How Do You Kill Ivy Plants

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Sometimes ivy covers a whole patch of ground, and pulling it all up feels like a punishment from a medieval king. That’s when you bring out the smother tactic. Grab some heavy cardboard, old newspapers, or a thick tarp, and lay it right over the ivy.

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Weigh it down with bricks or rocks so it doesn’t blow away in the breeze. Then, forget about it for a few weeks. The ivy gets no sunlight, no air, and basically suffocates under its own ambition. It’s like putting a blanket over a toddler who refuses to nap—eventually, they give up.

I used this on a patch of ivy that was trying to swallow my vegetable garden. After a month under cardboard, it was pale and lifeless. I felt a little bad, but not really.