greene said:Not sure because I have only started the killing process... but what I found online was to cut each plant at the base, gather up the vegetation and burn (if allowed where you live), then pour boiling water on the roots. The last part of the process is to cover the roots with something that will exclude light and water and wait about a year. I'm not all that sure if the boiling water actually does anything but time will tell.
plantladylin said:http://garden.org/plants/view/71491/Virginia-Creeper-Parthenocissus-quinquefolia/ is such a lovely vine in the fall but it takes over everything in site here in Florida too, at least in my backyard ... it even pops up in the lawn! I don't think it's possible to totally eradicate it when there is so much of it.
WARYR1 said:
Do you do this in the winter before new growth comes?
porkpal said:The Virginia Creeper moved from the woods to your yard because it is upwardly mobile and saw an opportunity to better its situation!
I know of no way of killing it that will not also kill everything growing around it. Smothering it with plastic sounds like the best option to me.
DaisyI said:Rrriiiip! (That's the sound of the V.C. being dragged out of the garden and off the walls.)
dyzzypyxxy said:Michele, my favorite method is covering with plastic, too. If you can seal down the edges of the plastic with boards, mulch bags, rocks or whatever to keep the air from circulating under it, it will work well.
But, sadly you will always have to be vigilant, because it seeds itself generously and the birds eat and spread the seeds. So you could kill every single bit of it, and it will still come back. Don't let this discourage you, we're all in this fight along with you.
SpringGreenThumb said:
Is there any hope for me??
WARYR1 said: How bout if vines are cut to the ground then covered in fresh manure... will that work?
dyzzypyxxy said:Well, maybe a really really cold winter?