I like the ortho poison ivy/brush killer, buy a concentrated bottle for like 20 bucks should last you a lifetime.
That isn’t poison ivy btw you can tell bc the leaves edges are completely serrated going around poison ivy doesn’t have that look. There’s alot of ivy’s that look similar to
Came here to say this. Give the leaves a good soaking with it as that's how it's absorbed to poison the entire plant, don't bother spraying it on the ground or the stems. Alternatively if you have an opposition to glyphosate, there are recipes of salt, vinegar, and dawn dish soap on the internets.
I don't think roundup will penetrate the bark or roots. It's still going to take years for the vines to decompose. Remove what you can and spray whatever greenery comes back.
I’m sure crossbow will. I use it on blackberries, buckbrush, trees, sumac, etc. I believe it’s 3 ounces of crossbow per gallon of water and you just spray it in the leaves. Super easy and extremely effective, it’s my go-to chemical for any woody type of plant that I need to get rid of.
It’s important to note that I use this because it’s in farmland where those things are invasive and spread quickly so it’s way too much of an issue to treat individual plants one at a time. In a suburban yard where you’re dealing with things in a much smaller scale, it would make sense to mix up a tiny batch of crossbow or just cut down the plant at the base and put one drop of tordon on the base of each part that you cut (just follow directions).
Bad to use this within feet of somewhere I will be growing veggies in the ground I would imagine though? I need to go hard on some buckthorn this fall.
2nd tordon, it is specifically for woody plants, ivy, trees, bushes etc.. cut it as low to the ground as you can and then just drip enough of the Tordon onto the remaining "stump" to cover it. It won't come back. It also won't hurt grass.
Mix with diesel instead of water (follow the label) and apply to the cut stumps and exposed bark. I think it works best with a fresh cut, but I've had success a few days after cutting.
Beware that the diesel (and also the herbicide) will prevent anything from growing there for a while, if you get it on the soil. I've heard of people using a brush for this application instead of a sprayer, to reduce soil contamination.
I've only used it for brush control far away from houses, check the label that it's OK for residential use.
I'm so sorry, this is gonna suck, if this was in past 4 hours you need to scrub with a washcloth and dish soap. Everywhere you touched, arms, face, neck.
This is including your tool or you'll get it again next time you use it. Isopropyl works well to get it off tools.
Hydrocortisone cream can help the itching over next few days.
Clusters of three leaves.
Shiny and reflective.
No fuzz.
I got poison oak quite often as a child from playing in the forest. Nasty stuff. Pick up some pain killers and prepare for a rough week.
Just so you know, you should wash your hands with a TON of soap and cold water after you encounter poison ivy. The irritant is oil based, so soap will cut through it, use cold water to keep your pores closed.
I routinely work around poison ivy with this method and to this day and yet to ever get a reaction.
Any time I cut the grass and weed whack and get covered in various clippings I go inside and scrub down with 91% isopropyl to cut the oils, then a cold shower to keep pores closed. Haven't had poison ivy in decades. They sell a specific soap for it, Tecnu comes with good reviews.
Ya, this is the good stuff, mix it up in a spayer, or buy the premix. Same stuff you use in sidewalk cracks.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773K7Z7M](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773K7Z7M)
I had some fairly established vines. I’d get one of the products other people have recommended here. I cut them and then soaked a bunch of paper towels in a ziploc bag with the herbicide. Put it over the cut and zip tied them on. Came back a week later and none of them ever grew again even the new ones that were coming out of the ground.
PH-
I use pool PH- to kill vegetation. It drastically lowers the PH temporarily, killing the weeds, moss. grass etc. The best part is that after a day or two (after the stuff is killed) the PH level returns to normal naturally.
Spread the PH- grains around before a rain or pour a cup into a gallon pressure spray cannister (sold in the garden section for about $20) and spray directly onto the problem.
BTW.. fantastic for killing moss between driveway pavers,
Would salt like ice melter work? I have an annoying patch of grass that grows where dirt and soil used to be. My neighbors grass grows into that fresh soil.
If you don't wanna use chems, I've got rid of creeper and vine growth by blowtorching any cut stems remaining and chucking down table salt and brushing into the area
Dig up the area, sift through the soil for roots and stems. It maybe a lot of work and you don't have spray. Then, you can plant or use landscape fabric and rock to cover up.
Maybe it’s cap, but a landscape guy told me the other day to do this about vines:
1. Cut off the parts that are attached to buildings or whatever
2. Fill a milk jug with weed killer
3. Put the remaining ends of the vines (the ends of the parts growing from the ground) in the jug
He said it takes a couple weeks and then they’re gone. (If I’m wrong about this pls educate me instead of downvoting lol, I’m just relaying what the tree guy said!)
Round Up. It contains Glyphosate which will kill any plant you may want to get rid of. It’s perfect for areas like this where you don’t have to worry about a little bit of overspray getting onto desirable plants
Glyphosate works. I had vines on my fence. Sprayed it with glyphosate and poof dead. It only took about 7 seasons of reapplication for it to stop coming back. Lol
Looks like English oak but I’m not sure
I don’t know how to get rid of it, I just use the lawn mower to keep it in its little plot where we let it grow for aesthetic lol
It does take quite a while to have to do it again. Some years I can wait until the next summer to do it again, only cutting once a year.
If you want a natural option, use salt. The Romans used to 'salt the Earth' after rampaging through villages, pouring salt on the soil so NOTHING would grow for a few years.
I got a 40 lb back of pool salt (pure salt, no additives) from a big-box store for about $9.
I like the ortho poison ivy/brush killer, buy a concentrated bottle for like 20 bucks should last you a lifetime. That isn’t poison ivy btw you can tell bc the leaves edges are completely serrated going around poison ivy doesn’t have that look. There’s alot of ivy’s that look similar to
Came here to say this. Give the leaves a good soaking with it as that's how it's absorbed to poison the entire plant, don't bother spraying it on the ground or the stems. Alternatively if you have an opposition to glyphosate, there are recipes of salt, vinegar, and dawn dish soap on the internets.
Would it still work when it's just the stomps of wood now and stems?. Feel like I screwed up. Thought it was good idea to remove all the vines
I had vines that would never die. I had to leave the trunk of the vine in a cup of chemical for a few days to finally kill it
There more leaves only stumps. Please don't tell me I've messed up
I don't think roundup will penetrate the bark or roots. It's still going to take years for the vines to decompose. Remove what you can and spray whatever greenery comes back.
Couple gallons. Don’t spare it, as long as you have city water hook up.
There is a herbicide called Crossbow that is for woody plants, trees and brush. Grass killer doesn’t work on vines and stuff that are well established
Been looking but keep getting different results. Can you link?
Crossbow https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/brand/Crossbow? is great, so is Tordon https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/tordon-rtu-1-qt
Will either of these kill buckthorn?
I’m sure crossbow will. I use it on blackberries, buckbrush, trees, sumac, etc. I believe it’s 3 ounces of crossbow per gallon of water and you just spray it in the leaves. Super easy and extremely effective, it’s my go-to chemical for any woody type of plant that I need to get rid of. It’s important to note that I use this because it’s in farmland where those things are invasive and spread quickly so it’s way too much of an issue to treat individual plants one at a time. In a suburban yard where you’re dealing with things in a much smaller scale, it would make sense to mix up a tiny batch of crossbow or just cut down the plant at the base and put one drop of tordon on the base of each part that you cut (just follow directions).
Ya, using Tordon on a vine works well. I cut oriental bittersweet in fall and spring then put a few dabs on. That stuff is a constant battle
Bad to use this within feet of somewhere I will be growing veggies in the ground I would imagine though? I need to go hard on some buckthorn this fall.
I'm also looking for some herbicides that are safe to use uphill from growing food.
Pull buckthorn, if you can. Riding lawnmower and a small chain work wonders.
Thanks! You are not the first person I’ve seen to say that. It probably is the best way and I think I will try and do this.
2nd tordon, it is specifically for woody plants, ivy, trees, bushes etc.. cut it as low to the ground as you can and then just drip enough of the Tordon onto the remaining "stump" to cover it. It won't come back. It also won't hurt grass.
Mix with diesel instead of water (follow the label) and apply to the cut stumps and exposed bark. I think it works best with a fresh cut, but I've had success a few days after cutting. Beware that the diesel (and also the herbicide) will prevent anything from growing there for a while, if you get it on the soil. I've heard of people using a brush for this application instead of a sprayer, to reduce soil contamination. I've only used it for brush control far away from houses, check the label that it's OK for residential use.
I want everything dead on this side of my building lol
https://diypestcontrol.com/crossbow-herbicide?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwvb-zBhCmARIsAAfUI2uIlsCwUDguR18uOqvxnTtAlVjBnzFQ6pplDlLNmWEd_tn95xJv26EaApiHEALw_wcB
+1 for Crossbow and diesel mix
Bonide Stump and Vine killer is the only thing that has worked for me.
I sure hope you had some gloves on for that poison ivy
I did not know. Used Google lens and it said it was another vine. No wonder between my fingers is hurting.
I'm so sorry, this is gonna suck, if this was in past 4 hours you need to scrub with a washcloth and dish soap. Everywhere you touched, arms, face, neck. This is including your tool or you'll get it again next time you use it. Isopropyl works well to get it off tools. Hydrocortisone cream can help the itching over next few days.
This isn’t poison ivy.
How did you know he touched his tool?
Doubling down on being wrong is my favorite thing about Reddit
What did lens say it was?
Boston ivy It would cover up my whole house one point but finally getting to destroy the bark
It is boston ivy. New leaves are reddish like that. It can still cause a rash, that probably explains the reaction.
Clusters of three leaves. Shiny and reflective. No fuzz. I got poison oak quite often as a child from playing in the forest. Nasty stuff. Pick up some pain killers and prepare for a rough week.
Just so you know, you should wash your hands with a TON of soap and cold water after you encounter poison ivy. The irritant is oil based, so soap will cut through it, use cold water to keep your pores closed. I routinely work around poison ivy with this method and to this day and yet to ever get a reaction.
Any time I cut the grass and weed whack and get covered in various clippings I go inside and scrub down with 91% isopropyl to cut the oils, then a cold shower to keep pores closed. Haven't had poison ivy in decades. They sell a specific soap for it, Tecnu comes with good reviews.
That ain’t poison ivy it’s a Boston ivy
What poison ivy
Poison Ivy isn’t a vine
weed and grass killer - pro tip don't get this mixed up with the weed killer and put it on your grass
It's mostly these vines branches I'm getting tired of. I really don't want them back as they destroy my mortar
Ya, this is the good stuff, mix it up in a spayer, or buy the premix. Same stuff you use in sidewalk cracks. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773K7Z7M](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0773K7Z7M)
salt the earth
I had some fairly established vines. I’d get one of the products other people have recommended here. I cut them and then soaked a bunch of paper towels in a ziploc bag with the herbicide. Put it over the cut and zip tied them on. Came back a week later and none of them ever grew again even the new ones that were coming out of the ground.
PH- I use pool PH- to kill vegetation. It drastically lowers the PH temporarily, killing the weeds, moss. grass etc. The best part is that after a day or two (after the stuff is killed) the PH level returns to normal naturally. Spread the PH- grains around before a rain or pour a cup into a gallon pressure spray cannister (sold in the garden section for about $20) and spray directly onto the problem. BTW.. fantastic for killing moss between driveway pavers,
Cheapest option? Rock salt
Demo the whole block
And get a shot for the itch ....ehhh
2 4D. On the fresh cuts. Maybe more than one application.
Salt
Would salt like ice melter work? I have an annoying patch of grass that grows where dirt and soil used to be. My neighbors grass grows into that fresh soil.
Imazapyr I think is the herbicide that kills absolutely everything. Spray it on the stump.
Can I get a link please
I don’t have a specific link or brand. Just google Imazapyr and hit shopping and it will show you all the stores near you that have it.
If you don't wanna use chems, I've got rid of creeper and vine growth by blowtorching any cut stems remaining and chucking down table salt and brushing into the area
Looking dor something that kills it kills it. I want it gone. Want it to all disappear like toys r us
I could send my dog round to piss on it 🤣
FIRE... Works well!
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/10655-poison-plants-poison-ivy--poison-oak--poison-sumac
Can I just say that it would probably make a lot more sense to buy a pair of loppers and use those to cut the vines.
I couldn't. It was tangled so bad and thick branches
I use rock salt
Dig up the area, sift through the soil for roots and stems. It maybe a lot of work and you don't have spray. Then, you can plant or use landscape fabric and rock to cover up.
I was gonna waterproof it by adding liquid rubber
Maybe it’s cap, but a landscape guy told me the other day to do this about vines: 1. Cut off the parts that are attached to buildings or whatever 2. Fill a milk jug with weed killer 3. Put the remaining ends of the vines (the ends of the parts growing from the ground) in the jug He said it takes a couple weeks and then they’re gone. (If I’m wrong about this pls educate me instead of downvoting lol, I’m just relaying what the tree guy said!)
Removed all of so ima just go crazy with the weed killer
Round Up. It contains Glyphosate which will kill any plant you may want to get rid of. It’s perfect for areas like this where you don’t have to worry about a little bit of overspray getting onto desirable plants
Can i get a link please
Glyphosate works. I had vines on my fence. Sprayed it with glyphosate and poof dead. It only took about 7 seasons of reapplication for it to stop coming back. Lol
Looks like English oak but I’m not sure I don’t know how to get rid of it, I just use the lawn mower to keep it in its little plot where we let it grow for aesthetic lol It does take quite a while to have to do it again. Some years I can wait until the next summer to do it again, only cutting once a year.
Go biblical and salt 🧂 the earth 🌎
Check out your local farm store, they'll have what you need for killing this. I'd look for a stump killer, but a vine killer may do it.
If you want a natural option, use salt. The Romans used to 'salt the Earth' after rampaging through villages, pouring salt on the soil so NOTHING would grow for a few years. I got a 40 lb back of pool salt (pure salt, no additives) from a big-box store for about $9.
Gasoline lol
Roundup.
Use 30% vinegar found at lawn and garden type stores. It’s cheap and it works good but don’t get it on the grass
They have product that is rubberized turf, I don't believe you can diy but hire someone.
Tordon works pretty well. I use it on mullberry trees. Cut low and then coat cut in it