Re: ground ivy
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: ground ivy
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 23:14:28 EDT
In a message dated 7/23/00 2:13:51 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
deanslgr@juno.com writes:
<< The best time to trim it back is in late spring (early June here), after
flowering and the subsequent flush of growth. After that initial late
spring spurt it grows pretty slowly and stays more or less within bounds,
especially in dry shade.
===>Much "less within bounds" here, Dean. One of the problems with
controlling ground ivy here in SE Ohio is that when our clay soils dry up you
can pull ground ivy vines all you want but you will always leave roots
behind. It won't be long before they've sprouted again.
<<Ground ivy is certainly no more difficult to control than, say,
periwinkle or English ivy. >>
===>These aren't easy to pull, for sure, but they also don't sprout all over
the place where they've never grown before. They pretty much stay where
they're planted and then spread from there. Ground ivy, on the other hand,
shows up everywhere.
Bill Lee
Cincinnati
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