OT: Ivy "feet" adhesive removal

Had that crap on the house when we moved in in '61. We kids had the "fun" of pulling the ivy off the brick for several years. Only thing I found to get rid of the residue is a propane torch, very carefully used. Was still a bunch of the pads left on the bricks when we sold the place a couple of years back. Nasty stuff, bugs and critters love it, would even invade window screens. Mosquito population went way down once the ivy, the junipers and the hedge went. Place was a real jungle when we moved in. I repainted the trim and windows when I was in college one summer, torching off the paint took care of the ivy pads on that stuff.

Stan

I'd use a bit of dilute lye solution, myself. Brush it on, repeat, wash down next day. Won't hurt brick, concrete, vinyl (but no good for paint).

When dealing with ivy, or cherry laurels, remember those rousing words from the old Doctor Who show: "exterminate, exterminate, EX TER MIN ATE!"

Oh, that'll work well on vinyl siding! It'll get rid of the adhesive, the siding, the house, the detached garage...

You should have bought those little lambs when you had the chance! ;-)

Shhhhh!

Boy does that go back a ways. :-) How about the Kid too? ...lew...

Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you? Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?

Mike sez:

"Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you? Mairzy doats and dozy doats and liddle lamzy divey A kiddley divey too, wouldn't you?'

Showing your age, huh, Mike? You went over the heads of 75% of RCM readers with that one>

Bob Swinney

Lewis Hartswick wrote:

Don't think the spelling is quite right but don't ask me to spell it either. :-) ...lew...

with that one>

Mike and I must be about of an age. :-) ...lew...

Had that crap on the house when we moved in in '61. We kids had the "fun" of pulling the ivy off the brick for several years. Only thing I found to get rid of the residue is a propane torch, very carefully used. Was still a bunch of the pads left on the bricks when we sold the place a couple of years back. Nasty stuff, bugs and critters love it, would even invade window screens. Mosquito population went way down once the ivy, the junipers and the hedge went. Place was a real jungle when we moved in. I repainted the trim and windows when I was in college one summer, torching off the paint took care of the ivy pads on that stuff.

Stan

Gardening program last night had the same question - suggestion was to heat with and electric heat gun & then remove.

with that one>

--Winston

Oh, mares eat oats and does eat oats And little lambs eat ivy A kid'l eat ivy too, wouldn't you?

Another showing his age

rgentry at oz dot net

with that one>

How old do you think I am? :)

Actually "mares eat oats and does eat oats"

isn't it?

Cheers,

John D. Slocomb (jdslocombatgmail)

Not too old to act-up every once in a while!

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:01:14 -0600, the infamous Lewis Hartswick scrawled the following:

with that one>

I'm a young 56 and heard that tune from my parents long, long ago. I doubt that 25% of RCM missed it.

On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:00:07 -0600, the infamous Lewis Hartswick scrawled the following:

"You want _spelling_? You couldn't HANDLE the spelling."

Mares eat oats and does eat oats and little lambs eat ivy, A kid will eat ivy too, wouldn't you?

You went and spoiled it. :-) ...lew...