how do i kill kudzue vines?

Question

has a slope with kudzu vines tried cutting them even tride weed killer but they dont want to die

Answer 1

The easiest way to kill Kudzu, as long as it is not growing up any trees, is to rob it of its sunlight. Find someone who is renovating their house and throwing away wall to wall carpet and ask if you can have it. Cut it to fit your area with a utility box cutter and throw it over the vine and let it sit there for about 6 weeks to 3 months. Maybe more... its a pretty tough plant to kill since the roots can be as deep as 8 feet and 3 inches around. The ultimate result comes from leaving the sunblocking carpet on long enough that the roots die and start to decay. Only then will you truly have it beat.

Answer 2

Good Luck with trying to get rid of that. They say that back in the old days that people wouldn't leave their windows open at night because the Kudzu would come into their homes over night. What a dreadful thing to have brought to the south.

Answer 3

You can either use "Crossbow" or "Garlon 3A"
Both are labeled for kudzu. You can also use
a high rate of Roundup that has a active ingredient
of 41% or higher.
But, as it is started to get cold, and it will be dying
back, you should wait until spring as the kudzu is
starting to grow back. It will be easier to control
that way.

Answer 4

How Do You Kill Kudzu

Answer 5

Try a systemic brush killer "over the counter" like Ortho - Brush B Gone. Something like Round-up won't do in this scenario usually. Spray in mid-morning on fresh ground foliage. Spray liberally on the foliage and be very careful about over spray on to desirable plants as the herbicide will most likely take out anything you spray it on (Avoid windy days!) After about a week, cut all the Kudzu out of your slope. You will definitely have to apply this several times (maybe over a years time) as new sprouts come up. Don't let them mature so that the Tubers are doing all the heavy lifting and eventually peter out or take in the herbicide itself. =)

Answer 6

Not from personal experience, rather a man I worked with, his back-half of his property was taken over with them. He tried everything the several years I worked with him, and nothing worked. He spent a lot of money on weed killers that promised to get rid of them. Finally, he hired someone with a back-hoe to scrape & dig them up. His yard now is beautiful!!!

Answer 7

Diesel fuel

Answer 8

Thats a tough one..try Crossbow spray maybe...

Answer 9

http://www.tennessee.gov/agriculture/forestry/health/vines.html