Topic: killing ivy

[RenishawPhil]

Can anyone recommend the best product to kill ivy please. ?

[Unwashed]

I just cut and pull it.  Be very careful if it's a substantial growth because bats love to live in ivy and by rights you shouldn't pull it down if bats use it as a roost - your local bat society might possibly come and have a look for free.  Just cut the stem through and it'll die right enough.

[lincsyokel2]

you have to track down every single stem in the ground, bearing in mind anywhere the end of a tendril touches the ground it can throw out more roots ( a technique use to propagate other plants, and is called 'French layering'), plus anywhere there is aerial roots in water that can sustain it, and you have be ruthless.

[RenishawPhil]

Thanks . We have halved the height of a hedge and it's covered in it.

There no bats in it( I wish we had bats there!)