How to get rid of vinca?

[mrsreynolds4]

I have a hillside covered with vinca vines. (Periwinkle) We're zone 5, west of Denver.

When we moved in 4 years ago, it was about 3' high and we yanked it out, finding piles of trash, yard tools, even a fire extinguisher completely hidden in there.

The hill is/was also home to a mature apple, crabapple, and 4 plum trees-and their shoots. (The plums are being removed for the most part)

I have different plans for plants on the hillside under the apple & crabapple, and completely different ideas for the area where we're removing most of the plum.

But, the vinca will.not.die. It just keeps coming back. I was told to spray Roundup or something, but I don't want to harm my fruit trees.

Any other ideas?

[dirtyred]

Dig it up by the roots. Dig deep.

Sometime, many years ago, vinca was planted somewhere around my house. I dig it up out of the yard all summer

[MommaK]

Just keep on rippin'!

It will eventually die but you have to keep ripping it out by the root. I started early in the spring, before it could really catch on. It took me about 5 years to get rid of ALL of it by my front door! I never even planted it; it fell from a planter on the porch!

I HATE THAT STUFF!