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Gardening

LWolf

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15. Acidifying is okay,

Reply to kurtzapril4 (Reply #14)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 09:05 PM

Apr 2012

since I live in an alkaline/desert area. The roots, though...that's a problem, since my worst offender, perennial pepper weed, spreads underground.

I'm not allergic to it, but it sure is hard to get rid of.

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No matter what I do, the ivy just KEEPS coming back and killing everything else in my garden [View all] LaydeeBug Mar 2012 OP

Personally, I love ivy... why is it supposedly bad for the house? hlthe2b Mar 2012 #1

It likes to pull the shingles off Retrograde Apr 2012 #12

You sound like me with creeping myrtle, Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #2

lol.... I'd be in heaven with a yard covered in ivy, honeysuckle, with edible mint & myrtle.... hlthe2b Mar 2012 #3

LOL, You can have it! Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #4

We did battle with that as well. It looks like morning glory but chokes out everything. HopeHoops Mar 2012 #5

That is the bindweed curlyred Apr 2012 #10

It only takes 1/4" of stem left in the ground to survive. Nasty shit. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #11

I'd use Roundup kurtzapril4 Mar 2012 #6

I'm allergic to it. LWolf Mar 2012 #7

The Ivy gives you hives? kurtzapril4 Mar 2012 #8

The ivy. LWolf Apr 2012 #13

Vinegar only top kills kurtzapril4 Apr 2012 #14

Acidifying is okay, LWolf Apr 2012 #15

personally, i think the idea that it is bad for houses is based on misperception. mopinko Apr 2012 #9