How to Kill Crepe Myrtle Shoots That Keep Coming Back

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2024

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  • @michaelshea4834
    @michaelshea4834 3 дні тому

    The plastic cup thing is great! Dish soap works well as a surfactant as well.

  • @pgrutube
    @pgrutube Рік тому +3

    I got rid of mine by covering it up with a wooden board. No light, no grow and finally it died. ie stopped growing.

  • @jonathancamardo422
    @jonathancamardo422 5 місяців тому

    Plastic cup - great tip. I’m going to start spraying mine. Repeat application is no problem for me. It will take a while to knock out the roots permanently, but I’ll keep after it. I just so happen to have both these products in the garage. Thanks 👍

  • @amandavail8790
    @amandavail8790 Рік тому

    I have a crepe myrtle that I haven't cut down, but somehow 20 feet away I'm getting these shoots in my day Lilly & canna Lilly bed. I was working out there earlier trying to remove the lilly's so I could pull up the crepe myrtle shoots but its nearly impossible. There are a couple roots that are every bit an inch thick. I dug out as much as I could, a couple feet down, then used pruning sheers on them. My question is, how do I kill them without killing my lillys or ruining my soil? I want these shoots gone for good!

  • @jvalken178
    @jvalken178 Рік тому

    Well, its been 10 months since you posted.... did it work?

    • @petedymond
      @petedymond  Рік тому +1

      Mostly, some are still holding on!! I just re apply the herbicide, but I would say 90%

  • @joseandrade8142
    @joseandrade8142 6 місяців тому

    I just removed one from my house, I removed the stump, but some roots were left there. I wonder if the roots alone will shoot new sprouts. One question, did you remove the stump?

    • @petedymond
      @petedymond  6 місяців тому +1

      I removed the stump and yes the remaining roots will sprout

    • @joseandrade8142
      @joseandrade8142 6 місяців тому

      @@petedymond thanks for the info and the reply.

  • @ltlwlwl5057
    @ltlwlwl5057 Рік тому +5

    I absolutely hate Crepe Myrtles. They're cheap, ugly most of the year, re-seed everywhere, terrible for Native American Wildlife (seeds are more carbohydrates vs Protein/fat), send up shoots everywhere, public areas are filled with them and they're not maintained properly..... Just hate them.
    If you need a small or Medium sized tree plant whatever is native to your area. If you already have them in your yard.... cut them all down and replace with a native tree.

  • @phototec
    @phototec Рік тому

    Peter, I don't think your method is working, after you first application, you had more shoots come up in different areas, I think this will happen again, new shoots in totally different areas. I was searching Google for a permanent fix with one application down to the roots so shoots don't keep coming up.

    • @petedymond
      @petedymond  Рік тому +1

      It works, just have to repeat the applications. There is no one-time, permanent solution.
      I've successfully killed off several areas, with a couple more left. It took 3 applications

    • @sandyrader3317
      @sandyrader3317 2 місяці тому

      Anything you can use that is pet safe?