Eliminating poison Ivy, bittersweet and others.

showcrop · Oct 20, 2019

When the topic of noxious invasive vines comes up the topic of how to eliminate comes along too. I have both poison ivy and bittersweet nearly eradicated on my property and it was not difficult once I found out how. Spraying with brush killer or glyphosate works well but only on smaller plants, four feet or less. pulling up by the roots and cutting are a waste of time because you are dealing with only what you can see. The roots will still be there to come back up again, yes, even when pulling up by the roots. Last year I found out how to do it and this summer It was easy to see how effective my efforts last year really were. All you need to do is cut the vine off within a foot of the ground and spray concentrated brush killer or glyphosate on the stub that is left. It is drawn down into the roots and kills the whole system.

Lazy WP · Oct 20, 2019

That?s how the label reads on Tordon.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 20, 2019

showcrop,
I find it better to kill trees and poison ivy
instead of cutting them off only for them to come
back.

Try mixing liquid soap with roundup. The idea is
poision ivy has an oil on leafs and the soap will
bond to the oil and at the same time bond to
roundup.

Try it and report back. Roundup seems to take a few
days before seeing results.

Russ from MN · Oct 20, 2019

I have heard that Tordon will kill any other roots in the area and leave the soil somewhat sterilized. I use glyphosate on stumps but it should be sprayed within 20 minutes of cutting, works well on tag-alder. 41% mixed with an equal amount of water, a little soap.

Charlie M · Oct 20, 2019

I'm dealing with wild rose bushes around my place. The thorns on those things can do a real job on your skin if you get hooked on them and are hard to get loose from your clothes. They are better than barbed
wire. I've found a strong dose of Roundup will kill them but then you are left with dead bushes that still have all the thorns.

Traditional Farmer · Oct 20, 2019

Fence the area in and put in some goats they'll take care of the bushes,plus you'll make good money on the goats.

showcrop · Oct 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 05:13:31 10/20/19) showcrop,
I find it better to kill trees and poison ivy
instead of cutting them off only for them to come
back.

Try mixing liquid soap with roundup. The idea is
poision ivy has an oil on leafs and the soap will
bond to the oil and at the same time bond to
roundup.

Try it and report back. Roundup seems to take a few
days before seeing results.

Geo, try reading my post again. Apparently you missed the main point

kencombs · Oct 20, 2019

I've had good luck with glyphosate on vines by cutting them leaving about a foot above ground. Then dip the cut end in straight 41% chemical. Then throw the gloves I wore in the trash! (Really allergic to poison ivy/oak)

stonerock · Oct 20, 2019

geo, what soap do you use?

Stephen Newell · Oct 20, 2019

I have a lot of poison oak on my place. In areas I keep mowed the stuff disappears and doesn't come back.

Ellis Kinney · Oct 20, 2019

I use your approach with bush honeysuckle and it works well. I work with a brush ax and a small squirt can of full strength RoundUp. Ellis

Dave H (MI) · Oct 20, 2019

I'm seeing a lot of ideas here, some of which are not the best. I don't know about bittersweet but for poison ivy/oak just apply glyphosate with a surfactant, follow the instructions on the label They are there for a reason. Misuse of herbicides is bad news. You don't have to cut it and it doesn't need to be a stump. Just apply it to the leaves as directed. Glyphosate is very effective on ivy. I have sprayed it on large patches and burned the vast majority down the first year. Then spot spray what was missed the second year. Ivy grows along the ground but the worst of it is up in the trees. Look for vines clinging tightly to tree trunks with what looks like thick hairs. Then look up and you will see large ivy leaves mixed in with the tree. These are the ones you cut off at the base and spray when they sprout back up. Glypho works best when applied with surfactant on leaves.

All that said, we have goats and if you can enclose an area with fence...problem solved and no chemical to worry about.

jeffcat · Oct 20, 2019

When i was a kid and you could walk into the local feed store and buy a box of Tordon pellets. The good old days. Just two or three pellets at the bottom of a rose bush. Three or four days latter it is not only stone dead, it is brittle already. Couple of weeks latter the cows have trampled it right down.

bcdave · Oct 20, 2019

DO NOT BURN POISON IVY. My neighbor did that and ended up with rash over much of his body.
Dave

LarryH · Oct 20, 2019

use remedy but it will kill then ground form 2 years

Geo-TH,In · Oct 20, 2019

Liquid soap for washing cars. Menards sometimes sell this soap free after rebate. Sometimes deck wash is free after rebate. I use both the soap and deck wash blended together to clean vinyl sidine.

Use any cheap liquid soap/detergent. Annually I will use about 4 gallons of soap and about 16 gallons of deck wash which has both soap and bleach.

Geo-TH,In · Oct 20, 2019

No, problem is I read it before I had my second cup
of coffee. sorry.

DoubleO7 · Oct 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 14:27:26 10/20/19) DO NOT BURN POISON IVY. My neighbor did that and ended up with rash over much of his body.
Dave

you can burn it
But if your smart, do not stand in the smoke.

timcasbolt · Oct 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 23:53:19 10/20/19)

(quoted from post at 14:27:26 10/20/19) DO NOT BURN POISON IVY. My neighbor did that and ended up with rash over much of his body.
Dave

Click to expand...

you can burn it
But if your smart, do not stand in the smoke.

Some people are more allergic than others. If a person that is more allergic breathes in the smoke, even from a respectable distance, they can get it in their lungs.

Big 86 · Oct 20, 2019

showcrop,

Thanks for the info. That is how I plan to deal with the amur honeysuckle on the farm. Cut off near the ground, spray stump with Crossbow (brush killer) mixed per manufacturers instructions.

showcrop · Oct 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 06:29:44 10/20/19) geo, what soap do you use?

Stonerock, you can use whatever you are using for an adjuvant, that is what it is for.

amtrac · Oct 20, 2019

(quoted from post at 10:27:26 10/20/19) DO NOT BURN POISON IVY. My neighbor did that and ended up with rash over much of his body.
Dave

essir, our neighbor burned off his poison ivy when I was a little pup and I got it inside my lungs from the smoke. Goats are the answer to unwanted vines, if'n you can keep 'em out of the garden and neighbors flower patch.

stonerock · Oct 21, 2019

showcrop, I use DAWN BLUE, the only detergent with a surefactant

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