Help killing vines

[brihvac]

My neighbor does not take care of his property and it is over grown with vines. In two years it has covered the one side of my fence. I own 3' on that side and want to kill all the vines growing up, over, and through the fence. I have read that I can use rock salt. Anyone heard of this? I have a lot of rock salt at work that I could pour at the base of my fence. Any other ideas? I want to kill it all!

 

[Steevo]

Roundup Poison Ivy and Tough Brush Killer Concentrate

 

[Falcon67]

Ortho Ground Clear is another one to look at. Also, go to an above ground pool seller and ask what they recommend to clear the area under a pool. Usually something you can only get at a feed or farm store and it'll be serious stuff.

 

[Jaronimo]

Rock salt will kill it. And its not as poisonous as some chemicals.

 

[Garage5.9]

agent orange should do the trick , nah but seriously round up and maybe rock salt the bottom so nothing grows back for awhile

 

[Gary S]

What vines? Vines ain't just vines, you need a real name, and then go the recommended route for handling them.

 

[sberry]

2 4D, wont kill the grass.

 

[rlitman]

Get roundup concentrate. Cut the vines at the fenceline with a knife, at an angle, and dip the ends in the concentrate. Do not dilute it like the instructions would call for, for a spray application.

 

[brihvac]

I have used round up extended control but it keeps coming back after a couple weeks. There is no grass in the area, so I am not concerned about killing grass. I have no idea what kind of vines they are.

 

[SCscoutguy]

Get roundup concentrate. Cut the vines at the fenceline with a knife, at an angle, and dip the ends in the concentrate. Do not dilute it like the instructions would call for, for a spray application.

This is the absolute best method I have found to kill them.

 

[brihvac]

Thanks for the responses. I will give them a try

 

[admranger]

When I lived in Colorado, they had "bindweed" vines. They were a ***** to kill. The local garden expert recommended putting the vine in a pan of weed killer so it would "soak in" to the plant. I never did that as I was pretty vigilant with the Roundup sprayer. After 6 months they were gone!

 

[rlitman]

I have used round up extended control but it keeps coming back after a couple weeks. There is no grass in the area, so I am not concerned about killing grass. I have no idea what kind of vines they are.

Here's the thing. Roundup will only kill the plant that it is exposed to. It has no residual activity. The extended control version contains an additional herbicide to kill things that may come back, but it's not a panacea for invasive weeds.

There are plenty of invasive plants that the diluted spray of roundup will kill the vine you see, but the basketball sized rootball underground will live on (pokeweed is an example of this). The little amount of the chemical you apply will "translocate" somewhat down the stem. There's enough to kill that stem, but there won't be enough to kill the rootball, and once the stem is dead, the plant's "circulation" system stops working, and prevents more of the chemical from making it to the roots.

That's why I suggested the other method. You're literally opening up a vein, and pouring the chemical straight in. That should ensure you get enough chemical to make it down to the root system, before it kills the stem.

 

[rlitman]

. . . The local garden expert recommended putting the vine in a pan of weed killer so it would "soak in" to the plant. . .

Not a bad idea. Again though, you'll get more absorption by opening up the plant, than through the membrane of the leaves. Ideally, you want to get a large dose of chemical in there, fast enough that it spreads through the entire plant, before parts of the plant die off, preventing the chemical from moving to the rest of the plant.

Or, you can re-spray the new growth weekly, until what's left is too weak to go on. It'll take a lot of spraying that way though.

 

[Bears Fan]

 

[southalabama]

vines and brush go.....Triclopyr

that's the chemical I'd use....in a concentrate....not diluted.

 

[kartracer23]

If it's a waxy leaf - like a lot of vines are - spray it with Dawn first, let it dry and then hit it with the weed killer of your choice.

 

[BillK]

Roundup Poison Ivy and Tough Brush Killer Concentrate

I second that, it is the only stuff that kills the Ivy trying to invade from the yard next door

 

[3dkustoms]

bought some stuff last year to spray fence lines with, it was called CROSS BOW weed killer, kind of costly about 75 per gallon but only took 4 ounce to one gal of water mix. Best spray I have ever used, killed everything except the grass..

 

[southalabama]

crossbow is triclopyr + 2,4-D ester

Profile: Crossbow® herbicide is a postemergent product that targets woody plants and brush – such as blackberries and poison oak – as well as annual and perennial broadleaves, while leaving grasses unharmed.

 

[Originalspanksta]

Dig that **** up. it's the only way to be sure.

 

[brihvac]

Dig that **** up. it's the only way to be sure.

Before I put the fence in, I dug out all of it ON MY PROPERTY with a backhoe and put in top soil. It just reached over from the neighbors yard and trees.

 

[ranger302]

dipel+diquat+dawn dish soap. You can mix it "hot" enuph to brown it in 2~3 hours. This mix will kill anything and keep it dead.

 

[BlindViper]

Take a soda bottle and drill a hole in the cap fill it with your fav killer. Cut the vine and put the end that goes to the rest of the plant in the hole all the way to the bottom. It will drink the killer and problem solved.

 

[Torque1st]

It would certainly help to know what type of vine you have a problem with. Take a sample to the local extension agent, feed store, or nursery for identification.

 

[ilovevocs]

I think others have covered this fairly well and certainly seem to have more
Knowledge than I. I personally prefer rock salt first then I try other methods. I rock salt my fence line every other year.

 

[GRX]

Rock salt will kill the vines, and will also poison the soil so nothing grows. If you want to go that route Borax is a better and stronger alternative.

 

[Kevin54]

Pramatol mixed with a little bit of diesel fuel. It will sterilize the ground for a couple years

 

[WVBrady]

...I personally prefer rock salt first then I try other methods...

That's what they said they did in the Bible, but salt was so expensive I can't imagine their doing that except in a symbolic way.

 

[trackwelder]

If you can find some old Triox that will kill anything. The new formula of triox *****. When i am out at garage and estate sales the old chemicals are on the top of my shopping list.

 

[Eloquaint]

I've got a bunch around the stump of a large tree I cut down last year. It was all over the tree and I've just been mowing around it to keep it down. I'm Trying not to use strong chemicals but it would be nice to get rid of it. Digging it up would probably mean getting rid of the stump. I might give the rock salt a shot in a small area. I like the trick with the 2l bottle though, that's a good idea.

 

[Need4racin]

Jack Vines? I heard he can't swim. Just throwing that out there.

 

[Milton Shaw]

Rock salt works better if its poured out after making a freezer of homemade ice cream. Its just not as good just pouring the rock salt out of the box on the ground. Invite us over to show how the ice cream makes it work better

 

[Displaced Hokie]

I'll also recommend the RoundUp Poison Ivy and Vine Killer. It works great. I will say that some vines are damn tough to kill though, and need repeat treatment.

This house we just bought was once overtaken by vines, and the second owners got the immediate areas cleaned up but I'm not pushing nature back as far as I can. I'm winning, but it's a constant effort!

A machete helps, but you need to get to the base of the things, which I'm guessing you can't do.

 

[december45]

We had a terrible problem with berry vines, we used Pronto from Tractor supply, much cheaper and worked really really great.... just be patient

 

[Sureshot]

Do vines not send nourishment to the roots in the fall to survive the winter? If that is the case let them get a little healthy then sparay them right before and after the first frost.

 

[bmwpower]

Get roundup concentrate. Cut the vines at the fenceline with a knife, at an angle, and dip the ends in the concentrate. Do not dilute it like the instructions would call for, for a spray application.

Dip it for how long?

 

[sloorider]

Dip it for how long?

X2..

 

[NUTTSGT]

I wonder if road salt will kill the stuff too ?

We have some bamboo **** that grows along the alley behind the FD.

 

[rrangus]

Pramatol mixed with a little bit of diesel fuel. It will sterilize the ground for a couple years

I second the use of Pramitol. I use it to keep fence rows clear. I mix 10 oz. to the gallon of diesel fuel. First time usage will get about 90% of anything that grows. The second time will get everything. After about two years of using it moss is the only thing that grows where you spray.

Spike is another similar product, just be careful around trees. Do not use Spike where there are any roots, it can kill mature trees. Remember the trees at Auburn University last year?

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