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Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - rgG - 06-09-2015
I planted Wisteria to go over a pergola for shade. It had been there about 23 years and half of it just up and died last summer. One week it was fine and green and the next brown and dead. There were two stalks, one on each corner, diagonally, one died, like I said, and the other is just fine. I have no idea what happened to the one plant. It was weird.
Also, mine was the more cold hardy Chinese Wisteria that was supposed to have white rather than the purple flowers. In all those years, it never bloomed. I have been very disappointed.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - Maddog - 06-09-2015
I really like my wisteria. However, you have to be brutal with the pruning and maintenance. It can not be allowed to have access to your gutters or siding. Mine grows along a long fence and is quite gorgeous. I hope I never have to try and get rid of it. I suspect it is quite hardy.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - OWC Jamie - 06-09-2015
Have rgG nurture it.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - rgG - 06-09-2015
billb wrote:
Have rgG nurture it.
LOL, well it will take decades and then only half will die, but might be as effective as anything else.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - mattkime - 06-09-2015
roundup is for the lazy. dig up what you can and then solarize the spot where it was growing (put a large sheet of transparent plastic over the spot)
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - $tevie - 06-09-2015
I love wisteria and I love honeysuckle. I must have a 'thing' for invasive plants. :emoticon-animal-004:
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - OWC Jamie - 06-09-2015
mattkime wrote:
roundup is for the lazy. dig up what you can and then solarize the spot where it was growing (put a large sheet of transparent plastic over the spot)
A wisteria root is like a 4 to 5 foot long carrot. Solarizing the dirt above it is just eliminating any competition.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - Rick-o - 06-09-2015
Lovingly care for it and it will surely die.
Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - Buzz - 06-09-2015
cbelt3 wrote:
I thought it was dead. I cut it all back to the ground. I sprayed the stumps with Roundup. And... it's baaaack !!! How do I kill this stuff ? Flamethrower ? Explosives ? Smog ?
Looks like it should work fine...
Maybe pick one up at WWII surplus depot.
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Re: HTH do I kill Wisteria ? - decay - 06-09-2015
PLEASE don't use Roundup!
http://www.examiner.com/article/58-reasons-not-to-use-roundup
http://generationgreen.org/2010/08/eco-tip-why-you-shouldn%E2%80%99t-use-roundup-or-trust-its-lying-labels/