I always have a professional come and do it. The proliferation of poison ivy all over the country is said to be due to the increase in carbon dioxide due to global warming. The pros I use use organics to kill the poison ivy and it really works.
f you can afford it- go with a pro. they should have all the proper safety equipment to deal with it. once killed, it's still nasty stuff to deal with. the oil it produced will still be on the plant. thus you could end up with a rash. never burn it- urushiol - the toxic substance in poison ivy- can go air born and get into your lungs.
Most home improvement big box stores and smaller farm supply stores carry a Herbalife specifically to irradiate poison ivy. Apply it per the manufacturers suggestions and wear protective clothing per the label. You will need to reapply after a time ( in the directions) to kill off newly emerging plants.
Never, ever, burn the plants as the inhaled smoke will cause inflammation if the lungs, nose, sinuses, and mouth.
your local agricultural extension agent for further info.
the oil from poison ivy is so strong with all this heat that it is a serious problem. I use epsomsalt/ dawn/ white vinegar mix and spray to keep it from traveling on to my property. The oil can be viable on tools 18 months later. But I'm just beating it back...not exterminating it. It likes its roots in the shade and leaves in the sun...
BOILING WATER. First put some large pots of water on the stove to boil and while you're waiting go outside and use your weed whacker to cut down the vines as close as possible to the ground, bagging them up in plastic bags and sealing tightly. Then go get your boiling pots of water and CAREFULLY carry them out to where you have cut down the ivy and pour the water over the area, then go back inside and get MORE boiling water, repeating the process until the ground is saturated (you'll probably even see steam coming up from it -- I know I did). The following day repeat the whole boiling water thing again and then wait for a week. Do the boiling water thing again one more time (to kill off any rhizomes, roots, sprouts that may have survived the first round of boiling saturation). That should do it, but I wanted to make absolutely certain it would not come back, so I covered the area with a layer of newspaper 6 sheets thick and saturated that with hose water. Then I covered the newsprint with corrugated cardboard just a little larger than the newspaper and saturated that too (the idea being to block ALL light from getting to the ground under that wet paper) and I weighted it all down with yolarge rocks, cinder bricks, and limbs from my yard and left it there for an entire year because I was just too tired to care at that point (I'm only in my mid-60s but I don't have the energy I used to have). Spring thaw came last year and I left the cardboard and paper alone until summer began. I removed the dried up mess, and have not had any problems with poison ivy since (which is now going into my second summer ivy free WOOHOO). Woodforks, I do hope this helps you and you have as much success with it as I did (IF you decide to go to the trouble and work instead of opting for chemical killers). GOOD LUCK ! :)
Hello, hope this helps you. Try cutting the vine about 6" above where it comes out of the ground. Put some full strength white vinegar on both of the cut ends by dipping them into a cup full of white vinegar. Do this all along the length of the vines. Repeat if necessary.
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Depending on location, I kill it with vinegar.
I always have a professional come and do it. The proliferation of poison ivy all over the country is said to be due to the increase in carbon dioxide due to global warming. The pros I use use organics to kill the poison ivy and it really works.
White vinegar and salt
f you can afford it- go with a pro. they should have all the proper safety equipment to deal with it. once killed, it's still nasty stuff to deal with. the oil it produced will still be on the plant. thus you could end up with a rash. never burn it- urushiol - the toxic substance in poison ivy- can go air born and get into your lungs.
Suit up and dig it out!
Most home improvement big box stores and smaller farm supply stores carry a Herbalife specifically to irradiate poison ivy. Apply it per the manufacturers suggestions and wear protective clothing per the label. You will need to reapply after a time ( in the directions) to kill off newly emerging plants.
Never, ever, burn the plants as the inhaled smoke will cause inflammation if the lungs, nose, sinuses, and mouth.
your local agricultural extension agent for further info.
the oil from poison ivy is so strong with all this heat that it is a serious problem. I use epsomsalt/ dawn/ white vinegar mix and spray to keep it from traveling on to my property. The oil can be viable on tools 18 months later. But I'm just beating it back...not exterminating it. It likes its roots in the shade and leaves in the sun...
BOILING WATER. First put some large pots of water on the stove to boil and while you're waiting go outside and use your weed whacker to cut down the vines as close as possible to the ground, bagging them up in plastic bags and sealing tightly. Then go get your boiling pots of water and CAREFULLY carry them out to where you have cut down the ivy and pour the water over the area, then go back inside and get MORE boiling water, repeating the process until the ground is saturated (you'll probably even see steam coming up from it -- I know I did). The following day repeat the whole boiling water thing again and then wait for a week. Do the boiling water thing again one more time (to kill off any rhizomes, roots, sprouts that may have survived the first round of boiling saturation). That should do it, but I wanted to make absolutely certain it would not come back, so I covered the area with a layer of newspaper 6 sheets thick and saturated that with hose water. Then I covered the newsprint with corrugated cardboard just a little larger than the newspaper and saturated that too (the idea being to block ALL light from getting to the ground under that wet paper) and I weighted it all down with yolarge rocks, cinder bricks, and limbs from my yard and left it there for an entire year because I was just too tired to care at that point (I'm only in my mid-60s but I don't have the energy I used to have). Spring thaw came last year and I left the cardboard and paper alone until summer began. I removed the dried up mess, and have not had any problems with poison ivy since (which is now going into my second summer ivy free WOOHOO). Woodforks, I do hope this helps you and you have as much success with it as I did (IF you decide to go to the trouble and work instead of opting for chemical killers). GOOD LUCK ! :)
Here's a post that might help - https://chascrazycreations.com/home-made-weed-killers/
Hello, hope this helps you. Try cutting the vine about 6" above where it comes out of the ground. Put some full strength white vinegar on both of the cut ends by dipping them into a cup full of white vinegar. Do this all along the length of the vines. Repeat if necessary.