How to Kill Poison Ivy Without Killing Everything Else (Or Yourself) 

As you said, DO NOT BURN poison ivy. I had a friend who ended up in the hospital when a neighbor burned poison ivy and the smoke drifted onto her property. As she was elderly, it was kind of touch and go for her survival. Fortunately she pulled through.

I just came across your video. Poison ivy has made me VERY ill in the past. When we discovered it growing in our backyard--not to the extent as your property--I dug up what I could by the roots and then added a bunch of lime. Poison Ivy loves an acidic soil. In the 25 years since, we have had no poison ivy anywhere around the treated soil.

Chemist/ toxicologist here, I done these same types of ivy killer comparisons on my property. Unfortunately poison ivy has developed as another superweed. This means it is now highly resistant to most herbicides. The bit of die back shown in this video is soon followed by an even more aggressive resurgence of growth that is even harder to treat. I now put on shoulder high impervious gloves made for handling poison ivy, a polyethylene tyvek suit (garbage bags as shown are a good substitute) plus face shield - I am severely reactive to poison ivy) and then I pull the vines. It’s important to get as much root as possible and pull it out in as long sections as possible. Wait until right after a soaking rain. That holds down oil contaminated dust from getting in your lungs and eyes and makes pulling out the vine roots much much easier. I pulled about 25 lbs of PI vines yesterday in about 1.5 hours and NO RASH. Bag all the vines in doubled plastic trash bags for disposal. Take great care to avoid brushing broken vine ends or the leaves on your protective layer and wash thoroughly with cool water, Dawn soap and a face cloth immediately after pulling vines. This is an annual task on my property now. The birds transfer new seeds from surrounding land after they eat PI berries but I know where it sprouts best now and can usually wipeout new growth fairly quickly. PI is growing more vigorously these days due to a couple of factors. Good luck in your battle with this horrible stuff.

Ive been itchy ever since i watched this

In my experience, (30+ years in my present home) areas sprayed with (take your pick) dies back more quickly if it's in direct sunlight. The hotter it is the faster it works. Obviously, shaded areas will take longer. Secondly, in the hot part of summer when the ground has dried out, if you get a rain shower a day or two after spraying, then sun, it'll die back almost as you watch it. One could also shower an area with a garden hose or sprinkler in the morning and when the sun starts doing its thing, the plant will drink up the water on its leaves, bringing in the poison to kill it. I've witnessed this many times when the spray doesn't look like it's going to work then we get a little rain, the sun comes back out, then by the afternoon it's all going brown. Conversely, in spring time when the ground is still moist, it will take longer to kill the weed as it's getting moisture from the ground. I'm no chemist, botanist or scientist, just a guy trying to kill weeds.

You have proven to be able to kill poison ivy leaves, but the underground runners are very hardy, I predict the vines will sprout twice as many leaves in a month

Regardless of your choice of spray, add some dye. It won't do anything by itself, but it will show you where you have and haven't sprayed. Farm and feed stores have it economically. A little goes a long way.

Eager to hear how it's doing this year! I've only had success with smothering with black plastic for over a year! Spraying has never had a long-term improvement.

The salt and soap idea is so appealing because it's so easy and pretty cheap, but remember -- salt is a mineral and doesn't go away. Put enough of it on the earth and after awhile you won't be able to ever grow anything there again. Tempting for things like poison ivy, but dang.... what if you wanted wild flowers? What if the runoff landed on your tree roots? How long will it take to percolate down and into the water table? Salt.... it's the gift that keeps on giving. We need to think of the long term effects, eh? One more thing: If feels like the little sprayer you were trying to pump my hand was much too little and took way too much effort to get enough of anything onto those plants. For that large a footprint, maybe investing in a nice pump-action air-pressurized sprayer would be beneficial?

Hire goats to come to your property and clean out the underbrush.

I used the BioAdvanced last summer; I got the concentrate you mix in a pump sprayer. You have to give it almost a week before it shows any really noticeable signs. It does work, it completely annihilated everything that was in there. After a week, it looks like it's dying. After 3 weeks, it looks pretty dead. After 6 weeks, it looks like scorched earth. I definitely recommend BioAdvanced.

if you can find the main vine/base of the plant and cut out about a 6inch section in it…everything above the cut out section will die very quickly and will not grow back. I had a huge growth of poison ivy growing up my chimney of my house and another bunch growing up into a dogwood tree…this method was the easiest way to permanently get rid of it.

I had (some) on my property. 10-12 areas along the fence. I used Red Devil concrete cleaner in an aluminum can, cut the stem 12 inches from the ground and stuck it in the can. left it there 2 weeks. it absorbed it into its vascular system killing itself down to the roots including all their offshoots. the rest of the plant was pulled off the fence and discarded. this was 17 years ago and has not returned. I suppose Roundup could be used like this too in limited infestations.

Just for people to know, if you consistently mow poison ivy starting the mowing season, it will die out by the end of summer. How we dealt with it when the yard got expanded a bit onto a place with poison ivy. Mow it each week and poof, gone.

I admire your humor , gives me hope for my ivy farm ,best of luck

Triclopyr 4 I found worked the best on my mountain property. Worked on all the poison plants, wild honeysuckle, forsythia, any woody vibe WITHOUT killing grass. You can buy the concentrate fairly cheap.

I have to use a solvent (mechanics orange soap) within about an hour of exposure. I scrub the area (without breaking the skin) rinse carefully with a cloth to contain the rinsed oil then rub with a dry clean towel. Sometimes repeat. Every single time I have done this I have not gotten a breakout. It's been over 5 years not that this has worked.

A trick i found that works on small areas, mainly full sun - buy some clear chair floor mats if you can, and lay them over top of weeds for at least a day or 2. It causes the sun to cook everything underneath the mat.

Boil vinegar and add salt ....1 part salt/3 parts vinegar..once salts has dissolved add 1 part dish soap and put into a sprayer and go!

Watching this reminds me how lucky I am. I have never been bothered by poison ivy while everyone with me suffered. The house I am in now had what I thought was a couple hundred SF of fancy ground cover behind my garage which I walked around in for a couple years wearing shorts and crocs with no socks. Then my son walked in it once and had both legs covered in a rash. Since learning to identify it I find it all over my property including spiraling up the trunks of trees. I just pull it out when I see it, with bare hands.

I have used straight round up with a little paint brush. Straight product and you only need a little bit of covering the same vine and it translocation. Also used a rubber glove and a cloth glove over. You need to protect your sleeves

I had an aborist pruning trees and he found the 'mother roots' and dug them out and cleared by hand all the trailing plants. Yes, by hand and no protective gear. He said the oils did not affect him.

Excellent video, thanks for documenting the work. You are lucky to have a great production director. I have also fought poison ivy, buckthorn, and thistles in my woods and fields, and the struggle is real! I have a couple notes from experience to add. Perhaps others may have already said similar, but I didn't read all the comments... 1. MOST IMPORTANT FOR POISON IVY: Add extra surfactant (Dawn detergent or better yet, surfactants specifically designed for herbicides) to get weed killers to adhere better to poison ivy leaves. Many water-based weed killers will just roll off poison ivy leaves due to the oil in the leaves. This may also be related to the remarks that poison ivy has developed characteristics to survive weed killers,. Surfactants are designed to allow better interactions of water-based solutions with oily materials, which would then allow the active ingredients in the weed killer to penetrate leaves of poison ivy and absorb into the roots. 2. You and some of the commentators made a good observation that is relevant. Rain or watering a couple days after application also helps absorb the weed killer more completely into the plants. I've applied weed killers and saw very little evidence that it was working until the rains came. 3. Using salt and vinegar mixtures may be effective, but there are long-term effects to consider. Salt and vinegar may stay in the soil for long periods of time, and may prevent growth of plants in the spots that were treated. They may eventually get diluted enough to allow things to grow again, considering salts are used on roads during the winter to melt ice, But if you try to grow less hardy or finicky plants, flowers, or vegetables, you may have an extremely difficult time growing them in areas that salt and vinegar were previously applied. Vinegar, which is a solution of acetic acid, will acidify the soil, and subsequent plants that require a neutral or higher pH soil may not grow well, if at all. 4. Roundup (or glycophosate) kills poison ivy, especially when you add extra surfactant. Due to the health concerns of this product and possibly any herbicide, it is best to use a respirator, rubber gloves, and protective clothing to be safe. 5. My best concoction is to combine two weed killers for the very most stubborn weeds or invasive plant species. Crossbow herbicide and either Ortho Ground Clear (or Roundup/glycophosate) at their recommended concentrations with extra surfactant will kill poison ivy, thistles, and most other weeds. Do not use it on the lawn because it will also kill the grass. As an additional bonus, Crossbow herbicide at 25-40% concentration will kill buckthorn, but may not kill buckthorn at lower concentrations. Crossbow is the most effective herbicide I've found to kill buckthorn so far.

I have a wooden fence that had a spot covered in Poison Ivy the vines were pretty big. What I didn't was cut them all off at the ground and sprayed the freshly cut "stumps" with what I had at the time which was RoundUp that was 3 years ago and it hasn't comeback. I have another area that has some and plan do to the same thing with the BioAdvance brush killer. Other Notes: 1) If you think you have the Poison Ivy oil on your skin treat it like grease as if you've been working on a car but you just can't see it. lately I've been using automotive hand cleaner and no rashes. 2) Look into a plant called Jewelweed impatiens Capensis Touch Me Not. it's the ying to Poison Ivy's yang it's also good for bug bits and other rashes.

With so much poison ivy, goats might be an easier treatment and no poisons are needed. They’re very thorough! CAS NC

Bonide has worked well for me - kills the root - I do use it for spot killing (if I don't feel like trying to pull it out...). Goats (if you have any in the neighborhood...) are the best to do an initial clearing, but will still need to spot attack for a couple seasons. I use a vinegar and dish soap mix to remove general weeds from pavers, gutters, etc. - works like a champ!

Dandelions are good for your yard. When they show up, it’s bc your yard needs what they can provide. Once their job is done, they go away. They are also great for us to eat.

You can beat poison ivy. I have done it on a couple of farms. First, I use a 4% solution of Crossbow. It is much more effective than Roundup on Viny plants. Apply when warm, but not above 85 degrees with Crossbow, no rain for a couple of days. Be sure to add surfactant to the mix. Afterwards, apply again regularly until the noxious weed is dead. You just have to be persistent. It might take a couple of years of spraying but, it can be done. TIP: If you have large vines of Poison Ivy climbing up your trees, cut out a wedge about half way through the vine. Apply full strength Crossbow or Roundup on the wound you have created. Do that every few days. The Poison Ivy will die and this method will have the added bonus of killing the roots as well.

Use a 20% vinegar (you'll have to get a concentrated solution, usually comes at 45%) with salt and a little dish soap. You won't use enough vinegar to significantly change the pH of the soil. It won't kill the roots, but does a good job of killing the leaves. Once you kill the leaves (it may require a few treatments, cut the area down to the ground, and keep it cut for the rest of the season. Some will come back as you don't kill the roots. The same problem exists with trying to pull it out. Another option is to apply the vinegar solution once, then follow with the Bioadvanced. The vinegar weakens the plant, so the herbicide may be more effective.

When say use something safe, I'm not sure if you are meaning safe for humans to use without risk of health problems or also safe for wildlife/bugs. Just a tip on the Bonide, the products with the purple corner are synthetically derived. The products with the beige corner are organically derived. If anyone is trying to grow organically, avoid the labels with the purple corner. But Bonide generally has a good product that is safe to use when you use skin and eye/nose protection.

I've used a Bonide weed killer and the WeedClear, both without success. The poison ivy and other weeds wilt to varying degrees, but the plants don't appear to die away. I now have the Brush Killer and am going to try it.

I have a friend who is an expert gardener, and she says the best thing is to go out in spring when the new plants are small and pull them out by the roots when the soil is wet and slippery. This gets rid of plants that started from birds dropping the seeds. (She's not affected by PI.)

I really enjoyed the production value of this video. Thanks for the info!

Did you know that poison oak (sister species, pretty much identical, west coast) is on the MANDATORY restoration list for Caltrans (Highway dept.) Why? Poison Ivy & Oak are sisters of Cashew. EXTREMELY IMPORTANT for native birds diet. Poison Ivy Honey is silvery, absolutely delicious and gets a premium price. Why? because it confers immunity.

You are Mark Mansons doppelganger!!!!! (Motivational speaker/author on YT) That's crazy! Same hair, sense of humor, facial features. It's crazy!

Vinegar, salt, and soap just killed the leaves for me. I tried the vinegar, salt, and soap last year; it killed a bunch of leaves and eventually regrew back from the vines. The BioAdvanced brush killer is suppose to take up to 6 weeks to kill the plant at the root, so the leaves shouldn't come back. It also takes longer to work in the shade. It looks to be working well so far! We'll see if it comes back next year. I'm guessing if I missed any, I'll see some resurgence, but it won't be from the same vine. I also pulled some up then laid cardboard over where I pulled it up with a small amount of dirt on top, in case I missed some roots or something. That worked really well.

Even if it dies on top of the ground, the oil will still be in the roots and will be just as dangerous. Just an FYI.

some ppl say it will grow back unless you pull the roots out. I dont know personally,I havent done it yet. But nothing else Ive tried has worked.

very informative, I just ran into poison ivy while weeding my flower bed, I was looking for something I could use with out killing delicate flowers and plants, you gave me a lot of info to start my decision making on this problem! Thanks

Using fine Epsom salt and 45% vinegar is supposed do better job as a salt treatment.

You know what else works? Cardboard.

My husband gets it everytime he mows or weed eats. I literally went out there with regular garden gloves And pulled the vines out by hand, dug up the deep ones with a shovel. I can honestly say they definitely touched my arms and legs. But no rash. I learned years ago some people are more suseptible than others. My husband is a PI magnet. I've never ever gotten it. And he uses a riding mower...how he gets it I don't understand.

The problem with poison ivy is the stems and roots hold the oils, even when the foliage dies.

The salt residue out last the effects of vinegar. We use horticultural vinegar. And there are no lasting effects after a couple rains.

For more potent white vinegar, buy the 30% gallons at Home Depot. It's also called horticultural vinegar. Grocery store vinegar is 6-8%. 30% is strong stuff, so keep it away from your face. As other commenters have pointed out, it doesn't kill the roots.

Not a popular opinion I’m sure, but Round Up kills the root. Used it for treatment on a huge swatch last fall. It did not come back this spring, except the stuff at the rear I barely got due to distance. I’d like to see how this looks next year. I suppose that means I will subscribe :)

How do these products affect pollinators and the microbiome?

Thanks for this. I have fences with vines separating my yard with my neighbors. It looks nice but is full of poise ivy which I get every time I brush against it mowing. Hoping to kill the poison ivy and not everything else. May try the salt first. Really like your videos

FYI vinegar at these rates is not going to change your soil pH.

Maybe a little pricey ($80-90 gallon), but CROSSBOW is the best I've found so far.

I am extremely sensitive to poison ivy. Last Year l had a severe case that lasted three weeks. It didn't start to get better until l went to the doctor and got cortisone. My right arm and hand were covered with huge blisters. I looked like l had a plague. I have three neighbors that adjoin my yard and the do nothing to eliminate it from their yards and it keeps invading mine.

I have found that Crossbow (@ >/= 4% ? Would have to check product leaflet to be sure) + dish soap works on our poison ivy in typically only one application and good weather.

I have 42 acres of forest and clearings. Much of it is covered with poison ivy and kudzu. It doesn't bother me and I pick it by hand but it makes the power utility people go crazy when they see it. I decided this year to start spraying. My first treatment was a month ago with Roundup (3x the suggested concentration) and this weekend I am following that up with 2-4-D amine. I have had good dieback with the Roundup but some of the ivy is very resistant (the stuff covering my house). Odd, I am mostly immune to poison ivy and oak but lawn grass sap will make me break out in hives.

don't kill dandilions and clover... the bee populations need them... they are natural medicine too... do some research...

Blake give this one a try, as it has worked very well for me, when a lot of others have failed. The important thing is the active chemical & how it's mixed (concentrate). Find "Diquat dibromide 2.3% along with Fluazifop-p-butyl 1.15%" mixture. Mix 7 oz per gallon of water. The manufacturer isn't important, but the one I use is Spectracide Weed & Grass Killer. This is a non-selective weed killer. Even a light mist carried by the wind will kill any green plant foliage it hits. For $15 or so, it's worth a try. Good luck.

The dry leaves still have urushiol oil in them, so, yeah. Nasty stuff. I used to get poison ivy reactions a lot as a kid despite avoid it like the plague when I recognized it. Finally figured out I was getting it from playing in piles of leaves that I didn't even realized contained dry poison ivy leaves.

Thank you for this. I have some rather large growths of poison ivy in my yard and didn't know how to deal with it. I'll be picking up Brush Killer today.

Dude, how are you doing? Still waiting? Healing slowly? Your personality shines through in your videos, your love. I wish you well Sir, hope to see a healthy, shining you. Peace Dammit!

My dad was a train engineer for many yrs. He would bring home diesel from the trains and used that on this stuff still it lived. Ive read you have to kill the roots. Dig down to the main root and dig it up. I also found companies who would come out to your house and do this to kill the stuff

Vinegar only changes the pH for a few hours. I use it as a temporary pH down in hydroponics.

Definitely go with the goat solution. Better for the environment and they could clean that area out in two days.

Triclopyr is awesome. Crossbow with 16.5% triclopyr absolutely nuked my creeping charlie, which is an ivy. It hurt several other weeds as well which is a bonus. Newly seeded grass was not harmed and sprouted through. Is been about 4 days since I applied and the ivy is all ashed and getting blown away by the wind. Just get a 2 gallon sprayer and dump 4 oz of crossbow in it and some dawn dish soap to help it stick. This will produce a 1% triclopyr solution and should cover 5000ish square feet. Should turn milky white and you need to shake it to keep it mixed. I use 45% vinegar and salt with dish soap to spray in areas where growth is not desired. Never salt an area unless you are darn sure you want nothing growing there.

Becareful of the hairy vines, that is poison ivy.

How much vinegar do you add to the 1 gallon salt/ dish soap/ water solution?

Common cooking vinegar has 5% acidity, but some of the big-box hardware-store replacements might carry 30% vinegar, which works much better sprayed on some cursed-leaves. But if PI loves an acidic soil, this might mot be helpful, on second thought. Back to the beakers and test tubes. (Harumph.)

You have a wonderful sense of humor and a good voice! "Dish Soap"? Don't you mean "Dish Detergent"? Big difference. I use soap on my face but would never use detergent as it is formulated to break down grease into smaller particles, one of the reasons "detergent" is better than "soap" for cleaning. Regarding the banning of an effective poison: Isn't there a difference between crop dusting and home poison ivy control? why do they make "one law for every possible situation"?? I wonder if Bleach would work? I've tried salt and vinegar with no good result. Some plants die if you put Flour on it because it clogs up their pores. WOW! Cool outfit! Probably scared the neighbor's cat. I get poison ivy every year, but don't have a face mask. (Bought an expensive one but I couldn't wear it because the smell of plastic made me ill.) At our local park, the poison ivy is on the ground, a bush, or a vine---gets you coming and going. Thanks for an interest video. Some of the comments below are valuable, too.

My problem is I help poison ivy growing on the side of my house on the brick itself. Plus it's whining around my air conditioner and a small garden box😢 I called a professional so they can treat a and they'll remove it for an extra cost, because the oil that causes the rashes active for up to a year after the leaves have died. Please remember that if you end up going around it or you decide you want to pull it up yourself.

If you want to get rid of that stuff without a ton of chemicals or salt, Do it in the spring. Put on a rubber suit and rubber gloves and when the ground is soft, you go in and pull the stuff right out along with its long interconnected roots. The stuff is insidious and you have to keep at it.

Deer work about as well as goats. Our neighborhood deer herd has removed all the poison ivy, English ivy, and most of the other ground growing plants. The only problem is how to get them to not eat the plants that you really want to keep.

Steve Busch again: Incidentally, I finally figured out why I was always getting a rash on the inside of my arms after weed whacking areas with poison oak. When I was putting on or taking off my shoes...MY ARMS WERE BRUSHING AGAINST THE BOTTOM OF MY PANT LEGS (in the calf area)...which of course was covered in poison oak residue!!!

I've found the triclopyr as the most useful to kill poison ivy, briars and sweet gum trees. Glyphosate may need to be sprayed twice on poison ivy if it resprouts from below, so... Also, the triclopyr is not so hard on the grasses if you want to avoid killing them. Don't get it near Privet bush roots though. Great chemical.

I killed poison ivy with a woody vine killer some fourth years ago. Your product must be good for woody plants.

A sprayer connected to a green hose is the way to cover alarge area, you cn dilute it through settings on the sprayer.

Are cats negatively affected by poison ivy? And if they walk through it and you pet them or they walk around in your house rubbing against everything inside does that expose you to the poison ivy? I have an indoor only cat but I see several neighborhood cats in my backyard and my next door neighbor has poison ivy growing up the side of a tree in his backyard. I told him about it so hopefully he’ll take care of it. Update: My neighbor had the entire tree removed yesterday. I don’t think it was because of the poison ivy but that’s all gone now.

Thank you for showing me what Poison Ivy looks like.

I bet you got poison ivy on your hands after this video. You put those flags in the ground with your hand less that an inch from that stuff. Even after you kill it, the roots and dried up plant can still give you blisters. That's how to get poison ivy blisters in the winter, cut a tree that has a poison ivy vine growing up it, can be a 2 in wood vine, the saw dust chips will do it.

Did I hear right that you're trying to clear a building site with a garden sprayer and a Tyvek suit made of trash bags? Just, wow.

Ever heard of Tecnu??? It's a poison ivy wash for post exposure. Walmart, Walgreens and Amazon all carry it. I use it often as I'm highly allergic and when ever I go spray my super strong vinegar solution I wash with it and so far so good. I know the vinegar is a killer but the soap and salt just didn't do a thing. I never knew birds spread it as I'm a big fan of birds and feed them and photograph them as often as possible.. oh well...

I don't bother suiting up for poison ivy. I watched this video a couple of years ago that showed how, for those with just the "usual" amount of ivy reaction, washing thoroughly within two hours is all that's needed to avoid the rash. I've done this multiple times now and it seems to work. Washing thoroughly means using ordinary soap (bar soap, hand soap, dish soap, whatever you have) and a wash-cloth and scrubbing every square inch of the affected areas. So, long clothing means less washing required, usually just hands/arms, face/neck. I weed-whack the heck out of the ivy then throw my clothes in a heavy hot wash. Weed whacking seems to be the most effective long term, even compared with chemicals. I think it's because if you weed-whack right after the plant has put all its energy into growing what's above the surface, then it's spent all its energy for no gain. Do this a couple of years in a row and those plants will die off. I like this better than goats because I only needed to weed-whack once per year, and that's a whole lot less effort than looking after goats (plus we can't have livestock in town)

Kudos to your videographer. Great commentary.

I use Crossbow, but it does kill everything it comes in contact with. Very effective!

2-4-D broadleaf killer, available at Tractor Supply. May turn grass a little yellow, but will not kill it.

Try CrossBow. It will wipe everything quickly. Also use a surfactant (dish soap) to help it adhere. Or Trimex 992 for weeds in your lawn while not killing your grass.

First, you aren't giving it enough time. Second, even a year after it's dead you can still get the oil on you... and not have a good time. Go buy the stuff in bulk at a place like Tractor Supply, a small 15 gallon spray tank (or larger) and just spray everything. You'll tank me later. Yea, I've been where you are now. Spray in the morning when the sun is out. You can add salt to any of them. Also add dish soap to everything. It's a cheap surfactant.

Mid manitoba..if it's not grass, then it's definitely poisen ivy! Ridiculous how it grows.. urisherol the oil from poisen ivy can stay on boots mower parts rakes ect for up to 5 years. I for one an severely affected by it..lol

What about the cheapest solvent based concrete sealer, thinned out with xylene for larger overall coverage? I bet itd not only kill it ALL, but probably help contain the oils for potential removal.

Ordered some RM43 76502 32Oz Total Veg Control Glyph Imazapyr Weed Preventer for my yard man, kills stuff for a year!😲 Killed everything in my ditch!😲 Can't be around it when he is spraying, gave me a nasty taste for days!😲 Recommend you use rubber boots, gloves and a respirator while using!!!😱😱

Start by using power mowers, push, riding or tractor. If it's a large area, you don't have to do it all at once.

I sprayed straight 30% vinegar, thinking that if it caused me, and every other mammal in the area to cough, and run away, it might work. Nope, just made it a little burned on the edges of the leaves.

You need a Bobcat or small Dozer and some crushed limestone , That's not much of an access road in my opinion . looks like an overgrown path .

Gotta watch out for pets around poison ivy. Most critters are immune to it (urushiol, the toxic substance which causes the rash associated with these plants, is *NOT* a defensive adaptation; rather, it helps the plant retain moisture). So when Fido or Mittens goes gallivanting around in the bushes, and then brushes up against you, or gets pats on the head, *you* get a nasty rash. On the other hand, goats eat the stuff up like candy, and you can rent a herd of goats to clear all your underbrush. ='[.]'=

Bring on the Roundup and get the job done.

Oh no, 7 months ago and since then no new video :-( Are you ok? Will there be new content coming? Excited to see what you are doing in that area

I have poison ivy like you do! I discovered berry bushes and it is entrenched around them. I'm wondering if any of these solutions would kill the PI without destroying the berry bushes. I went to pick berries once and my dr said I had poison ivy and poison sumac. I ended up in a really bad scenario with loads of meds. I've been trying to identify the sumac to no avail but I need to get rid of all this! I wear protective everything but still manage to get it on me - probably from touching something that has come in contact with it - and it is miserable! I even take all protective clothes & shoes off with gloves still on and wash everything (except shoes) plus shower. Husband doesn't react to it. I want to be like that!

I get some poison ivy in my yard every year. It seems the only way to combat it is to pull up all the roots and runners that run a little below ground. I’ve seen it run under my sidewalk to start growing on the other side.

4:35 MC Hammer says, "Can't Touch This!"

I use 30% or 45% vinegar. It kills it in a day.

Ya need to add vinegar, high strength, 45% . Washing up soap and salt. Dissolve the salt in warm water first.

Nothing beats pulling it up by the roots whenever you see it.

I remember reading that the time of year that you spray matters. It takes it back to the roots in the Fall??? Maybe.