How to Get Rid of Ivy
This is the most effective method, but it requires patience. Like, “watching-paint-dry” patience. Get to the base of the ivy—the thick, woody stems that look like tree trunks from a horror movie. Funnel cake? No. Funnel pain.
Use a sharp pair of loppers or a hand saw. Cut the main stems about a foot above the ground. This severs the plant’s lifeline. The stuff climbing up your walls? It’s now on borrowed time. It’ll turn brown and crispy like last week’s toast.
Now, dig out the roots. This is the part where you pretend you’re an archeologist unearthing a dinosaur. Pry up the roots with a fork or trowel. They go deceptively deep. If you leave even a pinky-sized root, that ivy will stage a comeback. It’s petty like that.