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How do I get rid of Ivy

  • 11-10-2017 7:04pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Anyone have any idea how I get rid of common ivy. Some of you are probably asking why the hell I want to but its growing up through the stone walls on the farm bursting them or else the cattle knock them while eating it. Tried roundup twice at 2 different periods with diesel through it to make it stick to no avail! Can only cut some cause its growing from inside base of wall:(


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 693 ✭✭✭Mr321


    Need to get that stuff pulled by the root all out.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,815 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    Make holes in it near where it comes out of the ground and inject neat weedkiller into it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    As an aside but isn't Ivy supposed to keep ringworm away? Or is that just an old wives tale


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Stationmaster


    Panch18 wrote: »
    As an aside but isn't Ivy supposed to keep ringworm away? Or is that just an old wives tale

    It's perfectly safe for cattle to eat isn't it?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,760 ✭✭✭Effects


    I always just chop it down at low level. It only starts to damage buildings if you let it grow too much. I've let that happen in the past but I keep on top of it now. I generally remove it from trees as well but on a rotating basis as it's good autumn forage for bees.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,815 ✭✭✭✭whisky_galore


    It's perfectly safe for cattle to eat isn't it?

    If the cleaning is still tied to them, an old cure is to get them eating ivy.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,471 ✭✭✭Panch18


    It's perfectly safe for cattle to eat isn't it?

    Yeah as far as I know

    I was actually asking was it beneficial with regards to prevention of ring worm


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭Stationmaster


    Panch18 wrote: »
    Yeah as far as I know

    I was actually asking was it beneficial with regards to prevention of ring worm

    I know yea, sorry, I was just double checking cause I gave a load of it to a few cows yesterday after knocking a few trees!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 951 ✭✭✭Floki


    I know yea, sorry, I was just double checking cause I gave a load of it to a few cows yesterday after knocking a few trees!

    I think it's full of iodine.

    Cow's are going mad for it at the moment coming out of a particular field here.

    Edit: I'm not sure about the iodine but apparently Irish ivy is full of Falcarinol which is a natural pesticide that fights fungi. So Panches post about the ringworm looks to be spot on.

    Still looking here but phuck me Falcarinol is also an anti-tuberculosis thingy majig.

    Carrots also have Falcarinol.

    Also add staphlyococcus aureus to the list that Falcorinol kicks the shyte out of.


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