IVY can add a charming and whimsical look to your garden and home, but it can also be really tricky to get rid of if you no longer want it. In fact, English Ivy is known for being invasive and it's can cause serious damage to brickwork and fences if it's left to freely grow. That's exactly what one gardening fan discovered when they tried to get rod of the plant from their garden and it just kept coming back.
They reached out on the Gardening UK Facebook group to ask for any tips and tricks on banishing it for good. He wrote: "What's the best thing to kill ivy, need to get rid of in on fence and boundary walls?" It's important to deal with invasive ivy sooner rather than later, if it's left it can lead to rot and decay, which can be costly and time consuming to fix. READ MORE ON GARDENING Some gardening fans from the Facebook group suggested using boiling water to natural kill off the ivy - although this hack might work for certain plants though the it likely wouldn't do the job with ivy because of it's deep roots.
Instead, the pros suggested excavating the plant from the ground, ensuring to get all the roots out. One person commented on the post: "Cut at the bottom, let the branches die and then pull off (preferably in September or later due to birds nesting). "To actually stop it from coming back, dig dig dig, the roots spread and you'll likely pull up ivy shoots for years, but small shoots are easily managed.
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