Fw: [Cob] Ivy on cob walls

[Bill&Julie]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill&Julie" <wbates at mn.rr.com>
To: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Cob] Ivy on cob walls


> Little Shop of Horrors,,, anyone???
> My brother lives in Oxnard, CA.  And while my mother was visiting,
> she noticed that the Trumpet Vine was getting under the soffit boards.
> When they crawled into the attic to check, they found that the vines
> were in the process of prying the roofing boards off of the roof...
> Be verry,,verry carrrrrrrefulllll.....  elmer!!! hehehehehe...
>
> buggs,,,, oops,, I mean bill
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
> To: <coblist at deatech.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [Cob] Ivy on cob walls
>
>
> >
> > I think I'd try it on something else first.  Standard advice on vines
> > growing up, say, brick walls is that they might look great but the
little
> > roots can degrade the mortar.  And while they might prevent driving rain
> > from hitting your wall, would they then prevent the wall from drying out
> > nicely?  See what happens after a couple of years on the back of a cob
> bench
> > before you plant at the base of your house?
> >
> > ...............
> >    I was trying to think of alternate ways to protect cob walls from the
> > elements.
> > Can anyone think of any possible problems if you lime rendered your
walls
> > and then let ivy grow all the way up?
> >     I would think the ivy would keep potential rain from touching the
cob,
> > thus it would never really get wet, and if it did, the lime render would
> > protect it.  Just another layer of protection and would probably look
cool
> > with a living roof.
> >
> > Scott
> >
> >
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