Getting rid of ivy help please

lovehols

Mojisola wrote: »

Glyphosate needs to be sprayed on the leaves - it won't do anything if you use it on cleared ground.

Ah I see

I gu as that is the same for any weedkiller then. Perhaps we will leave what we have done and just weedkiller it!

getmore4less

Keep an eye on end of season deals on garden stuff.

Wilko and Tesco... Have giveaway prices.

If you have a lot of areas to do the cover up approach reduces the work load early on.

If the garden was previously well kept there may good stuff yet to appear due to the colder weather, might be worth saving.

Any old pictures would help you find where stuff is.

getmore4less

I keep forgetting there is a gardening board on here that is very helpful.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=134

Davesnave

lovehols wrote: »

Thank you everyone.

I've no idea what to do with the stumps yet. They were also covered with ivy.

Can anyone help with weedkiller.

Is this any good?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B071JPLQCM/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A32JUGRFXXDAQ3&psc=1

Or would it be better to go for something like this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B01BWVLHPM/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&psc=1

I'm going to continue to pull up as much of the stuff as I can, cutting it and pulling it up then treat the area will weedkiller, before tackling another area

The two weedlkillers are basically the same. The maximum strength of glyphosate sold to home gardeners is 360g/l.

It's cheaper buying it this way than pre-mixed and there's no great advantage in going stronger.

Because it isn't a soil poison, glyphosate takes about 3 weeks to show a good effect. It works through blocking part of the process by which plants make food.

It's OK to plant into an area that's been glyphosated very soon afterwards.

lovehols

Thanks for posting that link. I had no idea there was a gardening board either!

Well after being stuck at a computer all day another hour of tackling the ivy did me and it good and it is looking much better. I really don't want to put killer down as I've discovered a lovely rose bush and some nice grasses that were covered by the ivy, and a couple of other plants I've no idea what they are!

It seems that the initial work of cutting the woven down roots and pulling up as much is the hardest work. It seemed far easier today to tug out the roots todah because you can see much more of the ground now.

I think a few more hours and then at the weekend getting a spade and digging over it all and pulling out the remaining roots will mean I can start to relocate some of the shrubs from another area and plant some other things that have become pot bound that have been left.

Just a lot of hard graft and I'll be inspecting the area continually looking for any bits I've missed that decide to come back. And move onto another patch it has overtaken! :eek: