I moved into a new house and trumpet vine is growing on it. It is very pretty but,it is very advasive stuff and is tearing up the side of my house and trying to go under the shingles on my roof. Do you know any ways of totally killing it. I know it has to be killed to the root. It is a woody vine. Help me out here.
Thanks
2006-08-11 08:22:58 · 12 answers · asked by obi-wan lover 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Actually, just trying to dig up the vine will probably not do it -- you will not be able to get all of it and it is very tenacious. Here is how the professionals do it. I know -- I'm married to a restoration ecologist and he has to kill invasives species all the time!! (Although it is a shame with trumpet vine -- they do attract such nice hummers). Anyway:
"If you want to kill your plant, cut the vines off at ground level and carefully paint the cut ends of the vine with Round-Up, then repeat as needed."
It is the painting of the cut ends with Round-up (full strength) that does the trick. Do this *immediately* after the cutting. The poison is thus sucked into the roots, directly poisoning them so they eventually will die. May take a while, which is why you may have to repeat. But it will do it. This also prevents the poison from killing off anything else in the area that you don't want dead.
2006-08-11 10:07:16 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-28 14:36:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Nepalm. Okay, but seriously, that stuff is insane, and it takes special measures. Round up will kill the leaves showing, but then the plant (and all its underground reserves) will merely cough briefly, and send up reinforcements. Brush B Gon concentrate will do it - but I recommend a special procedure. Either paint newly cut stems with the straight concentrate (use a little paintbrush that you use for nothing else). Or I've heard one gardener swear by putting the concentrate in a clear plastic container with a tight-fitting lid. Cut a slit in the lid, and then insert the tip of a growing vine. It needs to be in active growth- have leaves on it - the leaves need to be IN the concentrate. Leave for 48 hours, then cut the vine near the lid (rather than pulling it out) and take it to a safe place to remove and discard the vine tip., away from any other plants. (Pulling the vine out of the container on site will almost guarantee that some splashes onto a plant you value) The container can be re-used until it's all absorbed.
2016-04-11 01:20:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
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I moved into a new house and trumpet vine is growing on it. It is very pretty but,it is very advasive stuff and is tearing up the side of my house and trying to go under the shingles on my roof. Do you know any ways of totally killing it. I know it has to be killed to the root. It is a woody...
2015-08-05 22:08:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The easiest way is to cut it back and then dig up the roots. Avoid using poison in your yard as much as possible. Still, I have to tell you, most people would give their eye teeth to have a trumpet vine in their yard. It sounds like the previous owners let it go hog wild and did not trim it back now and then. Trumpet vines attract hummingbirds, are pretty to look at -- flowers and leaves, and quite frankly, they can help insulate your house, often keeping it cooler in the summertime. Flowers can be orange (most of the time I see this color) or yellow. If I were you, I'd just trim it back from the windows and your roof.
2006-08-11 08:39:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The easiest thing to do is find the root and dig it up. If you can't get to it, go to your local garden shop and they should have a variety of killer for woody vines. You can also cut it back to the base and leave just a little bit of it each fall. The in the spring it will start growing and get pretty, but not huge during the summer. As long as you cut it back each fall you can manage it really well.
2006-08-11 08:28:52 · answer #6 · answered by shebear 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Get Round-Up and spray the roots... guaranteed it'll be gone within 2 weeks and has NO chance of coming back.
Just be careful not to spray it close to other vegetation. It'll take out pretty much anything without being dangerous to pets and animals.
2006-08-11 08:24:42 · answer #7 · answered by Village Idiot 5 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I have one growing on my garage. It has actually gone under my garage. I have tried physically digging it out, then used a weed killer on it..hacked it, didn't ever water it and it KEPT coming back. The roots have grown under my garage, so even when we did it out in 2 years it's back again. We have resolved to let it rip up the garage (80 years old) and we enjoy the hummingbirds that it attacks. It now has grown up the side and across the top of the garge. To answer your question..I have NO idea. Enjoy!
2006-08-11 08:28:05 · answer #8 · answered by mpg1110 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Round up will do the trick. Cut it down to the ground and pour round up on the remaining stalks.
2006-08-12 05:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you have to get to the root of the problem! seroiusly, you need to find the starting source and completely remove all roots. if you do not or leave just a few, it will start regrowing
2006-08-11 08:25:19 · answer #10 · answered by sammi girls mom 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋