try it mixed with an oil, also paraffin to make it stick but all that happened was that the sprayer nozzle clogged up at a rate of knots. I never did find the answer in England. Is/are there knowledgeable people out there who have found the answer. I would like to wave goodbye to Ivy !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Tricky, especially under shrubs. Trail out strands away from wanted plants and spray them thoroughly - chemical should be absorbed through bark as well as (especially the underside) of leaves. Also, try mixing glyphosate with wallpaper paste (paint on not spray on!), or laying black plastic/membrane to exclude the light. Chris Probert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Sounds silly but try turning the leaves over and spray close to where they go into the ground. The underside of the leaves aren't usually as waxy and the closer to the ground, the closer to the root. Even if you have a lot, may well work for you. This is a patience thing I think, no quick fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hastobe Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I like the idea of using the wallpaper paste Chris - definitely thinking laterally there! The other alternative is to crush the leaves / stems before applying systemic weedkiller (aka glyphosate)Kathie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Good idea, and if crushing the leaves isn't a realistic possibility, a quick pass with a strimmer will do the right kind of damage to allow the treatment to work. We are also trying this approach on a bank of wild garlic - the smell keeps those pesky unwanted vampires out as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Yes I knew about the wallpaper paste trick. It's good and really does work if there are a few unwanted plants of any kind. However, there is an awful lot of this stuff. I think the best bet might be a mixture of your ideas - crush it underfoot, then spray thoroughly on both sides of the leaves, especially so on their undersides and along the stems. I will let you know if it works. Thanks everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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