A gardening tip involving a 60p purchase from Aldi is thrilling plant enthusiasts who are plagued by persistent ivy in their gardens.
English ivy can cause chaos in gardens, damaging houses and trees, but it seems there might be a straightforward solution to eliminate it for good.
You don’t have to fork out for expensive garden items – the magic fix comes in the form of a simple 60p Aldi buy that works wonders to eradicate the plant completely.
It’s especially handy for areas where mild temperatures and steady dampness encourage the plant to spread so if you’re eager to wipe out ivy from your garden, read on.
A man named Steve Cockrill used social media to seek advice on eradicating ivy, according to The Sun.
Thankfully, knowledgeable folks at the Gardening Hints and Tips Facebook page were ready to assist.
He posted: “What’s a good way to get rid of unwanted ivy?”
Facebook users hurried to provide their wisdom, with many advising to slash the ivy and apply a simple household item you probably have on hand to destroy the persisting ivy – bleach.
One man clarified: “The only way to kill the ivy for good is to cut it as close to the ground and pour bleach on the roots. It will burn it and the ivy will die.”
He then added: “Don’t pull off the large branches of a wall, cut off at different parts and it will fade and die off in a few days.”
If you have ivy in your garden and you fancy giving this a try, you can grab bleach from any local supermarket or online.
Thanks to the Powerforce Thick Bleach from Aldi, this trick will cost you just 60p.
Following this, another user chimed in: “Cut it off at the base, cut slits in the base, pour neat bleach over the stump, then cover it with a bag and tape it up to protect wildlife from the bleach. The plant will take the bleach down to its roots and kill it completely.”
While someone else agreed: “Chop it at the base and remove as much as you can, then add bleach over it.”
Not only this, but another gardening whizz shared: “I have killed very old invasive ivy that has crawled up next door’s house and literally thought would be impossible to get rid of. A large bottle of bleach killed the lot within days. It works.”
But if you give this trick a try, it’s important to make sure that when using bleach, you don’t splash it on other plants as it can kill them straight away.
