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[Terbs]

Hi all you green-fingered types

Simple question.....how do you get rid of ivy. Just got loads of it at the back end of the garden. What can I spray on it.
I have a big bottle of neat sheep dip in the garage, if I dilute it a bit and spray that on it, will the tar content kill the plant. Got to be a bit careful, because swmbo has some shrubs there, and my temporary aviary is close by.

Here's hoping

Tony

[Kevin Wood]

Fire.

.. or can you cut it off at the ground and let it die?

Hang on.. What am I doing giving gardening advice?

[Terbs]

Fire.

.. or can you cut it off at the ground and let it die?

Hang on.. What am I doing giving gardening advice?

Seems a bit extreme Kevin

I don't suppose Jamie has asked your opinion in the near past, on how to achieve more garage space

[cleggy]

You can either cut it off at the base and let it die or spray it with Glyphosate weedkiller to kill it and the roots

[SandBoy]

Or cut it off at the base and put black disinfectant or diesel  on it,that's what killed mine

[omega3000]

Or cut it off at the base and put black disinfectant or diesel  on it,that's what killed mine

 Last time i killed a plant i drilled its root ball and filled with paint stripper , its not grown back in 7 yrs 

[Mr.OmegaMan]

I'll have some spare antifreeze soon i'll need to get rid of 

[omega3000]

I'll have some spare antifreeze soon i'll need to get rid of 

[cnj]

personally I would cut the stems twice so as you have a gap between, and then paint neat glysophate/roundup over the stems coming from the ground. that way you have no problems with spray drift, and your good lady's plants are safe ! that's what we do for Hampshire schools.