Looks like ivy to me.

From the leaf form, it could be Hedera Hibernica?. And to alleviate your guilt complex of neglect, it is considerably fast growing.

..or maybe even Schizophragma..

I have a similar problem and a small length of ivy has just found its way into the shed. Unfortunately I cannot get to the main plant as it is on the corner of the wokshop within 12 inches of the boundaries of 2 other properties. The plant is right in the corner & is quite substantial. I can only get access from the top & it has already started to damage the gutter beneath my pitched roof. My roof is cementous corrigated pitched construction & balancing is difficult on crawling boards

Soooo!! Has anyone any ideas what is the best method of killing it off.. . I did try pouring dieisel down over the leaves with a spray can from above & I believe that slowed the growth. However, it has come back.

Any ideas welcome

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 26/10/2021 15:41:23

Going greener – very modern!

pgk

Had a similar problem with the previous workshops. The problem was that the main stem was between the shop and the fence, so VERY difficult to cut off near the ground.

A saw blade fixed to a long pole did the trick, eventually.

Now the problem is one of SWMBOs plants that can cause heave depending on the weather, making the door stick sometimes. What started as a tiny stem is now nearly 100 mm diameter, but cannot be pruned other than gently.

Ivy seems to share some of the genes of Mile a Minute Russian Vine., and is very difficult to keep in check

SWMBO put some weedkiller on the grass,(Supposed to be safe for grass ) Killed the grass as well as the weed, A year on it still has not recovered, despite reseeding. This might be the stuff to put on the root, if you can dribble some down a tube into the area. "Weedol" perhaps?

Squirt from a water pistol may get the killer where it is needed.

Howard

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You seem to know your weedkillers, Dave

… is it any good on horsetails ?

We have some growing up through a rockery which appear to have re-grown from root-fragments in the clay, and probably date back 100 years or more

MichaelG.

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Thanks for the empathy, Brian

Yes, I am unfortunately aware of all that … which is why I asked specifically about SBK

**LINK**

https://www.progreen.co.uk/sbk-brushwood-killer-1l-kplus-250ml-marestail-woody-weeds/

MichaelG.

Grizzly,

It is more blessed to give than to receive. Especially where this stuff is concerned

Howard

I believe that bamboo can be controlled by copious applications of seawater and paraffin guarantees death to virtually any vegetation. I once had a tree growing a thin trunk my side of my back garden wall and anoth on my neighbours side. I could foresee the eventual fate of my wall and the renter's next door would be unlikely to do anything. I dealt with both trunks by cutting to ground level and pouring a small quantity of paraffin on the stump. No regrowth after a decade or more, so can vouch for the paraffin,but be careful as I suspect it is a serious pollutant and nothing will grow if spilt in quantity on soil.

Another advocate of SBK. Killed off many 'a large Ivy root and tree stump. It will take a while.

Best time to treat ivy is in the dormant period over winter. I have drilled deep holes diagonally downwards near the base and filled them with 50/50 dilute SBK. plugged the holes after.

Additionally, a mixture of correct dilute strength SBK and kerosene to spray over the foliage during a dry spell.

Repeat treatment will accelerate it's demise.

My problem is bindweed, I have tried garden centre weedkillers and they don’t seem to work, anyone got any advice please.