iNaturalist said in the grape vine family which feels wild to me, if it is then having wild grapes growing around was not what I was expecting.
iNaturalist said in the grape vine family which feels wild to me, if it is then having wild grapes growing around was not what I was expecting.
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Thanks bot! Sure does seem it’s grape related!
You’ll only see grapes on “new growth” btw, that’s why vineyards chop them all down every year.
If you want to get rid of them, you’ll need to dig the roots up out of the ground, they won’t be deep. But if you miss a little piece, it’s gonna grow back.
I’ll let the family friend know we gotta pull them out next time he’s over to help mow! I might be able to pull out the one in the photo, but there’s others.
Never knew they planted new every year, that’s cool!
Yeah, good news is the roots are very shallow, will look like a gnarled piece of driftwood in shape.
The bad news is a piece the size of a tiny twig will still put out new vines. So it very hard to completely get rid of them. I have grapes coming up all over my property because it came with a tiny vineyard and nature is gonna do it’s thing.
The easiest way is to follow the vines back to the ground to find the root, then dig the whole thing out. But if you leave some in one area intentionally, or a neighbor is growing them, it’s going to keep spreading as birds and animals eat the grapes then poop the seeds out.
Ahhh overall it’ll be fine. They aren’t the worst thing in the backyard, it’ll just now be something we probably have to do every year.
There’s an abandoned property behind us and there are vines back there so it is what it is! At least I know beyond a doubt it ain’t poison ivy or the like!