How do I get rid of poison ivy?

We bough an acreage on which to build a house. Poison Ivy was thick in a good sized area. This is what worked for us: 1 gallon white vinegar, heat it in a large pot. Stir in 1 cup salt until salt dissolves. Stir in 2 Tbsp. Dawn dish soap (I think this just makes the solution stick to the leaves better.) Put this into a sprayer, and on a DRY, SUNNY day, spray, using a stream rather than mist setting, the poison ivy leaves on top and underneath. Best to do this when no rain is forecast for a few days, so it can work its magic. We only had to do this once to eradicate nearly all of the ivy. One of us lifted the leaves with a curved stick while the other one sprayed...wear old clothes you can discard, if you're in the thick of the stuff! A few months later we went around again where little sprouts were emerging, and now, 2 years later, we feel it is well under control. This will kill any plants, so only get it on the poison ivy. A piece of cardboard can be used to shield flowers or plants while applying the vinegar to the poison ivy.

Meant to add this to reply to Sherry K. the idea of using cardboard to shield other plants while spraying is great, too. Poison ivy invaded my very thick lily bed though, am worried the 'run-off' from spray my drip to lily tubers and hurt them. Any other advice? TY!

do not burn it the fumes from the smoke will also harm you ware long pants long sleeves and heavy gloves and rubber boots and dig up other wise contact you agriculture rep. or wildlife and fishery

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Hi Belinda, 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.

Cut off near the root and then pour boiling water on it, that will kill the root. when the plant has died, get suited up from head to toe and manually take it out. Dispose of it in the trash. Wash your clothes immediately and scrub down in the shower.

Hi Belinda: What I did was to cut all I could get to and then I got a syringe, like diabetics use, filled it with a product called Ground Clear and injected the vines in several places. Be sure to wear disposable gloves! I also used one of those little foam paint brushes from the Dollar Tree to paint the underneath of the leaves, and the tops, with the Ground Clear. This way, the poison goes to the roots of that particular plant and not to the other plants you may want to keep. Dispose of the dead leaves and vines in a paper bag that you have secured with a twist tie and put in the yard waste container. Don't burn them as the smoke is very toxic.

Use a Folia spray that will penetrate the roots - Spray - Ask at Garden Centre