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advice on disposal of ivy

pegasuspub · 2018-05-07 12:16:59

i have a large amount of ivy cleared from a hedge, can i put this in compost or should i get rid of it altogether from the garden, thanks.

07-05-2018 12:16pm

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pegasuspub

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i have a large amount of ivy cleared from a hedge,
can i put this in compost or should i get rid of it altogether from the garden,
thanks.

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#2 07-05-2018 12:19pm

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Personally, I would dispose of it - it's the kind of plant that could colonise your compost heap very quickly.

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#3 07-05-2018 12:20pm

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If you can put it at the bottom of a new compost heap it would help get some air into the heap and rot down but it can be a bit woody and take a long time. Also if its not very well covered with compost it will probably root and grow.

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#4 07-05-2018 12:48pm

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i'd put it in the compost bin. should be easy enough to control if it did try to root.

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#5 07-05-2018 12:57pm

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would it be worth my while trying to fit a weed block on the ground around the established hedge, would this help the chances of keeping the ivy at bay, its an escallonia hedge, i think thats how to spell it, thanks

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#6 07-05-2018 1:26pm

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Wouldn't bother, it'll probably just grow up through the holes.

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