Herbicide Timing and Groundcover Choices for Ohio Slope

Herbicide Timing and Groundcover Choices for Ohio Slope

Third take on the same question: 3-week wait safe for most herbicides; ivy discouraged.

Herbicide Guidelines

• 3 weeks minimum for glyphosate.
• Long-residual products (driveway formulas) need months.
• Read label—legal requirement.

Recommended Approach

• Shrub clusters (Oregon Grape, Red-twig Dogwood, Viburnum, Rosa rugosa) – staggered for erosion control.
• Environmental seed mix (low grasses + wildflowers) – no mow, deep roots.
• Monitor volunteers; remove only problems.

Ivy = future headache. Build a plant community, not a monoculture.