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[Content] On May 10, 2010, deeleegee from Houston, TX wrote: I am one who hates this plant! It grew from the neighbor's yards on both sides of my house, climbed up the brick and privacy fence, making both more asthetically pleasing and providing more privacy. I usually keep it trimmed close to the wall because I think it looks prettier that way. Then last year when I had back problems was unable to trim it, so this year decided to cut it all down and start over, since it was so out of control. You may THINK you have this vine under control, when all you actually have under control is the foliage above the ground. BEWARE OF THE ROOT SYSTEM ON THIS MONSTER! I discovered. it covered the ground, just below the grass, not allowing the grass to root, so I pulled up the surface roots. I eventual... read morely discovered the root system goes at least 15 inches deep, with roots as large as 3 to 4 inches in diameter that grow all the way across the yard and under patie slab and the foundation of my house. It has caused the patio slab to crack. I will have to dig up the entire back yard to remove the root system! And what about the roots that are already under the foundation? Will they continue to grow? There is also the problem of the next door neighbors who don't keep the vine under control, and the roots from their side are growing under the soil up to my foundation! The other poster was correct - this stuff just laughs at Brush-B- Gone, and the like. Any suggestions for killing this beast would be greatly appreciated. [Rating] 
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