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Originally Posted by Jimby
^ wow quite the growth! Is that Virginia creeper?
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Yup, planted in 2002, so that's 12 years of growth from 5 plants.
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Originally Posted by Rusty van Reddick
If that's Virginia Creeper you'd better pray it never gets leafhoppers ... but how you'd manage that much growth, I don't even want to think about it, but you better had.
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Actually it was hit hard in 2008 (I think). VCLH over winter in the grounds nears the plants, so that year we cleaned out all the leaf litter in the fall, and heavily watered with a diluted vinegar solution prior to freeze up. In the spring, the plants were heavily fertilized and just prior to bud out, and during the first 2-3 weeks of growth, the entire plant structure was sprayed daily with a vinegar mixture. Additionally we used lots of fly paper near the base of the plants after the thaw to collect as many as possible. Since then the infestation has been mild and decreasing yearly as the plants adjust and local predators do their bit. Glad we didn't lose the plants.