Polltuion-fed vines take hold -- Infestations blamed on Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming

San Jose Mercury News (WaPo) ^ | 7/16/06 | Elizabeth Williamson

[sgtbono2002]

That stuff will rip the siding off your house. take the boards off your barn and tear the roof off. Probably 25% of the barns around here that go down are pulled down by Cow's itch that people were to lazy to remove.

[listenhillary]

#6 Outstanding response there. Bravo

[listenhillary]

If they let them grow, it would solve the housing problem. Just weave the vines into a structure and fertilize them.

Silly liberals...

[tertiary01]

Cee Oh Two isn't a pollutant. It is an essential plant nutrient!

And then they turn it into O2 which last time I looked everyone alive needed to continue to be alive.

[listenhillary]

Never heard of it called cow's itch. Same stuff as trumpet vine?

I like to mulch the stuff with concrete. I'm appalled that ANY company is allowed to sell, ship, give away this evil weed.

[sgtbono2002]

Yes : Same thing it gets an orange trumpet flower on it.

It should be a crime to sell it , I agree.

I am also amazed when I see Morning glory sold in flower seed catalogs. One package of morning glories can ruin a farm in two seasons.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

Complaints about vine infestation have increased tenfold in a decade

Total BS.

a.Exactly who is complaining & to whom
b. who is the sorry loser charged w/ keeping 10 years worth of (fictitious) complaints ?

[expatpat]

What does it look like?

[listenhillary]

[doc11355]

That wouldn't be 2,4 D, would it?

[expatpat]

Thanks -- trumpet vine.

[sgtbono2002]

I have tried 2-4-D this is better, but I got 2 1/2 gallons a couple of years ago stil have 1/2 of it left , but the label came off. I will try to find out what the name of it is tomorrow.

[sgtbono2002]

See the picture #49.

[stboz]

When I lived in Vicksburg, we used 30W motor oil on kudzu.

It didn't kill it, but the lubrication did keep it from catching fire from friction as it grew.

[expatpat]

Yeah, trumpet vine. It's a pretty vine, though -- beats Va Creeper and probably ivy (and certainly poison ivy!).

[sgtbono2002]

Its called GLY 4 -plus.

[finnigan2]

"One package of morning glories can ruin a farm in two seasons."

- I've been told that a couple of handfuls of mustard seed thrown on a lawn can wreck havoc. Apparently, mustard plants spread by quickly sending out roots underground and soon the only way to eradicate it is is to replace the whole lawn.

[Mr. Lucky]

GLY-4 Plus is a generic form of Roundup with a surfactant added. It's non-selective, so it will not only kill the poison ivy, but also every thing else the spray mist touches (on green leaves).

For a cheaper treatment, or for poison ivy in grass, try any 2-4,D esther or amine with a little bit of dish soap added as a surfactant.

[MEGoody]

All plants use CO2, so therefore, all plants (not just poison ivy) should be flourishing.

[sgtbono2002]

Non-selective. Thats the part I like. It sure cleans out the woods nice. taking out Virginia creeper, briars, weeds, those crazy rose bushes they use for cow fences, It even wipes out the second growth on a locust stump.