Killing Poison Ivy any suggestions?

[johncedarhill]

I have this stump left by the house where this vine is springing up quickly the last few weeks. I think the vine is virginia creeper which was on the tree before I had to have it cut down with the possibility of some poison ivy mixed in now that I look at it closely.  many of the leaves are groups of five suggesting virginia creeper, but some of the the new growth seems groups of three like PI. It seems to be spreading quickly now that there is more sunlight there. What have you guys used to kill the stuff? I really hate stuff I cannot positively identify. I searched the internet but no real help at this point. This is kind of a stupid question but I figure most of the guys live where this stuff is an issue and know how to deal with it. Thanks

[ronbeaux]

I have used some 'Roundup brush killer' before in a Glad bag rubber banded to a wad of leaves so that they soak in it.
Just where rubber gloves and grab a limb full of leaves and dunk then into the Glad bag, fill it with enough full strentgh Roundup, then use rubber bands to attach the bag. It will take awhile but will eventually suck in enough to kill it all the way to the roots.

Heard it on KTRH Garden Line out of Houston Texas about 25 years ago and have tried it several time with success.

[ronbeaux]

An alternative is 2-4-D which will kill every plant including trees known to man. We use it on pipeline right of ways around valve stations and so forth. Only problem is that you have to have a license to buy it, or bribe a pipeline guy in your area.

[Magnum]

Was told that Goat's  love it like sweet candy and they will eat it above most anything else. I am concidering borrowing some goats  from my neighbour for this very reason... just not sure i want  put up an electric wire fence! Tony.

[johncedarhill]

I read that too.  Where is a good or bad for that matter goat  when you need one??

[johncedarhill]

I think I will spray the leaves tomorrow morning since it is too windy right now.  I have some spectracide as I recall.  It will sit for a week and then I will get back to if it got some of it.  The problem is I really don't know if I am allergic to it but everything else bothers me so I don't need to test it.  Some people are not sensitive to PI.

[HNT5]

Try Othro Brush B-Gone. I have never used but it might work. There used to be a Ortho product called Triox, that was supposed to kill everything for 1 year. Good thing was you could buy it at most hardware or home improvement stores

HTH
Nathan

[Bentong]

Try these >>   http://www.care2.com/greenliving/vinegar-for-poison-ivy.html#
http://landscaping.about.com/cs/weedsdiseases/a/poison_ivy_3.htm

[johncedarhill]

Thanks I heard about vinegar but now I have the recipe for it. Of course that person left out the salt and soap in the recipe. Time to get a gallon of vinegar which should be easy since it is canning season--pickled Poison Ivy anyone??

[RedFeather]

2-4-D is the ingredient in Weed-B-Gone and other's intended for use on lawns.  They kill dicots (like vines and trees) but leave the grass alone.  I've used RoundUp on a few small PI plants that came up this year.  Took a while but they dried right up.  You need to have 24 hours of dry and shoot in a dead calm to prevent drift.  The Brush-B-Gone should also do the trick.  If the plant is really getting big and you have no sprayer, you can mix some up in a disposable cup and apply it with a cheap disposable foam paint brush.  A drop or two of dish washing liquid detergent will help it adhere.  Dispose of properly afterwards.

[Bhawanna]

the main killing element in round-up is Glyphosate.  different concentrates of round-up contain different percentages of this chemical.  the higher the percentage, the more it cost.  i recommend a 25% rating or higher and use a surfactant.  surfactant is a chemical that causes the round-up to stick to the foliage of the plants you are trying to kill.  a high percentage of  Glyphosate and a surfactant will do the job.  the cheap ready-to-use stuff only has about 15% Glyphosate.  get the concentrate with a higher level of Glyphosate.  don't think that "more is better" when mixing.........IT IS NOT....but be sure to use a surfactant.

[SDale]

Any good herbicide will work, but you gotta do it right. I killed a HUGE patch of Ivy growin all over my fence & well. I used a sprayed and sprayed soap & water all over the plant then rinsed it off. It gets rid of the waxy coating on the leaves. Then I sprayed the whole thing with Ortho Weed- B-Gone and covered the whole mess with black garbage bags and let it sit for 2-3 days to bake in the sun. After that day, all the leaves wilted and I pulled the main vine. All that was left was clean up!

[johncedarhill]

I gave it a good dose of ortho poison ivy and heavy brush killer.  THe more I look at it the more it looks like VA creeper.  I guess I will look at it next week or so.  My picture posting technique needs work but I took a few pics of it this morning after I gave it the killer.

[Gopher]

Thanks...

I never thought to ask about poison ivy here...I keep forgeting that you guys/gals know everything!!!

I'm gonna try that vinegar receipe this week.

I've had good luck with Weed-B-Gone, but it is expensive, and I have a lot!!! of poison ivy on a hill right next to where I'm building the AG range.

[BigJim]

I use Round Up. There is a generic (glysophane?). Just be careful where you put it-it kills everything.

Jim