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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Never understood the problem with English Ivy. It only grows in the shade, you can see the line along my house where the sun never hits.

Never seen it in the wild, can't imagine. And if you don't want it around, rip it up. The root system is extremely shallow, couldn't be easier to kill.

Planted bunches of it year before last at camp. It's all either dead or barely hanging on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 hours ago

It depends on the area. English Ivy is not native to the US, and it can fucking suck. It can easily take over entire areas. Since it re roots itself, it's awful to remove.

It's great in it's native environment

Just.. don't use it in the US. Plant natives plants. There are lots of incredible native vines.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 18 hours ago

Speaking as someone who lives in the Pacific Northwest, that shit can take full sun to full shade, grow insanely fast, and choke out even the largest trees. Leave a small piece in the soil by accident, and you’ve got a new monster-sized plant before you can blink.

It all depends on where you live. Lucky you that you live in a place where ivy behaves itself. Not everyone gets to be that lucky.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Well if it grows in the shade, then the invasive potential is gonna be in a forest, isn't it?

Growing tree to tree, choking out every other plant as it goes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Nope. The sun moves around, sunup to sundown, and changes over the seasons. There is one small spot by my house the sun never hits.

As I said, I've planted it in my own forest, light is killing it. And if you don't want it around? A light tug will completely uproot it.