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Comments (2)Nelson: Hope you didn't spend too much time fighting the bermuda this morning. Maybe you won't have to do that again. Enjoyed seeing you yesterday, too. I generally don't use sprays in my garden, but I make exceptions for bermuda-killer and nutgrass-exterminator!...See MoreTo kill or not to kill, Virgina Creeper
Comments (2)This vine is a little too much - too wild and big - for most suburban landscapes. There's no way I would let it be on lilacs. As a woody vine, it can damage fences as the entwined trunks enlarge. I left one alone last year to see how fast it would grow (and to make more fodder for compost pile). After a year, it is now covering a section of fence about 15 feet wide and is starting to grab and climb a fig tree. Very pretty native, but about time for this one to go. Here is a link that might be useful: Wiki article...See MoreKill the Ivy! Kill the Ivy! Help me Kill The Ivy!
Comments (15)I would also assume that it is legal in PA, but you can always check with your cooperative extension and see what they say. You mentioned that your slope is southfacing, so I assume that it gets sun. That should make it easier than a shady site to get something to grow. I am probably not the best expert, but what about forsythia bushes? The one I have in my backyard is prolific without being uncontrollable and I think would be deeply rooted enough to help stabilize the slope. Also I would think that they would be fairly inexpensive and common at the big box stores so that you could get a bunch in without breaking the bank. My other thought was some low growing evergreen bushes. I have some on my sunny slope and they are doing quite well. For the shaded portion of my slope I am looking at planting some hydrangeas (once I get the ivy out) and maybe some ferns. Litrope would also be a good choice and is sold at the box stores. I would consider digging it up now while it is not completely established and not out of control. Like a misplaced tree, it will just get to be a bigger proble to solve later if it is left to flourish now. Plus I would expect to find it establishing other places in your yard (far from where it is planted) and becoming a problem in many spots. Last, I know that in my english ivy is where the poison ivy starts. I only have poison ivy where the English Ivy is and that is a bigger problem! Here is a link that might be useful: MD Suggestions for Groundcovers...See MoreTo kill or not to kill?
Comments (11)Your state? Has an outbreak occurred there? It does look as if your plants are infected with Late Blight, and that's really too bad. We haven't usually had it widespread in the deep South, though I think I read that a few outbreaks had been seen last year. Well, you need to utterly destroy the plants if that's what you have. How did the infection get into your greenhouse? Freezing kills the spores but I'm not sure about other treatments. If you just bag the plants and put them out in the trash, I'd think the spores would get loose in a landfill. I don't think you can cut them back and have new growth occur. Late Blight infects all of the plant. Better to start over with clean soil and clean plants. Call your county agricultural agent to report it and ask for the best way to disinfect the greenhouse. Maybe in some ways, your neighbors should thank you -- your greenhouse probably kept the spores from wafting for miles around your property. It's a terrible disease......See Morequirkyquercus
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