10-22-2014, 01:38 PM
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Virginia Creeper is salt tolerant, meaning it will have little to no effect.
Have you discussed the Creeper with your neighbor? Is it a weed, or did he plant it on purpose? If it's a weed, he might appreciate if you offer to help kill it on his property.
If you require an organic method for Creeper death... they make herbicide soaps. Those are marginally more effective than using salt or vinegar to kill it (both of which act like a desiccant and merely suck out all of the water).
The easiest chemical to find is Glyphosate (common name Round-Up). Unfortunately, that will kill every plant it comes into contact with. My preference (which can be a bit more difficult to locate) is Triclopyr (common name Brush-B-Gone). It's designed to kill plants like Poison Ivy... which is very similar to Virginia Creeper. Triclopyr will not kill grasses or conifers, just woody broadleaf plants. And yes, that means it would kill your garden... but not your lawn.
Killing merely the leaves and vines on Creeper plants is ineffective... you have to find the roots. If you can't gain access to the neighbor's yard... locate the biggest root you can and cut it close to the ground (but leave it intact). Use a foam brush to delicately apply either the Glyphosate or Triclopyr or both directly to the main plant stem. Do this on a hot dry day with no chance of rain for 48-50 hours. You may have to do this a few times, for a couple years... but eventually, the Creeper should get the idea. Alternately, the chemical-free attack would be to remove rip up every vine and root (main stem) you can find... again, for a couple seasons before you'll see real results.
Have you discussed the Creeper with your neighbor? Is it a weed, or did he plant it on purpose? If it's a weed, he might appreciate if you offer to help kill it on his property.
If you require an organic method for Creeper death... they make herbicide soaps. Those are marginally more effective than using salt or vinegar to kill it (both of which act like a desiccant and merely suck out all of the water).
The easiest chemical to find is Glyphosate (common name Round-Up). Unfortunately, that will kill every plant it comes into contact with. My preference (which can be a bit more difficult to locate) is Triclopyr (common name Brush-B-Gone). It's designed to kill plants like Poison Ivy... which is very similar to Virginia Creeper. Triclopyr will not kill grasses or conifers, just woody broadleaf plants. And yes, that means it would kill your garden... but not your lawn.
Killing merely the leaves and vines on Creeper plants is ineffective... you have to find the roots. If you can't gain access to the neighbor's yard... locate the biggest root you can and cut it close to the ground (but leave it intact). Use a foam brush to delicately apply either the Glyphosate or Triclopyr or both directly to the main plant stem. Do this on a hot dry day with no chance of rain for 48-50 hours. You may have to do this a few times, for a couple years... but eventually, the Creeper should get the idea. Alternately, the chemical-free attack would be to remove rip up every vine and root (main stem) you can find... again, for a couple seasons before you'll see real results.
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