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Post by claude on May 20, 2015 13:45:39 GMT -5
Does anyone have a good way of killing off this stuff ? There is a wave of the stuff coming over from next door where their solution is just to let it go wild in the tall grass. I used vinegar salt solution last year but it's rearing its ugly head again and I am so allergic...
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Post by tbird on May 20, 2015 13:49:54 GMT -5
ouch! how terribly irresponsible of them!
Can you speak with them about it? report it as a hazard to any agency?
Is there a fence? I would go with a physical barrier first. maybe line the area with flagstone....
Maybe plant peppermint as a barrier.....or something else that will crowd it out....
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Post by johng44 on May 20, 2015 14:36:32 GMT -5
Claude there are several organic commercial killers, Avenger Weed and All terrain weed killer. Less than 10.00 Another homemade is using salt, vinegar and dish detergent. This may be the same recipe you are using.. 3 cups vinegar 1/2 cup salt 1 tablespoon liquid detergent or soap(I use Dawn) for stick-to-itiveness. Mix vinegar and salt until the salt is completely dissolved. Stir in liquid detergent, and pour into a sprayer. Spray onto the green growing leaves of the plants. Wait a week, then repeat on any survivors. Best time to apply: during a dry spell. Do not spray on plants you want to keep. EDITED TO ADD: I have found that the poison ivy plants that are not too old (less than a year old) respond extremely well to this treatment. Plants from older, more established roots will die but may come back a year later. Zap the new growth again with the killer. The roots will die of exhaustion because its energy is wasted in putting out all that new growth for nothing. Some really old roots are made of mutant zombie stuff, and may need a few more repeat doses.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 20, 2015 16:18:40 GMT -5
I used to suit up, covering my whole body, using gloves and yanked it out!
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Post by Mumsey on May 20, 2015 17:04:00 GMT -5
Dangerous stuff for those who are highly allergic. My grand daughter got into it in their yard, they didn't know it was there. She was playing, came in to eat and a little while later was very ill, short of breath, etc. She apparently had ingested it by touching food with her hands. It was some time and 3 trips to ER before she got better. She is older now and knows where not to go, and to wash hands after being outside.
And don't burn it, the stuff can be inhaled in the smoke.
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Post by claude on May 21, 2015 7:23:15 GMT -5
I used to have a normal allergic reaction until during childhood an unknowing neighbor burned it along with leaves..I had it everywhere my nose, throat, all over my body..eyes, ears..just thinking about it. I lost nearly 3 weeks of school because I couldn't get dressed. Ever since....very nasty seemingly instant reaction. I was on steroids for a long time. Well...I went out yesterday...dbl gloved with those clear deli gloves beneath..pulled a bagful with a bag and stuffed it into the trash...next is the vinegar salt. Everything went into the washer..shoes, jacket.. How does it spread? Are there seeds that are spread by birds? Or just root spreading? I ask because I am finding little new sprouts in my other gardens that were without it beforehand.
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Post by claude on May 21, 2015 7:35:12 GMT -5
I know that poison ivy likes its roots in the shade and its leaves in the sun so I cut the lawn short over at the property line where it is too hot. Before the grass greens up, you can see the new reddish leaves in spring over more than an acre...I just think that they don't know what to do about it so they leave it. I used to cut a path down to the homes way behind us for their kids to walk to their friends house because their property was untravable. They have contacted lawn services to remove it but they want to spray it..re spray it and clean it out in fall. And it costs a fortune. A lot of times that method only rejuvenates the plant and the growth becomes even more dense.
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Post by brownrexx on May 21, 2015 8:49:47 GMT -5
If the roots are on the neighbor's property, I don't see how you will be able to kill it. I know that some people pour salt on it but you have to get to the base for that to work.
Many people want to use vinegar to kill weeds but it really only kills young and tender weeds based on what I have read. If the roots are strong or if there is a taproot, the plant will just grow back.
I wish I had some good advice for you but just keeping it cut short with the lawnmower where it enters your property and blowing the debris back to their side sounds like the only option. Hopefully this will keep it from taking root on your property.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 21, 2015 9:49:46 GMT -5
A lot of plants have those reddish stems and/or leaves when there is new growth. Are you sure it is poison ivy?
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Post by claude on May 21, 2015 10:06:39 GMT -5
Oh no it's poison ivy..I should have taken a picture...it's like the blob with Steve McQueen ..watching it come over..
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Post by gakaren on May 23, 2015 9:18:53 GMT -5
Some claim that MALE urine will kill it, hasn't worked where DH tried. It spreads from seeds and creeping vines....and yes, our birdie friends spread it.
Had a neighbor up in Ill. nearly die from standing in the smoke when she was cleaning out a fence row that had some in it. She got it down into her lungs.
If I were as allergic to it as you are Claude, I'd be spraying it with some kind of weed/broad leaf killer! That is NOT something YOU want to mess with!
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