tracey holden wrote 09/04/2011 11:08 AM Grape vine #343440 - 09/04/2011 11:08 AM
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010 Posts: 1442 Loc: UK Offline	When we moved in here last November, there was a sizeable grape vine covered in ripe black grapes, I stripped the whole lot off and hacked the vine back to a stump, I have had to keep on it most of the summer, and with the Autumn around the corner, I would ideally like to remove it completely, the only problem is, except for a few inches around the base, the people that planted it surrounded it in concrete so short of getting a sledge hammer to it, what I wondered was, if I score an x on the stump to open it up, what can I feed into it that will soak in and kill it at the roots, I seem to remember reading somewhere about a soft metal paste, but obviously it has to be safe for the dogs, is this doable or am I going to have to resort the the sledge hammer?! Thanks
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Betty Landercasp wrote 09/04/2011 12:34 PM Re: Grape vine [Re: tracey holden ] #343447 - 09/04/2011 12:34 PM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	There is a herbicide called Tordan that should do the trick on a freshly cut woody plant,especially at this time of year, when stuff is taken down into the roots. http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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tracey holden wrote 09/04/2011 01:30 PM Re: Grape vine [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #343454 - 09/04/2011 01:30 PM
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010 Posts: 1442 Loc: UK Offline	I have googled Tordan for sale in the UK, but it is only available to the trade and at minimum 5 litre orders, we are so regulated as to what we can buy here its ridiculous! reading the data on it sounds like it would have been perfect! Thanks though Betty
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Niomi Smith wrote 09/04/2011 02:42 PM Re: Grape vine [Re: tracey holden ] #343456 - 09/04/2011 02:42 PM
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009 Posts: 786 Loc: Whitehorse, Yukon Offline	My mother in law swears by bleach being poured into the stump but Ive never tried it myself.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 09/04/2011 07:13 PM Re: Grape vine [Re: Niomi Smith ] #343477 - 09/04/2011 07:13 PM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	If there is any foliage left, RoundUp will kill it down to thr roots, but that only works on foliage, not bark or soil.
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Connie Sutherland wrote 09/04/2011 07:27 PM Re: Grape vine [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #343478 - 09/04/2011 07:27 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	I found this (no personal knowledge, though): http://www.ehow.com/how_5523151_kill-grapevines.html http://www.gardenguides.com/94083-kill-grape-vine.html
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tracey holden wrote 09/05/2011 12:10 AM Re: Grape vine [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #343499 - 09/05/2011 12:10 AM
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010 Posts: 1442 Loc: UK Offline	I have kept on top of the new growth, so all thats left is the stump I hacked down, but the damn thing just keeps growing! The previous people planted some monster climbers and trees in such a small garden, its like a full time Jumanji through the spring and summer months!
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tracey holden wrote 09/05/2011 12:25 AM Re: Grape vine [Re: Connie Sutherland ] #343500 - 09/05/2011 12:25 AM
tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010 Posts: 1442 Loc: UK Offline	Thanks Connie, lots of stuff there I have in the cupboard, the days of the vine may now well be numbered! now if I could only persuade the people to my left to cut back their giant red maple...!
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