Can I kill all the Ivy?

[Daniël Bos]

Hi all,

 

I've been working on a hedge (I'm a hedgelayer) that's been rather smothered with Ivy. Groundworks on one side of the hedge gave it a bit of a knock and tipped the balance to favour the Ivy which took over.

I've laid the hedge and removed loads of Ivy, but there's still loads left. Because the hedge is not in great condition (the groundworks caused some other issues as well) I'd like to try and give it the best chance possible.

 

I know sweet fa about herbicides but wondered if a foliar herbicide such as roundup was applied now, when it's just the Ivy that's in leaf, would it damage anything else? Would it hurt the Ivy at all (she's a tenacious bugger).

 

All advise appreciated (but not the "you need tickets x, y, and z" preaching, thanks. I'd let someone else do it:biggrin:)

 

Thanks, Daniel

[Matthew Arnold]

If the hedge has recently been layed (3 months or less) you wont be able to spray it as the chemical will kill the hedgerow. The only way you would really be able to deal with it is to spot treat (paint stumps with neat round up). That way you would minimise/eliminate spray drift.

[born2trot]

Dont think there would be a problem with that , glyphosate not nearly as effective this time of year but wait for a nice sunny day if you are using it. I would personally use broadsword as my chemical though.

[VEG]

It will still be absorbed through the bark of the hedge.

[Matthew Storrs]

Also with it being so mild would glphosate not be absorbed through the buds? just a thought.

[born2trot]

I think he is only talking about spraying the dense ivy leaf , not the whole hedge ? If only a minimal amount goes on the bark it DEFINETLY will not kill the hedge. Overspraying with roundup in winter is standard forestry application i believe?

[Daniël Bos]

I was kind of hoping to souse the lot and kill the stuff or at least knock it for 6!

[born2trot]

I would foliar spray IF the ivy was dense enough with leaf and with care, or sever stems if practical to do that with broadsword.

[born2trot]

I would foliar spray IF the ivy was dense enough with leaf and with care, or sever stems if practical to do that with broadsword.

 

Just read that again, I dont mean broadsword as in excaliber!!

[coppiceer]

Sorry to butt into this thread gentlemen, but I too have been having problems with Ivy.

 

I have Ivy growing in my Hazel coppice stools. I have benn spending many hours pulling the Ivy away from the hazel and then spraying it with glyphosate. This works but do I really need to do it? Or will the hazel cope with the Ivy without my interference?