u/FlashFreedom

Ok, so I’m about as extremist when it comes to herbicides/pesticides as anyone else here. However… I have an infestation of English Ivy on about a half acre of land which I would like to make use of in a few years.

Basically everyone is telling me that the only way to really deal with this infestation is to do one application of glyphosate. They also claim that glyphosate becomes inert in the soil after initial application, rapidly degrades into a salt and then into carbon dioxide. From the sources I have read this seems to be generally accurate, with nearly all of the glyphosate being degraded into carbon dioxide well within two years.

What are people’s thoughts on this? I really don’t see much of alternative option to deal with the infestation, but I absolutely will NOT use this method if I can’t be certain that the land would be safe and clear in a couple of years. Does anyone here have information to the contrary of what others have been telling me?

Thank you!

I’ve been ill for the past year, and haven’t been able to paint at all. I studied painting quite extensively when I was younger, and achieved a very good academic skill level, almost made a career of it.

I’m a little worried that my skill will fade if I don’t keep at it for a while, or that it may have already weakened. I’m on the mend from my illness, but it might be another year or two before I can realistically return to painting. Has anyone else gone a couple of years without lifting a brush and been able to maintain their skill from before?