fdf@houxa.UUCP (Franklin Fite) (09/26/86)
I just bought a house that has a hill planted with ivy. I do not know the specific species of ivy - it looks like "generic" ivy to me. The problem: the ivy is full of weeds due to lack of care. The weeds are of many types from dandelions to sumac bushes. Is there a chemical or something that ivy is resistant to and that can kill weeds? I real- ize that I will have to dig up plants one at a time that the chemical doesn't kill, but the more weeds I can chemically remove, the less my back will ache! Any suggestions as to how to clear my ivy patch are appreciated. Please mail replies to me. Thanks in advance, Frank Fite ihnp4!hotlx!fdf Room 3F-402 AT&T Bell Laboratories Holmdel NJ 07733 201-949-1240
jwg@teddy.UUCP (Jim Galbiati) (09/29/86)
In article <1191@houxa.UUCP> fdf@houxa.UUCP (Franklin Fite) writes: >The problem: the ivy is full of weeds due to lack of care. The weeds >Is there a chemical or something that ivy is resistant to >and that can kill weeds? This is an execllent time of year to cut/pull weeds. Most are annuals and are busy making seeds for next years crop. My yard is extremely weedy (the previous owners didn't even cut the lawn for seven years, according to the neighbors), so this summer we put in a strong effort to remove weeds. This consisted of three saturday mornings (may, july, sep) cutting and pulling weeds. Grand total 12 person-hours. The weeds are definitely on the retreat now. If we pull whatever we see next year I think we'll have won the yard back. I think 12 hours of work is worth not contaminating our yard, garden, wildlife, and neighborhood children with pesticides. -- {decvax,linus,wjh12,mit-eddie,cbosgd,masscomp}!genrad!panda!jwg
carolp@plx.UUCP (09/30/86)
I have been told by a landscaper friend of mine that you CAN NOT kill ivy, no matter what. The best weed-killer I know of is Round-Up, which is phenomenally expensive, but works great and is not supposed to be toxic to animal life. (I've heard that in the sales demos the guy drinks the stuff!) And it DOES NOT kill ivy. Have fun.
jkg@gitpyr.gatech.EDU (Jim Greenlee) (10/21/86)
In article <283@plx.UUCP> carolp@plx.UUCP (Carol Proulx) writes: > >I have been told by a landscaper friend of mine that you CAN NOT kill ivy, >no matter what. The best weed-killer I know of is Round-Up, which is >phenomenally expensive, but works great and is not supposed to be toxic to >animal life. (I've heard that in the sales demos the guy drinks the stuff!) >And it DOES NOT kill ivy. Have fun. Whoever told you that Round-Up doesn't kill animal life was dead (no pun intended) wrong! That stuff is dangerous and should be used only with extreme caution. It will kill any plant it comes in contact with - including, but not limited to, the plants you wanted to get rid of! Be particularly care- ful if you buy it in concentrated form and follow all label directions. I refuse to use it at my house because we have small children, but some of my neighbors have used it to control grass shoots coming up between the cracks in their walks. It is a very effective (and deadly) herbicide. Jim Greenlee -- The Shadow Georgia Insitute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332 ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,seismo,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!jkg