The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Smallholding => Techniques and skills => Topic started by: trefnantbach on July 23, 2010, 01:19:20 pm
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I'm doing some groud clearing work around the garden and buildings and need to get rid of some ivy growing and damaging the walls. I've tried what I had in the shed i.e. grazon, pathclear and chlorate but none them make any difference to the ivy. has anyone had success with any other product?
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The best way to get rid of it is to cut all stems off about 4 to 6 inches from the ground and treat them with 4% glyphosate (usually in stores as Roundup - but u pay for the name) 4% = 40 mils glyphosate to 1 litre of water, dab it on cut stem with half-inch paint brush, dose again after an hour if u can. That will usually kill it off in about 10 to 14 days. Pull whats clinging/climbing up surfaces away from what its growing on, so it is deprived of nutrient/moisture and it will die in a few weeks. Once brown and dead, pull it off completely. You may need to do some stems again next year. Good luck :farmer: