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.
for all in our battle! When I was contemplating on using the plastic I thought my Gosh I'd need an aweful lot of plastic! The fence thats covered is probably 100 ft by 4 ft high, then the sprawls in the yard cover an area 30' x 25' Garden area I gotta wait cuz some of the squash vines are wrapped around the VC. Glad most of my squash over power it! 
THATS IT! Maybe grow a whole fence line of aggressive squash to Starve it of light?
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