Dispose of ivy in the garden
If you only need to dispose of a few tendrils, that's usually not a problem. You can toss smaller shoots on the compost as long as this one no sticky roots to have.
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It becomes difficult when 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 cut or chop up the plant residues and then throw them on the compost. That is not the best solution. On the one hand, shoot pieces also sprout again. On the other hand, when cutting or chopping, tiny particles that can irritate the respiratory tract are released.
How to get rid of large amounts of ivy
You should therefore either dispose of larger quantities of ivy in organic bags via the garbage disposal or bring it to your community's green waste collection point.
This is especially true for the instincts of the Age formthat have already bloomed and formed berries.
Compost is only conditionally suitable for disposal
It is better not to dispose of ivy tendrils with adhesive roots on 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 well for several days, for example on stone slabs. Then ivy dies and does not sprout again.
If you want to be on the safe side, lay the dried ivy tendrils on top of the compost so that thick layers of other green material such as lawn clippings cover them.
Tips
You can easily grow new plants from ivy tendrils with adhesive roots if you have one Create an ivy corner or Ivy ground cover want to pull. You just need these shoots on the loosened one Garden soil to interpret. Cover them with a thin layer of soil and keep the soil well moist.