How do I eradicate poison ivy in the garden patch?
anney
17 years ago
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Comments (4)Thanks guys for the information. oldtimer I'm not quitting with the composting, it just won't be a pretty compost pile like some of the photos I see in this site. If I decide to house a small goat, I have a larger dog kennel that I intend to keep it when it is not outside "working" eradicating the poison oak, poison ivy and, yes, we have poison sumac too, the goat will have to stay in the dog kennel. I will be outside to make sure the goat is safe for we have seen coyatoes walk through the yard. The goat will be borrowed just for the purpose of a safe way to get rid of the poison mess. Kimmsr, I went to fire ant control site and realized that we need to fight the ants in the fall, probably all year in North Ga area. The fire ants were here when we brought the property, which surprised me for it was a vacant hill top property, but the previous owners had a tomato garden up here. I suppose the ants could have been brought in to the area in tomato plants? Anyway, thanks guys, and I will be careful when fighting the poisons out there. I have to suit up to work in the yard, complete with long sleeves, long pants with my socks over the top of the pant legs. Plus, of course gloves. Reason: Ants love me, they seem to track me down, plus I'm sensitive to poison sumac and hubby is very sensitive to the other two. The socks pulled over the top of the pant legs is to ensure no ants crawl into my clothing. We have mean fire ants in GA....See Morehow to rid poison ivy growing way up into trees?
Comments (16)" the roots are pretty established and will continue to send up new sprouts after a few applications of RU. Several are required" Again, if I wasn't clear the first time, nope. I've coated 4" diamater vines with either 3 way amine, triclopyr ester with a bit of wax dissolved in it to make it thicker, or concentrated round up* with a surfactant..definitely all 3 at various times...and they died. On the first try. All the way. Didn't even spray the foliage because it was 15-20' up in the tree. The root hairs on the trunk seem to make it especially likely to take up herbicides. What a nice feature. Good riddance horrid vine! It might not work with stuff Joe and Jane Q. Public can buy at their local HD & Lowes...and that's probably a good thing...but it can be done. And it can be done according to the label directions. Although no sensible person would mechanically frill poison ivy, in one case I had just cut it with a chain saw. Using a respirator and eye protection! BTW in no case did I damage the attached tree. * whenever I type round up, I mean generic glyphosate. I haven't bought a monsanto made version in roughly 10 years....See MoreHow to rid garden tools of Poison Ivy oil?
Comments (6)Poison ivy is not necessarily the culprit. A number of plants and other things can cause unpleasant reactions. PI is a very likely suspect however and I am not suggesting that you rule it out yet. Poison ivy vines or roots are often underground or under leaf cover, etc. in places where they are not so visible or obvious above ground and sometimes those parts are not so leafy and, thus, harder to notice or to identify. I have inadvertently unearthed PI roots and vines several times when weeding and digging in areas that seemed completely free of PI. Any part of the plant can give you the rash so the underground portions are certainly a problem. I've never heard of poison ivy spewing the poising into the air on its own but if it is burned the smoke is a very serious problem and is one of the many dangers for firefighters in wooded areas. Also, since any part of the plant can be trouble (even after dead) little bits and pieces of it that are not really noticeable can still cause problems. Soap and water should work for cleaning the tools. The trick is being thorough since even a tiny amount of the oil can cause the rash. I would first give a good blast of cold water to the tools before applying soap....See MorePoison Ivy? Oak? Is this poisonous?
Comments (9)All forms and parts of poison ivy, dead or alive, are poisonous. Very difficult to eradicate. Early every spring I get a can of white spray paint and spray every plant I can find. It won’t kill it but at least I know it’s there and avoid it like the plague! A couple times each season (not before a wedding or photo shoot!) I glove up with rubber gloves, long pants and sleeves. I use a gallon plastic baggie over my gloved hand and carefully rip as much out as the bag will hold. Don’t forget the roots and runners. I invert the baggie over the plant and toss in a yard bag. If I’m persistent the plant will eventually weaken. I don’t use weed killer because if it is unrecognizable then I can’t tell it’s there. It is still poisonous dead or alive!...See Morehibiscus909
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