Content
- Are there effective remedies for ivy?
- What remedy for ivy is there on the market?
- Chemical agents - toxic and often ineffective
- Permanently remove ivy by hand
- Tips
Chemicals usually do not help against ivy
Are there effective remedies for ivy?
Many a gardener is desperate for the vigor of ivy. Then comes the desire for a spray on, with which the weed become climber can be removed easily and quickly. Unfortunately, there is hardly a way to permanently eliminate ivy with chemistry.
What remedy for ivy is there on the market?
The promises of the manufacturers are great. With a spray ivy should be easy and quick to remove. It offers chemical products such as Roundup as well as weed killers on a biological basis.
Almost all agents with chemicals primarily affect the aerial parts of the plant. They do not eliminate the roots of ivy. From these, however, develop new plants, so you fight the ivy with chemical means only for a short time - and also bring a lot of poison in the garden.
Playing in the garden children or it is also used as a kitchen garden for the cultivation of fruits and vegetables, the use of chemical spraying forbids by itself.
Chemical agents - toxic and often ineffective
Chemical remedies such as Roundup are therefore not effective against ivy, because they only destroy the above-ground foliage. The ivy seems to have been received first. However, it continues to grow underground.
Some remedies like Garlon 4 also work on the root. However, they fight all the plants that are in the vicinity, not just the ivy. In such places the soil is contaminated for a long time.
Permanently remove ivy by hand
The only effective way to permanently destroy ivy is by constantly pulling and cutting the shoots.
In addition, you must excavate the roots as completely as possible, so that the ivy can not spread further underground. Depending on the root depth you have to dig up to 60 centimeters deep.
Do not leave cuts in the garden and do not put them on the compost. The best way to dispose of ivy is through garbage collection or a green waste collection point.
Tips
Occasionally, it is recommended that the ivy be treated with road salt. You better not follow this advice. The salt not only damages other plants, it also penetrates the groundwater.