Weeds in Hedge
April 17, 2009 by Linda
Filed under 2009 04 (Apr)
Question:
Our hedge in invaded by climbing weeds, possibly ivy. We have removed most of it by cutting the weed and pulling them as gently as possibly.
The hedge is in a bad state, lots of dead wood and very little foliage in the bottom part. We have managed to pull some of the weeds root out of the soil, but some of them are too deeply rooted to be able to be pulled out. We are left with weed stumps that we would like to kill for good to minimise future growths. Have you got any suggestion to deal with these stumps; we thought we should not spray with weed killer as this would damage the sorrounding hedge plant. Also is there anything we should apply to the hedge or soil to help the hedge grow and get stronger again.
Answer:
To get rid of the weed roots / stumps you can use Roundup Tree Stump and Root Killer.
Here is a link to the Roundup page which gives you lots of information on how to use it safely. Click here.
You can buy it at most garden centres but if you have a problem getting hold of it you can buy it online here.
As for the hedge; the RHS have a good article on how to rejuvenate a hedge. Click here to find out how.
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