Hi, My neighbour has a ivy vine that has made it's way through my fence and ive had to pull out plants from my garden cause its overridden everything. Im in melbourne, australia, dont know what kind of ivy vine it is. Apparently it's been there for like 20 years and the people who used to live in my house have tried for years to get rid of it. I know it can be hard to get rid of but was hoping for some advice. Its just the vine and leaves over my fence, the roots of it are at the neighbours. Its coming in through in between the wooden palings of the fence. Can I put something on the fence to stop it. People have tried poisoning it without success and I dont want to use poisons as I have pets.
2007-01-18 05:42:53 · 7 answers · asked by kazt_75 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
RoundUp will not work on ivy because it has a waxy surface. You need to buy brush killer, and make sure the active herbicide is Dithiopyr. This will make the vines growing on your side die without harming your grass or your pets. Keep your pets away from area until surface of plant is dry. You might have to treat a couple of times but it works. Follow label instructions...
2007-01-18 11:45:53 · answer #1 · answered by urmyfavorite 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Round-up is the best for killing the ivy and it dissipates in a few hours as long as you use it on a sunny day, so all you need to do is keep your pets away for a few hours. But even with that, the ivy will keep coming back through the fence since it is a very invasive plant. How about talking to your neighbor about getting rid of it entirely and offering to help split the cost and plant new landscaping on their side of the fence. They might be sick of it too.
2007-01-18 05:56:48 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Keep spraying the leaves with Round-Up every few weeks until it's gone. Ivy is notorious for coming back, so you will probably see it pop up every couple of months even after you think it's all gone; just keep a spray bottle of Round-Up handy.
2007-01-18 05:52:08 · answer #3 · answered by Roberta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ugh. You might want to try to get the poison ivy away from your trees first. I normally don't recommend herbicides, but this is one time when I'm willing to break out the Round-Up. Good luck!
2016-03-14 07:36:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try spraying the ivy on your side with a solution of 1/2 cup of salt to 1 gallon water.A squirt or two of liquid dish soap will help as well.[it helps the solution to stick to the ivy,mix withprevious ingredients].this will not harm your pets.
2007-01-18 05:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by fordman99 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
take a long screw driver and put a hole in the ground next to the fence ,then fill the hole with a cup of kerosene and put dirt in the hole ,you should see results in a few months
the vine will die do this every month til its gone it...... will kill trees also.
2007-01-18 05:56:53 · answer #6 · answered by alleykhad607 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can put up a flat barrier or you can sprinkle table salt on the soil where it is growing but be carefull anywhere Table Salt is added to soil will kill and prevent anything from growing there unless you remove the soil and replace it with new soil.
2007-01-18 06:30:06 · answer #7 · answered by evie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you don't want to use an herbicide, there is not much you can do.
2007-01-18 05:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by crossbones668 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋