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advice on disposal of ivy

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  • 07-05-2018 1:16pm
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    pegasuspub
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭


    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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    EdgeCase
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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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    my3cents
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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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    magicbastarder
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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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    pegasuspub
    Registered Users Posts: 202 ✭✭pegasuspub


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


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