[AT] Poison Ivy

[Spencer Yost]

I doubt it’s about the money - more about an approach with less of a chemical footprint.  I know zip about that chemical foot print of the compounds discussed here so I leave it to others to decide if that chemical footprint is worth a concern or not.  I also leave everyone with the reminder that not all chemical footprints are well known, regardless of the labeling and short term general consensus.

Personally I just use roundup on the low, bushy poison ivy.   The climbing vines I hack a 1’ section out of it.   When that vine re-emerges I hit it with round up.  Works great.

I have to have round-up for the grasses and weeds that try to tear up the edges and cracks of our private asphalt road. So the cost of a little extra round-up for poison ivy control is of no financial/chemical footprint concern to me.

I have very little reaction to poison ivy. I pretty much have to roll around in it for me to even get a few blisters. But my poor wife really suffers. She generally gets it in early spring. I assume she’s getting into the roots of the poison ivy while she’s planting annuals and working beds before the low bushy stuff emerges and can been seen/identified.

Spencer

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> On Jun 13, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
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> How much do you pay for vinegar? Ortho Max Poison Ivy is 8% Triclopyr and you mix 4 oz to the gallon.  A 16oz jug is $8.00, so $2.00 per gallon.  I'm sure it's a better value in larger quantities.  I don't think I can find vinegar as cheap as $2 a gallon.
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> SO
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>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:34 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>> I've read of the Triclopyr as well but it's pricey for the area I need to cover. I'm going to try the vinegar solution first because its cheap and  so am I. Brush be gone would be fine if I had a small area to clear, but I don't. I'll report back the results. Thanks all for the info. 
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>> Mike M
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>> On 6/12/2020 6:22 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>>> Ortho Brush-B-Gone (Triclopyr)
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>>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 5:08 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com> wrote:
>>>> I have scads of poison ivy around my place, anyone have a secret recipe
>>>> to nuke this stuff? I'm not overly susceptible to it, but my daughter
>>>> is. Also I've read that your reaction to it can change over time.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mike M
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