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re: Best way to get rid of vines
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:13 am to Geauxld Finger
Posted on 5/10/24 at 10:13 am to Geauxld Finger
Is it bushkiller?
Very hard to kill. Grows and expands via underground runners, 2-3 inches underground. Pull the vine and it just pops off and re-sprouts again from the runners.
Best way I've found to knock it back is to:
-- let it get a couple of feet long,
-- pull it off the bushes or plants but don't pull it out of the ground,
-- roll or bunch it up,
-- lay it back on the ground; if it is on grass or something else put plastic sheeting underneath it
-- spray the heck out of the leaves and vine with Round-Up, and let it sit for several days, enough to get the herbicide into the plant's vascular system and down into the runners,
-- pull the dead vine out and get as much of the runner system out of the ground as you can.
Very hard to kill. Grows and expands via underground runners, 2-3 inches underground. Pull the vine and it just pops off and re-sprouts again from the runners.
Best way I've found to knock it back is to:
-- let it get a couple of feet long,
-- pull it off the bushes or plants but don't pull it out of the ground,
-- roll or bunch it up,
-- lay it back on the ground; if it is on grass or something else put plastic sheeting underneath it
-- spray the heck out of the leaves and vine with Round-Up, and let it sit for several days, enough to get the herbicide into the plant's vascular system and down into the runners,
-- pull the dead vine out and get as much of the runner system out of the ground as you can.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:08 am to BRich
quote:
Is it bushkiller?
Every house I've bought in N.O. has found me dealing with this damn vine.
I finally got it under control in the house I'm in but when I initially turned the soil for my backyard vegetable garden, it sprouted up everywhere since the house sat for over a year waiting to be sold and the vine got a good foothold in the yard.
Every time I ran my tiller through the garden I'd pick any bits of the runners as I saw them and dug it up as it popped back up when the crops were growing.
It was a long battle for sure and I still have some around the perimeter of the yard since neighbors are not as diligent about keeping it under control.
Posted on 5/10/24 at 11:29 am to BRich
quote:
bushkiller
You baws keep that down there, okay? It likes your area just fine, don't go letting it lose.
Posted on 5/14/24 at 10:51 am to BRich
This is what it is.
I’m going to spray it heavily when we get a period of dry days and see how it responds. It’s just sand and dirt right now. I don’t have to worry if I kill anything else around it.
Wondering if before i lay sod, I should till the existing materials and pull as much up as I can.
I’m going to spray it heavily when we get a period of dry days and see how it responds. It’s just sand and dirt right now. I don’t have to worry if I kill anything else around it.
Wondering if before i lay sod, I should till the existing materials and pull as much up as I can.
This post was edited on 5/14/24 at 10:54 am
Posted on 5/14/24 at 11:16 am to BRich
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bushkiller
Kudzu is child's play compared to this stuff. My father got his started by some azaleas he bought. shite has spread everywhere. I don't really like using chemicals, but if it ever gets started on my place I'd be willing to dump nuclear waste to get rid of it.
Worst case scenarios would be if a neighbor had it and you couldn't just extinguish it once and for all.
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