Morning Glories Have Taken Over Our Yard!

Tina Farmer
by Tina Farmer
Is there a way to get rid of the morning glories that have taken over without killing everything that's underneath it?

  6 answers
  • Bethamy Spires Barringer Bethamy Spires Barringer on Jul 19, 2017

    pull then out before they bloom and make seeds. It's a process I have some that come up year after year.

  • FL FL on Jul 19, 2017

    Hi Tina! I poked around the internet and found something that might wwork for you. "I read about using white vinegar/Dawn dishwashing detergent to kill weeds, and decided to give it a try with this year's scourge of MG. I took a quart plastic bottle and filled it to just over half with undiluted white vinegar, and drizzled lightly with the original formula Dawn dishwashing detergent. You don't need very much, it is a strong surfactant and its sole purpose is to allow the white vinegar to adhere to the leaves and vines. It is best to spray the vines and soak the soil (and where you see the vines coming up along the house, or wherever they seem to originate from). The point is that you want to soak the brand new tender growth. The sunlight also acts as a magnifier, and accentuates the 'burn'.

    Within hours, you can see the foliage start to wither and 24 hours later it is more pronounced. It takes several days for the killing effect to happen, as the acid in the vinegar needs to be absorbed into the plant.

    If the MG is invading an area that you are NOT trying to grow anything else, add a 1/2 cup of table salt to your dishwashing soap/vinegar mix in a quart bottle. The salt will kill most plant life (good AND bad, it does NOT discriminate), and will render the soil useless for plant life for at least 1 season (if you get a lot of rain, it may speed up the process of rinsing the soil). I tried this on some stubborn weeds, and it has been three years now. I am starting to see some weed growth, and I want to avoid planting 'good' plants until the soil looks like it can support life again. ***USE WITH CAUTION FOR THIS REASON***

    Unfortunately, my MG problem is mixed in with plants I love, so salting the solution is not an option." This was one response in a website full of responses on this site:http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf/Gardening/Advice/Getting-Rid-of-Morning-Glory.html  ; Good luck!

  • Lavonne Lavonne on Jul 19, 2017

    Pull them by h and. Keep pulling them as they reemerge. When the plant has to keep putting its energy into making green stems and leaves, the roots eventually run out of energy and the plant will die.

  • Jason Walker Jason Walker on Jul 19, 2017

    diy app

  • Debra Petersen Debra Petersen on Jul 20, 2017

    2-4 D but be careful as the vapors can drift while you are spraying and heat can also cause the vapors to rise and hurt/kill nearby plants.