How do I rid my lawn of morning glory vine? I live in the Willamette Valley in Oregon.
I pull mine out by hand. You have to be very vigilant.
I am sorry you want to get rid of your morning glory. I get it that they can become invasive. Have you tried to train it up a pole/trellis and keep it controlled? They can be so lovely when they are controlled.
If you truly want it gone, it is a long process you have to get every vine going to the end and getting all the roots. It may take one or two seasons to make sure you have found them all...as their roots/feelers travel.
Chemicals can be used, but I avoid them at all costs because not only do they kills off other things you may want, but if you have dogs, stray cats or children in the neighborhood you could be setting up for a dangerous situation. Plus these chemicals leach into the watershed and can poison drinking water (yes, I am a bit of an old tree hugger--safety first!)
Good luck!
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these plants are notoriously hard to eradicate - pulling them by hand or chemicals are the way to go
I've been stuck with morning glories for years because my next door neighbor planted them and they got into my back yard. While pretty, they grow over everything else you've got. Months ago, when I saw the seedlings come up, I went out and started pulling them up by the roots. It's easy. Each day I'd pull up 50--70, until I didn't see anymore.
I have read that trying to pull them out by the roots is the worst thing you can do, because each tiny broken root will grow a new plant!
This is for morning glory (MG) vines that you can actually tell where they are coming from (ours come up from where the soil meets the foundation). I read about using white vinegar/Dawn dishwashing detergent to kill weeds, and decided to give it a try with this year's scourge of MG.
How do I rid my flower beds of morning glory?
About the only way is to pull it all up by the roots.
I have just started a new garden and in making new beds now find sprouting up all over what I believe is the above (morning glory) which I have never encountered before. Seems to come from deep down and breaks off when pulling. How to get rid of it?
By Dee H
Why get rid of it, when it blooms in the morning, the flowers are really pretty. Get a trellis for it to climb on. My late aunt had morning glories climbing a trellis in her yard and she never had trouble with it spreading.
Morning Glories have ruined my garden spot. Completely choked out my tomato and pepper plants. It's time to plant turnip greens but I know it will destroy them too. Hate, hate them. Most invasive pest I've ever seen!
As you can see, morning glories can be extremely invasive. There is a mobile home under the second mound of greenery. We made the mistake of planting the "seedless" morning glory from some branches I got from a neighbor.
I planted some and it has absolutely taken over my flower bed, even the underneath of my porch. In my flower bed it's like I don't even have any dirt. It's only roots. It did not overcome my iris, canna, or rose bush. Help me please.
By Amy C.
The morning glory is an annual, but will aggressively reseed itself the following season. It took me years to fully get rid of the vine, due to it reseeding itself. I still love morning glories, just in someone elses garden!
How do I get rid of convolvulus also known as graveyard ivy? There is quite a lot in the bushes at the back of my garden.
By Peter
Too many morning glories is a fairly easy fix. In the spring, put down old sheets, material, or newspaper and put leaves and straw on it and praises to be the few scattered outside. Those you can decide which to keep and which to pull.
Although I can't imagine anyone not loving these beauties, I will admit they can be prolific self-seeders. However you can use the same procedure to get rid of them as you would any other unwanted plant.
Morning Glories are gorgeous. But boy, are they pesky and weedy! 3 years ago, I planted two varieties along a fence and to cover a trellis. They were simply stunning that year.
