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goldeneagle76
I am going over to my mom's house to remove a bunch of Ivy from the side of her garage on Saturday. Is there anything I can buy to spray on it today to make my job a little easier?
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  • Justa-Troll
    I could answer but it is time to pray toward Mecca. I will be back shortly though.
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  • phillip
    I am a huge fan of the Woodsmans Pal.Are you allergic to ivy?If you or anybody else in your cleaning party is,DO NOT burn it.[xx(]
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  • goldeneagle76
    quote:Originally posted by eboydell
    Buy a 50 pound bag of rock salt. Run it heavy along the roots. Water it for a long time. Return in one week, and it will be not only be dead, but will never return.


    Will this harm any other plants in the vacinity?
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  • LOKO383
    quote:Originally posted by goldeneagle76
    quote:Originally posted by eboydell
    Buy a 50 pound bag of rock salt. Run it heavy along the roots. Water it for a long time. Return in one week, and it will be not only be dead, but will never return.


    Will this harm any other plants in the vacinity?
    GE76,YES,THE RESIDUAL SALT WILL KILL EVERYTHING IN THE AREA
    round up will work too COAT THE LEAVES HEAVY in the hottest part of the day,is it on a brick or block wall? we are talking about english ivy not poison ivy or virginia creeper right?
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  • Old hickory
    4 % solution of 2-4 D will easily kill it and leave any grass around it alive, Round- Up will work too but kills every thing. Make sure you reapply the 2 -4 D in a month as latent seeds from the Ivy will grow up all through the summer. I wouldn't pull out the dead plants until they were totally dry - then through away the gloves and rinse your hands and arms real well with cold water right away! Heck, I'd take a shower since I'm sensitive.
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  • jbw1776
    quote:Originally posted by Old hickory
    4 % solution of 2-4 D will easily kill it and leave any grass around it alive, Round- Up will work too but kills every thing. Make sure you reapply the 2 -4 D in a month as latent seeds from the Ivy will grow up all through the summer. I wouldn't pull out the dead plants until they were totally dry - then through away the gloves and rinse your hands and arms real well with cold water right away! Heck, I'd take a shower since I'm sensitive.


    2-4D will work well on the ivy, it kills broad-leaf plants, but will also kill your mom's hedges if you get any on them. Make sure it's not windy. But I'm pretty sure it's a restricted use pesticide anyways so you can't buy it without being registered.

    Ben
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