Can anything kill ivy?


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Old 06-06-06, 06:41 PM
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Can anything kill ivy?

Is there anything that can kill ivy? There's nothing around the ivy so overspray is not an issue.
 
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Old 06-06-06, 07:24 PM
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Any broadleaf weed killer should work. Transplant it over to my house and it will be dead in a week.
 
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Old 06-07-06, 10:27 AM
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I would pull everything out and get to the roots. Heard these things are hard to get rid of. I think just spraying it will not do the trick permanently.
 
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Old 06-07-06, 11:34 AM
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i had english ivy in a large oak tree, i cut all the vines back to the ground and pulled them (vines) off the tree and sprayed it with ROUND UP once a week until it was all gone.
 
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Round-up will do it, but it takes a while. Trim back to just a few leaves and spray with round-up. When new leaves form, spray again. It will take several applications.

DIYAddict - pulling by the roots won't work unless you get ALL the roots.
 
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Old 06-08-06, 07:28 PM
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I once had a customer who used a "cocktail" of round up and brush killer.He used the package mixing instructions for both and then combined them.It worked like a champ....one application and it was gone.
 
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Thanks for all the suggestions, I think I'll give the "cocktail" a try. Hopefully I'll have my own ivy killing happy hour.
 
 

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