organic way to kill poison ivy, english ivy and creeping jenny
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3 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup table salt
1 tablespoon liquid detergent or soap (I use Dawn) for stick-to-itiveness.
Directions
Hi Cyndi, hope this helps. Poison Ivy Dissolve one cup salt in a gallon of water and add a tablespoon of dish soap to create a solution that can be sprayed on poison ivy. While this method of killing poison ivy is effective in the short run, it will probably require future treatments to keep the ivy at bay. Be careful not to get the solution on plants you love, it kills everything.
English Ivy Clear a 1-to-2-foot-tall section around the trunk at chest height. Then, use clippers, loppers, or a small saw to cut through the vines. Below the cleared area, spray the vines and leaves with Roundup® Poison Ivy Plus Tough Brush Killer products.
creeping jenny The plants are fairly shallow rooted, so I recommend taking a flat, sharp spade and manually cutting out plants from underneath. (They don't respond well to weed killers.). Then cover the areas of removal with thick organic mulch to discourage small undetected stem pieces from re-rooting and seeds from sprouting.