Poison Ivy Removal tips 

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Thank you!

Mine came back with a vengeance, and has taken over after mowing and pulling it's roots too.

Good one! Thank you! I will include that in the next video! Thanks again, Pete

Cali Samgal yes how?

Put clothes in plastic bag. Wash everything else with soap and water or degreaser

You can use gloves. I put them directly to the washer or a new garbage bag, then wash my hands with cold water and dish soap, and dry with a Terri clothe towel.

After you throw clothes in washer, jump in the shower and scrub with hot water and soap to remove oil that may have transferred.

Hey Scott, I am in the poison ivy nearly everyday, and I wash my all my clothes with regular detergent, in warm water, and use the dryer to dry them. I am not sure if it is the water from the wash or the heat from the dryer that make the urushiol inert and no longer hurtful. I always handle the dirty laundry with cotton gloves and a long sleeve shirt. I have never tried bleach or vinegar to wash myself, and no longer wash my boots or outer layer of gloves, they go in separate bags, to be used until they wear out.

@@peskypetebarron3345 - the soap neutralizes the oil from the clothes.

Hi Gary, ATLAS 772,Nitrile Coated Gloves, 26 inch Long, Cotton Lined, Chemical Resistant, Water, Pond and Work. Once I started wearing these gloves, I practically stopped getting the rash. $16 Amazon.

@Pesky Pete Barron Much thanks for your prompt response. Do you reuse them and if so how do you treat them after a day's work in PI?

@@garyjohnson9196 Hi, I wear them everyday, the go into a plastic bag, I turn them inside out over night and get about 30 days of use from them before holes develop in the tips.

Hi, thank you for watching! I wear 2 pairs of gloves, first a cotton-polyester mix, about a dollar a pair, then a pair of Atlas 772, big yellow gloves, used in marine care and cow birthing, $16-$18 on amazon. I find a 2.5 pickaxe to be more satisfying than a spade, though the business started with only a spade. Follow up is very important, over the warmer months, any bits of missed roots will grow back within 1-3 months, it's good to get them when they are small. Setting small goals, say an area 5ft by 5ft, 10ft by 10ft, or limiting the time, say 1 or 2 hours, can be helpful for your mental state because large jobs can seem overwhelming, it's good to break them up into smaller bites. Last tip: wash with cold water and dish soap, wash twice that's nice! And use a terry clothe towel to dry, creating a warm friction will ensure less chance of rash. Thanks again!

@@peskypetebarron3345 thanks for the great feedback, it’s really appreciated.

Yes, it will work for English ivy or a pick axe. Good luck!

Hi Bvokey, it will definitely work for english ivy, you may also consider a pick axe.

Pesky Pete Barron Thank you for your help! I might also try using a machete to hack through it. A little at a time and hopefully i get through it.

@@bvokey8842 hi! Use a saw or pruners, machete makes high velocity poison ivy, the most dangerous kind, you never know where it will end up. Good luck!

Hi, thanks for the question. Vinegar alone is not going to do it. Sometimes I work near patios, driveways that abutt garages and retaining walls, places where I cant get a tool in to loosen the earth, and I use a salt water mixture of 26oz of salt to one gallon of water with a 3 second squeeze of dish soap, not all the salt will dissolve. This mix will only treat an area as big as a bread box and is poured, not sprayed, on the ground as close to any visible roots as possible, if you have 5 square feet, you will need 5 gallons, it will kill everything except a large tree. Consider doing it in sections, one section a week or one section a month. I'm in the pi everyday and use cold water, dish soap and dry firmly with a Terri clothe towel. Hope this is helpful. Thanks again, pesky pete

@@peskypetebarron3345 I surely will try this, and thanks a bunch for getting back to me. Good Days to you.

Pesky Pete Barron I am going to try this.

Salt helps. I am presently working on killing huge plants. I am spraying with salt water with dawn added. It takes a few treatments then we will scrape it up and dispose of it. I am using an 8 gallon power sprayer on my 4 x 4 with a hand held wand to do the fence line. Once we get that done I am looking to install a boom to treat the open ground. We have 20 acres of land with a substantial infestation but the most out of control area is the fence line.

@@TXJan0057 Hi sure appreciate your suggestions. good luck with your task. This poison is BAD!! Once you get a case of it, you never forget. : )

Hi Jaron, dish soap and water, let them bake in the sun for a day. Thanks for watching!

Thank you Groovy, I use warm water and regular detergent. Then re-use the clothes until there are too many black spots. Thanks again, pesky pete

Hi Wirebrush, thank you for your comments! You are right, to reduce the time of the video, I pre-dig the area, then dig a little, rip and tear, roll into a ball and toss near the bag. I miss a little in every yard, my service includes a year of service with scheduled visits for maintenance. I also kindly ask customers to put reminders on their calendar to check for regrowth and contact me 8f they see any. Also, I just started handing out bamboo skewers, customers can mark their regrowth. You should check out my time lapse video, some serious digging. Thanks again for watching!

@@peskypetebarron3345 Hi, Pete. I appreciate your response. My concern is that viewers would not understand that your technique (as shown) would mislead them into thinking it's a one-time bit of work. There are a lot of poison ivy RU-vids which make misleading claims. As someone who lives in a high-poison-ivy area, I'm a bit sensitive on the subject.

@@wirebrushproductions1001 I will start adding videos with before and after shots, including an explanation of the importance of checking the yard for regrowth.

@@peskypetebarron3345 Bravo. sir.

James Brown Hey James, I am in poison ivy everyday and use a good cleanup routine to wash away any accidental touches. You have several hours before the oils, more like tree sap, sink into the skin. Cold water and dish soap, or technu makes a good cleanser. Try to wash twice, that's nice and use a cloth towel to dry. Thanks for watching! Pesky Pete

Hi James, my beard acts like a mask. Also, I know that I am in the poison ivy every day and that we have a number of hours before the urushiol, (the sap inside) sets in. I wash as soon possible, I wash twice and use a Terri cloth towel to dry. Becareful, take the right precautions and have a good cleanup routine.

Hi, thank you for your good comment, you should wait a few months to see if any grows back. Then wait for the next rainy season, early spring or hurricane season ;), With lots of rain and plant your grass.

Hi Sandra, if you're in Massachusetts you can find me on the world wide web :-)

Hi Melissa, thanks for watching! Consider getting a quote, there is a national Poison ivy website, www.Poison -ivy.Org, click menu, then plant control, they are listed by state. A shared patch of poison ivy is like a tree that hangs over into your yard from the neighbors. Once you have a quote, you will have something in writing, and could be easier to ask to share the cost. Good luck!

Hi Angel, I bring the poison ivy to a compost/brush pile, where it's left to bake in the sun for 2-3 months, only handled by heavy machinery.

Hi Groovy, thank you for watching! I use warm water, regular detergent and dry the clothes in the same machines the family uses and there has never been an episode of rash due to transfer into/out of the machines. Occasionally, I will find some of my night clothes mixed in with work clothes and though I am highly allergic, have never received a rash after washing/drying. I hope this helps. Funny story, I used to use a tablespoon of dish soap with the clothes until the day there was an overflow of bubbles! 😆

The speed and haphazardness is for purpose of the video only. I dig more slowly and with purpose, following the roots underground. Thank you for watching :)

Hi John, thank you for watching! I got this from hey this is my garden article: 'When it comes to stubborn, deep rooted poison ivy plants, attacking them at the soil level seems to have the most success. And one of the best ways to do that is with rock salt. Rock salt is a mineral that forms as salty water dries out. And when placed around the roots of ivy, it will dry it out, killing it in the process.' Also I have a cousin who is in property management and he says he uses rock salt by the wheelbarrow to get rid of their poison ivy, when I asked him what he does when it grows back, he said they add more. Good luck!

Becareful with those chemicals.

Some did grow back, in the area of this video, they called, I returned, removed the regrowth and now there is none. Also, they had pi around most of the perimeter of the yard and it took several return visits before the perimeter could be called, poison ivy free.

Good morning Thomas, thank you for watching my video! spraying has evidence of causing cancer. I have often thought about pulling first and then doing a salt water, dish soap treatment, for a one-and-done effect , though I have not actually put it to the test. Thanks again for watching!

@@peskypetebarron3345 you're talking about roundup or all herbicides?

@@thomash.l.9382 there are several poison ivy killer recipes online, and they fall short in the salt Department, claiming that half a cup for 1 cup of salt, with some dish soap, will do the trick, but really it's 26 oz of salt to two-thirds of a gallon of water, with a half a cup of dish soap or a five-second squirt out of the dish soap bottle. I use this mix when I cannot fit a tool into a cemented rock wall, or area usually near garage or shed which is cemented and poison ivy grows out okay. I use my own mix only for those areas. However I am thinking to do a complete removal first and spraying after with a homegrown mix using salt water and dish soap. Because I offer free return trips for the first year, and the idea is to do it once and then I'll never have to return.

@@peskypetebarron3345 i meant that cause cancer

Hi J Smith, I use regular detergent with warm water, I even wash regular clothes in the same wash and never had a transfer of urushiol through the wash. Thanks for watching!

Frankenfaq Stryker thank you, I will make a new one this week :)

Pesky Pete Barron OK pesky Pete we will be watching for it !

Pesky Pete Barron did you just start making videos?

It'll regrow next season. Pulling out by hand is the only permanent solution

Hi Peter, yes, I am allergic and get the rash about once a month, do my best to have a good clean up routine, washing with Cold water and dish soap, wash twice, that's nice, then use a terri-clothe towel to dry with, using enough force to create friction. When I get the rash I use salt water soaks, 5-10 mins then apply fav pi lotion. Also, I give into the itch at night, keeping the lotion at the bedside, making an effort to use the balls of my fingers with, and rubbing hard with the lotion , allows me to go back to sleep. Not a doctor, this is what I use.

Full hazmat, be careful of lymphoma.