I have Ivy(I think English) and it has COMPLETELY taken over! Anyway h
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I have been fighting to eliminate my ivy this year without using poisons. The BEST suggestion I have is pull down any vines off tall items, then after a really good soaking rain, pull the remaining rooted parts on the ground . You won 't get it all and it's HARD work but once you have the majority pulled, check every couple days for visible growth. Loosen the soil around those spots and you'll easily pull up the remnants.
I pulled mine up, it took a bit to get it all to quit growing back but this year I had 1 very tiny piece of green is all! You might try spraying it with vinegar too, some people use it instead of weed killing chemicals. With the vinegar you might have to spray it several times but I have heard if you spray it enough weeds will stop growing there.
Ivy hates boiling water! Pull down and trim off all climbers, and put them in the trash. Any piece of ivy will grow a new vine. Dump boiling water on the root area, wait a few weeks and then pull and dig out the dead stuff. When baby shots reappear (It could take a year) dump boiling water on them right away!
Unfortunately you are also killing the bacteria and fungi in your soil so be sure to cover that area with compost and leaf litter or wood chips to help recolonize your soil.
With patience and persistence you can win the ivy war!
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If all else fails, use something like roundup. Cut off the plants fairly close to the ground, leave a few leaves if there are some on that part. Paint the raw cuts and the leaves and the weed killer will get down to the roots faster. Pull down any vine that is growing up anything to get rid if it after you cut the plants off. This is what I do with the wild grapes that run rampant in our area and try to take over everything. It may take a few applications if the plant is tenacious, but using it this way without spraying, it will only affect the ivy and nothing surrounding it including grass and other plants. It was the only way to get rid of all the grapes that creeps over from the neighbors yard (she doesn't do anything to her yard).
Thanks that is what I need !