Re: Eradicating Vines . . . . . ?Re: eradicating vines

Since you asked, here is some more about roundup.
As I understand it, it enters the leaves through the open stomates and 
travels down through the plant killing it at the root level. So spraying it 
when the stomates are open, during the day when it is busy 
photosynthesising, is a good time. Also, since the stomates(the leaves air 
holes) are usually located on the underside of the leaves you would want to 
spray the underside of the leaves as well. Finally, since Ivy leaves are 
waxy and glossy, the spray runs off easily and the addition of a little Ivory 
or other dish soap would help the soap wet the leaves.
This was the scoop back when I was in school.
I still have a hard time spraying and prefer to pull weeds whenever 
possible but some situations call for drastic measures. English Ivy and 
Poison Oak were the two in my garden and except for the neighbors fence  
which is covered with ivy and an occasional bird dropped seedling our yard 
has that problem under control.

Give a Weed an inch and it will take a yard.
Weed it and reap!
Happy Weeding!
Kris

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