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From: jwg@teddy.UUCP (Jim Galbiati)
Newsgroups: net.garden
Subject: Re: Getting Weeds out of Ivy
Message-ID: <3280@teddy.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 29-Sep-86 11:58:46 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 29 11:58:46 1986
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In article <1191@houxa.UUCP> fdf@houxa.UUCP (Franklin Fite) writes:
>The problem: the ivy is full of weeds due to lack of care. The weeds
>Is there a chemical or something that ivy is resistant to 
>and that can kill weeds? 

This is an execllent time of year to cut/pull weeds.
Most are annuals and are busy making seeds for next years crop.
My yard is extremely weedy (the previous owners didn't even cut the lawn
for seven years, according to the neighbors), so this summer we put in
a strong effort to remove weeds.  This consisted of three saturday mornings
(may, july, sep) cutting and pulling weeds.  Grand total 12 person-hours.

The weeds are definitely on the retreat now.  If we pull whatever we
see next year I think we'll have won the yard back.  I think 12 hours
of work is worth not contaminating our yard, garden, wildlife,
and neighborhood children with pesticides.

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