My attempt to kill poison ivy without chemicals

Geo-TH,In · Aug 17, 2018

I don't want to get close to poison ivy. It will jump on me.

Passion flower will climb over anything. A blue native wildflower will also climb over other
flowers. So I decided to plant both next to poison ivy and see what happens. Looks like the two
flowers survived the transplant. May take a year or two for the flowers to establish. My money is on
the passion flower. I've seen it blimp up the side of a building, 15 ft or more. I think even if the
ivy survives, the passion flower will look nice climbing up the trees.

Has anyone tried using other plants to compete with poison ivy?

glennster · Aug 17, 2018

i use roundup, 24-d and dawn dish shop on poison ivy. seems like it spreads seeds and sends runners underground as it spreads.

t1 · Aug 17, 2018

Poison definitely does send out runners. They can go quite a distance, spreading the plant the whole way. About the only thing I have seen poison ivy avoid is cedar trees. It will climb any other tree, but goes around a cedar.

onefarmer · Aug 17, 2018

The only non-chemical way to control poison ivy, is to work the ground and keep at it till the roots dry up and die. A heavy combination of 2,4d and roundup has been working for me this year. Even in the dry weather we've been having. Gotta about soak the whole plant.

larry@stinescorner · Aug 17, 2018

goats love to eat poison ivy

Stephen Newell · Aug 17, 2018

Without chemicals the only way I know of to kill it out is to keep it mowed. My place is thick with it except where the ground it kept mowed.

ed will · Aug 17, 2018

Hi, I use 1/3 litre round up in 15 us gallons water. It comes back hit it again, it will finally go but watch for runners too. Ed Will Oliver BC

muleboss · Aug 17, 2018

(quoted from post at 17:53:56 08/17/18) Hi, I use 1/3 litre round up in 15 us gallons water. It comes back hit it again, it will finally go but watch for runners too. Ed Will Oliver BC

Geo does not use water for anything.

danofarming · Aug 17, 2018

I have been told that dish soap actually limits the effectiveness of the chemical. That is why the store sell the "non ionic" surfactant. I have been told to use molasses in with roundup. Supposedly it makes the plants take it up quicker. I have not tried to see if it works.

Crazy Horse · Aug 17, 2018

Muleboss ...... I think that's funny ..... very funny actually ...... still chuckling a bit.

Mike(NEOhio) · Aug 17, 2018

I don't get it but the wife is real sensitive. I used to get a poison ivy killer from my hardware store. Came in a plastic bag, yellow crystals to dissolve in water. The active ingredient was ammonium thiosulfate. It worked great but I haven't seen it in years.

Bob Harvey · Aug 17, 2018

And everything within range that you don't want them to eat ! !

TBA · Aug 17, 2018

Vinegar may knock it back maby kill it

Geo-TH,In · Aug 17, 2018

Not true, we 100 gallon tank in back of kaw mule to water in flowers.

Geo-TH,In · Aug 17, 2018

You are right, mower does put the hurts to poison ivy.

If you notice the ivy I'm trying to get rid of is under a tree and a hillside.

fixt · Aug 18, 2018

Crossbow in a backpack sprayer works very well for me.
Saturate the leaves. It may take a follow up treatment or two to finally kill it.

dzc3 · Aug 18, 2018

Cattle will graze it down to nothing couple of years and it will be gone. Cattle love it with 0 issues

Uniballer · Aug 18, 2018

Anything with Triclopyr as the active ingredient works for me.

larry@stinescorner · Aug 18, 2018

very true,,they love rose bushes too,,lol

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