Killing invasive vines with a turkey injector

[dogdog]

Looking at the pics, I'd remove the chainlink fence, practice a minor scorched earth attack along the problem area & once every is dead plant something agreeable.

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I would go this route. It's ez to do. Less chemicals.

If you don't like the vines, just remove the fence, and pull up the vine then put the fence back... It's easy to do. You can use 2 or 3 large harbor freight C-Clamp as a stretcher... or any Bar-clamp etc...

Just go to a fence store or lowes and buy minimal needed supply like the aluminum ties.

 

[theoldwizard1]

Cut the vine close to the root. Spray with Roundup (or equivalent). Repeat in about a week. Keep repeating during the summer. 2,4-D won't touch most vines.

Most weed/grass killers only work while the plant is actively growing, meaning night time temps above 50F.

 

[ddawg16]

Any reason you can't take your fence down and just claim that area?

 

[Hank11]

I'd remove the chain link and clean that whole mess up for good. Cut it back now and wait a few weeks until it start sending out leaves and spray it with Roundup. Alternately, just dig up the plants, roots and all and cover with weed barrier cloth. Decorative gravel on top. Then if you have to have it, put your fence back up.

 

[tros]

I use strait total vegation killer works well and fast

 

[branimal]

I have three sections of fence. Back, left and right. The back is the only area that is double fenced. The left & right section of fence are the only dividing fence between my left and right neighbors. Does the back fence provide rigidity to the left and right fences? This is why I've been hesitant to take that fence down.

In any case I could take it down, rip out the vines. Clean out all the trash that previous owner stuffed between the fences. And put the fence back up.

Another project on the todo list.

 

[dogdog]

you can roll the fence back dig out the roots, place landscape fabrics and rocks and roll it back one section at a time. should take less than a Sunday afternoon each. If you have help, you might have even be able to do all three in one Sunday. Planning is everything.

 

[rlitman]

...Does the back fence provide rigidity to the left and right fences? ...

Probably only the slightest amount, unless for some strange reason the chain was wrapped around the corner posts as a single section.

I really don't understand the double fence thing.

 

[RCL]

Tordon will work very well.

 

[matt_i]

Copper nails into the lowest part of the vine as possible.

I used this same method to kill some invasive things that were mucking up my hedge in front. They were intertwined with valued bushes and I tried applying some roundup by gloved hand but it was minimally effective, I probably didn't have enough concentration. However was extremely nervous about killing off a good plant.

I used a slightly different method from above, saw off the trunk near the ground, then drill 1/16" holes into the sawn interface and tap in pieces of bare #12 awg copper wire.

It killed them all dead and no trace of regrowth. Just the dead stump.

 

[kbs2244]

I used table salt
Appplied to the sap damp stump right after cutting
Do it once a day for a week

I like the number 12 wire trick
It would be a one time job

 

[Snip]

Will the copper nail/wire deal kill any other vegetation intertwined with it above or below ground ?

 

[rustyjames]

I've had a problem with poison ivy growing up through some landscape bushes. What I do is make up a 50/50 mix of Ortho ground clear and water with a few drops of dish detergent and brush some of the leaves with a sponge brush. That's been working for me.

 

[Fuelboat]

I have taken a pill bottle dril a small hole in the top fill part way with Round up and stick end of vine in the hole so the vine is in the Round up

 

[matt_i]

Will the copper nail/wire deal kill any other vegetation intertwined with it above or below ground ?

My experience is no, its an internal systemic death, the copper interferes with some kind of "transport" within the xylem. Does not affect anything touching the outside.

 

[Daedalus]

I find 18 gauge blunt Leur needles very handy in the garage and around the house, along with 1 or 1-1/2 oz syringes. Drill a small hole in the root and inject straight roundup in there. the needles are also perfectly sized for getting into termite tunnels through their ********** and injecting with termidor.

 

[Jarwop]

Maybe take the chain link fabric off, cut everything down at ground level, then concrete it.

 

[MrSurly]

First: Check your survey. That ten inch gap might already belong to you.
I had been in my current house twenty years before realizing that the old Hurricane fence at the back was not actually my property line. I am only now finally replacing and relocating the fence and I'm 'gaining' quite a bit of ground (756sf) that I had ignored for a long while.
At any rate, even if the ten inches is not yours, if I were you I would still remove the fence and connect to the fence behind, just as if the area were mine. I mean, really, who is going to care? And if anyone does and gives you trouble, the solution is different than your plan anyway. I wouldn't replace the fence until and unless someone made a big deal about it.

 

[branimal]

I really don't understand the double fence thing.

My guess would be my fence was already there when the neighbors behind me wanted additional privacy and erected a larger PVC style fence. Seems to happen a lot out here in BK. My parents are in Long Island, and usually neighbors collaborate on erecting fences. So no double fence and loss of space.

 

[branimal]

First: Check your survey. That ten inch gap might already belong to you.
I had been in my current house twenty years before realizing that the old Hurricane fence at the back was not actually my property line. I am only now finally replacing and relocating the fence and I'm 'gaining' quite a bit of ground (756sf) that I had ignored for a long while.
At any rate, even if the ten inches is not yours, if I were you I would still remove the fence and connect to the fence behind, just as if the area were mine. I mean, really, who is going to care? And if anyone does and gives you trouble, the solution is different than your plan anyway. I wouldn't replace the fence until and unless someone made a big deal about it.

I agree - the people behind me have no idea if I have a fence there or not.
756 sf !!! My gain would be on the order of 19 sq ft.

 

[MrSurly]

I agree - the people behind me have no idea if I have a fence there or not.
756 sf !!! My gain would be on the order of 19 sq ft.

And gaining that 19' would be far cheaper than building a fence.

 

[Jumpin'JoeDelightful]

k, damn gummie

 

[southalabama]

Mix?!? Hell no.

Get an eye dropper, and fill it with 41% glyphosate concentrate. Use a sharp knife to cut the vine at an angle, and apply a drop of the undiluted Roundup directly to the cut. Come back 5 minutes later and reapply if it looks like it soaked it up.

I get invasive vines (several kinds), and work my way through an area backwards so I don't accidentally spread the Roundup.

For the record, glyphosate will not work for the OP this time of year. It needs to be applied to thriving green plants in warm weather. The secret to glyphosate is that it works best when the plant transports it from the leaves to the roots. That happens most when the plant is actively growing, and is not water stressed.

Best weed killer (supposedly glyphosate) I used to get was from a friend whose cousin hauled a chemical tanker. It came to me in a mason jar.

 

[Hardworkinguy]

I had 2 small trees that I cut down,and they kept sending fresh shoots up around the edge of the stump. I drilled a couple 1/2" holes in each stump and poured a bit of Tordon in each hole. They haven't even thought of growing since. I like that stuff.

 

[billspit]

What's the issue with Privet? It's cultivated for hedges in Europe.

It is invasive for one thing, and can totally take over in wooded property.

 

[imma_stocker]

First step identify exactly what the plants are. Then look up their preferred growing conditions and do the opposite. If plant like acid, add garden lime. If plant likes alkaline, add sulfur. If plant likes salt, do not add salt.

I use combination of 2,4D and glyphosate from ag stores sprayed on foliage. Ag stuff is more concentrated than stuff at big box stores. Usually go with 2,4D first since it's a selective herbicide. Then glyphosate if it's still standing a week later. Best applied on warm sunny day to accelerate absorption.