In the first few years, ivy grows rather slowly. After two to three years, however, growth increases rapidly. You should therefore cut ivy regularly if you do not want to let the entire garden become overgrown. Quite large amounts of cutting waste can accumulate when cutting. How to get rid of ivy from the garden.
How do I dispose of ivy correctly?
Disposing of ivy: Smaller quantities without adherent roots can be thrown into the compost. Larger quantities should be disposed of in organic bags via the garbage disposal or taken to the green waste collection point. Tendrils with adhesive roots must dry thoroughly beforehand and should never be disposed of with fruit.
Dispose of ivy in the garden
If you only need to dispose of a few vines, this is usually not a problem. You can throw smaller shoots into the compost as long as they do not have any adherent roots.
It becomes difficult if you have had to prune ivy in large quantities. It is better not to dispose of large quantities in the garden.
It is often recommended to simply chop or chop the plant residues and then throw them into the compost. This is not the best solution. On the one hand, shoots also sprout again. On the other hand, when cutting or chopping, tiny particles are released that can irritate the respiratory tract.
How to remove large amounts of ivy
You should therefore either dispose of larger amounts of ivy in organic bags via the garbage disposal or take them to the green waste collection point in your community.
This applies especially to shoots of the older form that have already flowered and formed berries.
Compost is only partially suitable for disposal
It is better not to dispose of ivy tendrils with adhesive roots in the compost. The plant finds ideal conditions there to spread further. Under no circumstances should you store ivy with fruit here. New plants develop from the fruits, which later spread throughout the garden.
Let tendrils with adhesive roots dry thoroughly for several days, for example on stone slabs. Then the ivy dies and doesn't sprout again.
If you want to be absolutely sure, place the dried ivy vines on the compost so that they are covered by thick layers of other green material such as grass clippings.
Tip
You can easily grow new plants from ivy tendrils with adhesive roots if you want to create an ivy hedge or grow ground cover plants from ivy. All you need to do is lay these shoots out on the loosened garden soil. Cover them with a thin layer of soil and keep the soil well moist.