Need to get rid of foilage and vines in back yard

Michael Patton
by Michael Patton
I recently had the forested area of my back yard cleared of small trees, foilage, vines, etc. The foilage and vines on the ground are growing back at a rapid pace. Are there any tricks to stopping or slowing this growth in my back yard?
  7 answers
  • Continually spray with vinegar. Or smother for a season until dead.

  • Anna Y Anna Y on May 24, 2018

    You can use tree and shrub killer poison. Follow label directions. It worked for me to get rid of some scrub trees along my driveway. Use caution if you have pets. Good luck.

  • Sharon Sharon on May 24, 2018

    Gonna have to use a herbicide that will kill whatever you removed, but that doesn't kill the trees. Maybe Weed b Gone in a garden sprayer. Only other thing I can thing off is to put down landscape fabric.

  • Kim Kim on May 24, 2018

    Boiling water works well too but remember that your existing trees have roots under the ground that can be affected.

    I would cover the area for a year like Naomie suggested. Maybe scrape up all visible growth and cover the area in 6” of Clean wheat straw or wood chips.

    😊

  • Brenda Brandt Deason Brenda Brandt Deason on May 24, 2018

    You need to go deeper and dig out the roots. Sorry, it had to be said.

    • Michael Patton Michael Patton on May 24, 2018

      my problem is that I have electrical power and cable lines running underground and I am not sure how deep they were buried when initially installed.

  • Fiddledd224 Fiddledd224 on May 24, 2018

    Normally I would suggest a homemade treatment but for this project I would call a landscaper..... you have so much land and trees worth protecting I would bite the bullet and have it professionally treated. Your backyard is an asset worth protecting.

  • Cheryl Gillman Cheryl Gillman on Jun 02, 2018

    I agree with the comment above, that would be an incredible loss if all those trees were damaged or killed in the process, I would definitely call a landscaper for this job