How do I kill poison ivy in my flower bed?
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Wearing a mask, disposable thick gloves, long sleeves & eye protection, you can pull it out & put it in a plastic bag, in the trash.
Be careful not to leave any juices or plant oils on any clothes, clippers or you.
Don't burn it either. Inhaling the smoke is a recipe for poison ivy in your nose & lungs, aka staying in the hospital for a week.
Hi Lynda. Cheryl was spot on! I'd just finish up with: leave about 1 inch of the stem. Don't attempt to pull out. Then dampen paper towel(s) with vegetation kill and wrap around the stem base. Use plastic wrap and tightly cover the towel. Use wire or string to secure. The vegetation kill will get to the roots and you won't have any more sprouting up. Leve it wrapped for the entire summer and remove in fall. Good luck!
round up.
Round-Up.......cut if off,wearing mask & gloves and long sleeved pants shirts remove tops put in garbage bags( thoroughly wash clothing shoes tools anything that you have used to remove the tops;get 2 gallon pump sprayer(not a back pack don't risk leaking solution on your back) buy concentrate Round-Up add food coloring to it(so you can see where you are spraying it) as soon as you see new leaves growing on stems spray them heavily with the Round-Up. It is absorbed into leaves them stems then kills root systems. Round-Up works best when plant is in vigorous growth after being cut off & new leaves are emerging.Keep checking for new growth and spray thru out growing season.Depending how big the area is it may take a few weeks to get it all. Put spray nozzle down onto leaves when spraying & do not spray in wind or breezy conditions;use gloves;do not walk or get in wet solution. Follow the safety instructions on container they are & have always been on the container for a reason.