[AT] Poison Ivy

[Mike M]

I used to use Round Up on everything, since the recent finding that it
_may_ be carcinogenic, I still use it, but am more careful with it, and
use 2-4D when I can. This doesn't protect me from the farmer across the
road who sprays all 250 acres with it, but that's sprayed  from an
enclosed cab with specialized equipment, not a backpack sprayer.

Mike M


On 6/13/2020 7:06 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> 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
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Jun 13, 2020, at 6:35 PM, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> 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.
>>
>> SO
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:34 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>> <mailto: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.
>>
>>     Mike M
>>
>>
>>     On 6/12/2020 6:22 PM, Stephen Offiler wrote:
>>>     Ortho Brush-B-Gone (Triclopyr)
>>>
>>>     On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 5:08 PM Mike M <meulenms at gmx.com
>>>     <mailto: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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