How can we get rid of creeping ivy?

recently purchased older home, it is totally overgrown with ivy, everyplace you look there is ivy. Tried round-up but it didn't have much effect. We were told to pour gas over it ,but is this safe. We have a 20' x 20' area that's all ivy plus all the places it's crept into, help!

How can we get rid of creeping ivy?
Hi:


Creeping ivy can take over trees and kill them. Round up will work but there are commerical products and killer ivy products that could work better. Check it out at your local nursery or garden center. You first have to cut the roots in order for the ivy to stop growing. This is true if it grow around the base of tree and up the tree. Take pruners or a pair of scissors and cut the ivy to separate it from its roots. An creeping ground ivy do the same thing. Do a treatment of a chemical and in acouple of weeks the ivy should start dying off from the trees or ground. You may have to do another application. Take a look at a picture of ivy taking over a tree on my website. Contact your local nursery and find the best ivy product for your area. The key is cutting the roots from the plant, as this stops growth. Hope this has help some and good luck to you. There is a lot of ivy problems around our area. I usually recommend if you are just planting ivy, to plant it in a container. Unfortunately you have it already established. Let me know how you made out!


Kimberly


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Reply:#3 With hard work deroot Ivy. Pros: it's environmentally friendly. Cons: missing some roots which in time will regenerate and haunt you!!!





#2 Surrender by moving again.





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Reply:Yes, ivy can be very intrusive. I have it and when it creeps too far, pull it up. Easiest way I found, is to wet it down good so the roots come out easier. The roots also "trail", so you will have a lot underground to pull. Round up will kill everything so be care full.
Reply:First, no, do not pour gasoline on plants. DEFINITELY unsafe, both from a fire and toxicology perspective.





Is this English ivy?


http://www.co.snohomish.wa.us/documents/... or http://www.mdinvasivesp.org/species/terr...


If so, the best control is probably just to rip it up. Collected wisdom of English ivy control in Portland, OR here:


http://www.noivyleague.com/Pages/control...








Or do you have ground ivy, aka creeping charlie and a bunch of other names that are generally not suitable for a G rated answer,


this one stays on the ground, has thin, non-leathery leaves, and


smells a bit minty:


http://www.missouriplants.com/Blueopp/Gl... Control methods here for lawns: http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/...





Or one of the many, many other species that have "ivy" in their common name? If it doesn't look like one of these, can you post a picture somewhere? I may be able to identify it and help you find good control mechanisms. Otherwise, check for the extension service in your state (assuming you're in the US) and ask them how you'd go about getting a sample identified. Extension may be listed in the phone book under government agencies (state or county) or under the name of the "ag school" in your state.

Wisdom Teeth