Can I kill all the Ivy?

[Dean O]

dont spray your hedge with glyphosate - contact with fresh cut stumps will not do it any favours and will not do a great deal to the ivy unless a wetting agent is used. IMO

[NFG]

Hi

 

I have a lot of it & its difficult to kill, the leaves are waxy which helps repel any sprays, however, I have heard that adding a few drops of washing up liquid makes glyphosate more effective.

 

Also sprinkling rock salt is supposed to kill ivy but takes time and will affect the soil, so probably not good for the hedge.

 

I use a Dutch hoe to rake out the small spreading roots, then for the fat stuff I chop it, then drill a little hole & pour in a small quantity of sodium chlorate weed killer. Not sure if you can still get it but it seems to do the trick, not sure what secondary effect you may have as the stuff leeches out. However, I have used this tactic to successfully kill Russian vine roots in a small garden.

 

TBH I dont think theres any one way that does it for good & a combined assault using the best methods avoiding hedge damage is best!

 

Bon chance

 

N

[Daniël Bos]

Thanks guys, some really helpful stuff there.

 

So: Just dousing the lot is likely to affect the hedge itself but will it kill the ivy? If it does, it may be worth knocking the hedge a bit if it means it's recovery will be ivy-free?

 

There is also another section that's equally or even worse affected and still upright. Would the same go for that or would it be safe to treat as no large cut surfaces?

 

It's about 500m so the hoe, Dutch or other can stay in the shed I fear. The owner cares for his hedges but that would be taking it a bit too far. The same goes for other manual means of attack really.

I've severed all at the base when laying, and removed where appropriate but I'm worried the Ivy might grow back quite quickly as it was very well established.

[born2trot]

Thanks guys, some really helpful stuff there.

 

So: Just dousing the lot is likely to affect the hedge itself but will it kill the ivy? If it does, it may be worth knocking the hedge a bit if it means it's recovery will be ivy-free?

 

There is also another section that's equally or even worse affected and still upright. Would the same go for that or would it be safe to treat as no large cut surfaces?

 

It's about 500m so the hoe, Dutch or other can stay in the shed I fear. The owner cares for his hedges but that would be taking it a bit too far. The same goes for other manual means of attack really.

I've severed all at the base when laying, and removed where appropriate but I'm worried the Ivy might grow back quite quickly as it was very well established.

I think you are exactly right... a 2 % mix of glyphosate at worst will stunt the hedge not kill it. Remember roundup is translocated at maximum leaf coverage time and when used in winter is almost ineffective.

P.S It's absolutely growing like wildfire up hear at the moment I guess youse are the same, so it will need dealt with ultimately.

[Daniël Bos]

Remember roundup is translocated at maximum leaf coverage time and when used in winter is almost ineffective.

 

Like I said in my first post, I know sweet FA about poisoning stuff:001_huh:

 

I thought it may still work on the Ivy as it's still in full leaf (obviously)

[born2trot]

Like I said in my first post, I know sweet FA about poisoning stuff:001_huh:

 

I thought it may still work on the Ivy as it's still in full leaf (obviously)

 

I dont think there is any chance of it killing the ivy completely at this time of year even though its in full leaf just now. It would be better to use a stonger dosage of say 4% but i would try 2% just now and see if you get some sort of dieback. You can then make a judgement from there if it needs stronger. A wetting agent as has been said will improve the effectiveness but try and keep it on the ivy leaf. Also a good bright sunny day.

[Hawthorn]

 

I've severed all at the base when laying, and removed where appropriate ....

 

Sorry Rover. Roundup et al will not work if you've severed all the ivy at the base.

It is only foliar acting ie is absorbed through the leaves. Best wait till it grows again

[johnnyboy158]

roundup should work ok at any time of the year as a stump treatment 25% mix works fine

with roddies and other woody weeds and trees must be applied to fresh cut stumps within a short time of cutting only spray on your new hedge when the trees have hardened off or use a shield

[born2trot]

If you havent severed all the stems just try a small nondescript section first and see if it works?

[drosa2004]

Garlon is very effective, if you can locate the main stem, cut it at the base and apply it neat to the stump with a paint brush. The only downsides are that you need a PA6 to buy it and its £200 a bottle. But you get what you pay for.