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Gardening

Siwsan

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12. I use something called 'Brush Kill'

Reply to Scrivener7 (Original post)

Sun Jun 6, 2021, 09:35 AM

Jun 2021

And, maybe the homemade Vinegar/Dawn/Salt mix might work.

1/2 gallon white distilled vinegar
1/4 cup salt or Epsom salt
1/2 teaspoon dish soap

Mix, dissolving salt, pour into spray bottle. I've used it on lots of things I want GONE. Just keep clear of anything you don't want to kill.

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Poison Ivy! It's invading my garden but I don't want to use Round-Up. [View all] Scrivener7 Jun 2021 OP

wear gloves and protective gear markie Jun 2021 #1

I will. I am terribly allergic, but I figure I'll get one of those painter coverall things and Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #3

Hire someone to remove it? bamagal62 Jun 2021 #2

What would I look for? Like a professional gardener? Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #4

A landscaping/yard maintenance company. bamagal62 Jun 2021 #7

I will call around. It's a small plot. I wonder if it would be worth their time, but Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #8

My sister had her landscape company dig it up. sheshe2 Jun 2021 #9

I'm going to try this. I live in a town where we landscape it ourselves, and I have one Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #10

How to Kill Poison Ivy Without Harming Your Dogs Goonch Jun 2021 #5

This is what I am thinking of, but I can't find anyone who has actually used it to say that Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #6

Never had any but have used this mixture on many weeds Goonch Jun 2021 #17

I add vinegar to the mix WhiteTara Jun 2021 #21

Roundup 3auld6phart Jun 2021 #15

I swear my father got the lymphoma that killed him from it. So it's not for me. Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #22

No fear of Roundup here, but ... aka-chmeee Jun 2021 #27

White vinegar, dishwashing soap, and epsom salts. Eyeball_Kid Jun 2021 #16

It's kind of public, so much as I'd like to I can't use the pee technique. Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #23

I've read about people hiring/borrowing goats to eat it soothsayer Jun 2021 #11

I use something called 'Brush Kill' Siwsan Jun 2021 #12

How about a goat? getagrip_already Jun 2021 #13

Goats will eat poison ivy but Goonch Jun 2021 #18

true, but the roots can be killed with vinegar and salt..... getagrip_already Jun 2021 #20

Put 1 gallon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of Dawn, and one cup of salt in a sprayer. It works for me. Firestorm49 Jun 2021 #14

Kill Weeds With 3 Simple Ingredients Goonch Jun 2021 #19

So it sounds like the salt/vinegar/soap thing actually does work! I think I'll try that first, Scrivener7 Jun 2021 #24

The soap makes the solution stick to the leaves, giving it more time to work. Kerosene also works. Midnight Writer Jun 2021 #26

I found a huge patch last weekend. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2021 #25