How do you kill or get rid of honeysuckle vines they are taking over and i've tried all things?

Question

Honey suckle has takin over along with scupernong vines and to make things worse it is on a fence line so it is hard to cut the roots or anything....yes i have tried roundup didn't work i've tried gas as well but still when spring hits it's climbing again and taken over

Answer 1

The honeysuckle is an invader and you are wise to be rid of it, as much as is possible. The most effective way is to cut it all down as close to the ground as you can in early spring. As soon as it sprouts again, spray it with a glyphosate herbicide (roundup or eraser work well). Walk around it weekly as the weather warms up and spray any new sprouts. The plants will brown and wilt, then you can dig them up. And yes, you need to dig them up if you possibly can, to actually get rid of them. If this is an area you do not want to ever replant, you could use brush killers that would be faster, but they sterilize the soil.

Answer 2

Have you tried to cut them back to the woody stems-- let new growth begin, then Roundup the lot--may take more than once, but Roundup is powerful stuff.
Honeysuckle also has runners under the dirt, but birds are the farmers here-- they love the seeds which then go thru and drop to root somewhere else- with extra special fertilizer!
good luck.

Answer 3

dig it up and get as much of the root out of the ground as you can that will take care of your honey suckle vine problem hope this helps

Answer 4

Gasoline. Problem solved. Of course nothing will grow there for years. But the vines DEFINITELY won't be back. :)

Answer 5

This may sound like a silly answer, but a goat, those little guys eat anything!!!

Answer 6

i like the the goat answer, get two or three so they can have fun together!!!!!!!!