Dealing With Poison Ivy Removal 

Thank you!! I learned my lesson last year. My neighbor tried to warn me 😜 I thought I had eczema, nope finally figured out it was the ivy. It took a week to start itching, then took another month to completely go away. Had a really nice wedding to go to, that I had to cover my rash for 😅 I got a big branch root when it died out at the beginning of winter. So is coming back, and I'm getting at it during the rainy season, to help get as much root as possible

Detergent removes oil. Soap doesn't if there is any oil in it. Use Dawn like mechanics removing heavy oils do.

Never EVER burn poison ivy you've removed! My aunt and uncle pulled out a giant patch and decided to burn it. The smoke coated much in the back yard. Everywhere they were exposed to the smoke or its residue ended up in a giant patchwork of thick rash all over their bodies. The rash was really terrible. Don't risk it. Bag it up tight and dispose in the garbage.

Thank you. Excellent information. ❤

Roots will break off unless you get your hand directly against the ground (or even lower). He is grabbing too high on the root.

Thank you so much ......

Thank you so much for your video - are you using leather garden gloves as your top layer gloves, and are the blue-green gloves nitrile or latex? Lastly, are your shoes protected in any way, I couldn't tell? Much thanks!

Thank you for the video

My yard is infested with it. I’m curious what you do with it after you dig it up? I know you can’t burn it. Do you just bag it and throw it in the trash?

I've gottten a worse rash from Virginia Creeper than I ever have from poison ivy. I wouldn't trust it either. Also Creeper is a buddy of poison ivy. If you see Creeper watch at the base because poison ivy likes to entwine or just grow along with it. Creeper has 5 leaves watch for the 3 leaves of poison ivy with it.

You didn’t demo how to dispose of it 😢

So the best way to go about this would be with a pitchfork and a mask.

you are nuts--

I’m scratching myself just watching you do this.

The type of soap does matter. Best is Dawn dish detergent; it is made for cutting grease and really helps in washing off the urushiol. Also, if I have to be near it, I put a plastic bag over each boot and secure it with a rubber band on the Anke. Unless you have rubber rain boots, boots or shoes are hard to clean. Also, once you've pulled it out, a good way to keep it away is to smother it - cover the area with black plastic and leave it there for a year. (An extremely thick layer of mulch could also work - maybe 1 foot deep wood chips.)

I use Disposable painters suits. I don't want anything going thru my washing machine. I also use a full poly face shield with a scarf around my neck along with the work gloves you mentioned along with latex surgical gloves . When i was a kid, i got poison oak so bad that i ended up in the hospital twice. Lessons learned. This plant has no purpose being on this planet but i did learn that it's a natural cure for warts.. dunno.. never had a wart and i'm not gonna try it if i did.

You can also use Fast orange from getting rid of car grease. It works very well too.

You should have eye goggles on. Then toss in a large trash can.

long dishwashing gloves, muck boots, disposable tyvek suit (painting coveralls), full face shield, lots of duct tape, and rubbing alcohol to clean your boots, gloves, and face shield. I take no chances.

Just fuggin move. Sell your house. Find a new one. Forget all that! lol!

I was in my garden area, which had been taken over by poison ivy, pulling those nasty plants up. Didn't have a problem with it at all. Then 2 weeks after that I picked up my shoes that I wore that day and now I have a terrible case of poison ivy. Now I'm on a course of steroids, creams, and benedryl. Duh, why was I not thinking!!! So...remember your shoes and tools folks when you're cleaning things up. Also, as I walk with a cane, I wash my cane down with Dawn dishwashing detergent every time. Dawn is my go-to for getting rid of the oils from any nasty plants without paying a fortune for other cleaners.

lundromats do not clean clothees

Ugh. I have it all over my property. But I learned some things so thank you!!

This gives me hope for eradicating the couple of litte patches I have in my yard. I was the kid in the neighborhood on steroids half the summer every year because I guess I was a poison ivy magnet! Now I have three-leaf spidey sense about it and see it before most people. Thanks for your video!

Does the concentration of the rubbing alcohol matter? For example, I have 91% iso alcohol which is supposedly pretty much the same as rubbing alcohol. The CDC also recommends rubbing alcohol for tools

How do you dispose of it after you've pulled it all up?

Where do you trash the poison ivy? Bag it I'm assuming?

I think break cleaner or carberator cleaner will clean the tools much better than anything else

Most helpful video I’ve seen so far. I’ve gotten rid of it so hope I don’t get it!

that's what I do pull it. Sooner or later you'll get it all. And I've never had it. 👍👍

Always get an itch on my face right after starting.

I've played in poison ivy and it dose not effect me why is that

Glyphosate does work, as with pulling, probably requires respraying every year for a 2 or 3 years in a row.

Be sure your. Soap is oil free if it is a body wash

The best way to get rid of poison ivy is to have someone else do the removal. 😋😊🤣