Family Plot
  • Home
  • Watch
    • TV Schedule
    • Full Episodes Online
    • How-to and Informational
    • Questions and Answers
    • This Week in the Garden
    • Garden Notes
  • Garden Topic Collections
    • Apple Trees: How-to and Information
    • Peach Trees: How-to and Information
    • Tomatoes: How-to and Information
    • Square Foot Garden Blog
  • Resources
    • Soil Testing
    • Extension Publications
    • Gardening Resources
    • Blogs
    • Organic Gardening
    • Articles
    • Privacy
  • Guests
  • Contact Us
    • Ask a Gardening Gardening Question
  • Search

Q&A – What is the best thing to spray to kill privet?

Question:
I need help getting rid of all this privet. What is the best thing to spray to kill privet?

Answer: 
Privet is tough to kill. Retired UT Extension Agent Mike Dennison recommends reading a publication available from the University of Tennessee Extension Service about privet. The publication recommends several chemicals and tells how to apply them. Mike makes some additional recommendations based on this publication. You can get the publication here.

Related Resources:
Three Ways to Wipe on Herbicide
How can I use glyphosate to kill privet, but not harm a nearby tree?
When you say to avoid privet, what kind do you mean and why?

Related Resources:
Privet (Ligustrum spp.)
Ligustrum
Website Copyright 2025 Family Plot Garden
Content Copyright 2015-2025 Family Plot Garden & Mid-South Public Communications Foundation

  • Home
  • Watch
    • TV Schedule
    • Full Episodes Online
    • How-to and Informational
    • Questions and Answers
    • This Week in the Garden
    • Garden Notes
  • Garden Topic Collections
    • Apple Trees: How-to and Information
    • Peach Trees: How-to and Information
    • Tomatoes: How-to and Information
    • Square Foot Garden Blog
  • Resources
    • Soil Testing
    • Extension Publications
    • Gardening Resources
    • Blogs
    • Organic Gardening
    • Articles
    • Privacy
  • Guests
  • Contact Us
    • Ask a Gardening Gardening Question
  • Search