Re: [SG]
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG]
- From: N* S* <s*@INTERPORT.NET>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 07:00:14 -0400
On ivy: My experience is that Round-Up doesn't work. My next-door neighbor
tried another kind of herbicide and it barely made a dent either. But if you
keep pulling ivy out (it's easiest after a big rain), eventually you will
get an ivy-free area. And just FYI: I remember that a year or two ago the
New York State Attorney General won a judgment against Round-Up. Apparently
the manufacturer was claiming it degraded much faster than it really does.
Nancy (in NYC)
>From: Denise Holder <DENISEHOLDER@PRODIGY.NET>
>
>> I've done everything I can think of except douse
>> it with chemicals, which I hate to do.
>> > Any recommendations? I live in the suburbs, so burning it is
>not an option. >
>
> Have you tried 'Round-up' herbicide ? It should do the job. Apply it
>with a wick applicator or a paint brush or an old sponge mop so
>you only put it on the leaves of the ivy . Round-up only affects by
>contact.
>(Research indicates that Round-up degrades rapidly in soil but
>remains active in water for some time so be careful of run-off into
>streams or sewers.)
>
>Dennis
>
>
>Dennis_Goos@mindlink.net
>
>
