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I have English ivy around my house, which isn't quite as invasive as kudzu, but still a major nuisance.

Roundup does basically nothing. The leaves are thick and waxy and so don't absorb herbicide effectively. Supposedly, applying a more concentrated formula on a weekly basis for a month can work, but I don't like the idea of spraying that much glyphosate.




If you have to use poison you can use way less by pruning and putting a dab of glyphosate on the stump. Even dishsoap straight to the vascular system will kill many plants.


I just mow it so I can see the vines and then pull them up and cut them. Over the course of the summer, I cleared a significant part of my land. Now that autumn weather has finally arrived, I should be able to get it all.


You can add penetrants to get it to work better with adding more glyphosate


You can use ammonium sulfate as a surfactant to cut through English ivy with glyphosate. It works great, and in theory you don't have to use as much Roundup that way either.


My husband swears by painting the leaves with the herbicide. Time consuming, though.


This is the only way I was ever able to kill English ivy in the back yard of my old house. I bought glyphosate concentrate, some disposable plastic cups, and a disposable foam paintbrush. I painted it on every damned leaf in the yard.

It works. It may take several applications to do so, but it works.


Top tip. Rubber gloves with some woollen gloves over the top. Soak the woollen gloves in glyphosate and then you can lovingly stroke the plants you want to kill. It’s a bit quicker


That is a brilliant idea.


has anyone tried a 55 gal drum of kerosine. might be safer, just take care the flames arent always visible


Burning the visible part would just make food for the roots.


Thanks ChatGPT, I’ll keep that in mind.


I found that chlorine triflouride is more effective




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