How to eliminate invasive vines / Be careful what you plant. Yet another problem to be solved in this garden. I share a chainlink fence with my neighbour. However the previous owner of my property had planted 6 different types of vines on the fence (4 of which are considered invasive). If you cut back vines you are not eliminating them - they just keep coming back so you need to eliminate them permanently and there is basically only one effective method - to use a stump killer on a fresh cut vine. In today's video I am taking you through this process and also the safety measures you need to take when manipulating a very toxic agent. After application, the aerial parts of the vine will start dying off within a few days but the roots need 4-6 weeks. Once the vine is dead I will have the job of removing the vine from the chainlink fence - a no mean feat since this has been growing and entangling in this fence since 1997. So I need to take things slowly and patiently and give you guys an update after winter when hopefull it will be finished. In spring my neighbour and I will be putting up a plain brown cloth on the fence since both of us have shrub borders infront of the fence so basically we just want to stop the dogs staring in!
30 июл 2024
