Re: Ivy
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Ivy
- From: N* S*
- Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2000 09:08:57 -0500
I sometimes wonder if my successors will curse me for planting sweet
woodruff the way I curse my predecessors for planting ivy. But I believe my
predecessors did a bigger disservice...
Nancy in NYC
>At 11:23 PM 3/1/00 -0500, you wrote:
>>
>>>impossible-to-eradicate hardy ivy
>>
>>Does impossible-to-eradicate mean it won't respond to, say, round-up on
>>young leaves?
>
>Round-Up worked okay, except that the ivy sprung up outside the main bed,
>and then spread rapid-fire all over again. Ivy doesn't succumb to Round-Up
>as well as some other species. The best luck I have had is with digging
>the roots out, because then I can pull the vines, which leads to the
>smaller sprouts going into new territory. That is so labor-intensive and
>miserable, and naturally, plenty of roots and vines break, so there is
>plenty to start up a patch again.
>
>
>Sheila Smith
>mikecook@pipeline.com
>Niles, MI USA, Z 5/6
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