This is the only place that this vine is growing. Is it poison ivy? Should I attempt to get rid of it or leave it alone? Is there a risk of it overgrowing and taking over the fence and becoming a major issue later on?
by ravishankar31
This is the only place that this vine is growing. Is it poison ivy? Should I attempt to get rid of it or leave it alone? Is there a risk of it overgrowing and taking over the fence and becoming a major issue later on?
by ravishankar31
16 Comments
Definitely poison ivy. I generally don’t like spraying herbicides, but spray that shit.
get some tordon rtu it wont come back after you spray it
Yes get rid of it.
If you let it grow & spread it will be MUCH worse
White vinegar on the roots will kill it
Yes it is, and yes it will cover the fence similar to a grapevine. Poison the roots and then remove wearing gloves. You can buy a paper coverall at Lowe’s or similar, just don’t also buy a chainsaw, duct tape, and cleaning products at the same time or you’ll end up on a true crime podcast.
Yes and the longer you let it go the bigger problem it will become. Spray that shit with a systemic herbicide and let it die all the way back before pulling. Wear disposable gloves and take a shower right afterwards and scrub hard with a washcloth and dawn dish soap to get any remaining oil off you
Spray it with something that will kill it and keep it from coming back. If you try to rip it out yourself you’ll just give yoursellf poison ivy for no reason. They have long roots and will keep on sprouting unless you use a herbicide.
Yes. Kill it. If it goes to seed you’ll just have more to deal with.
yes. it’s poison ivy. highly beneficial for goats and the manufacturers of high-powered, prescription only steroid creams
Please avoid herbicide if you can. But yes, it will take over your fence if left alone. Wear gloves and *dont burn it!* if you attack the roots enough times it will eventually stop coming back.
“Leaves of 3, let it be” This is how I remember how to identify poison ivy 😂
Like everyone said, yes it is. If you remove it make sure you wash your clothes in the hottest water possible after as well, or wear clothes you don’t care about and then toss them. I was giving myself poison ivy rash over and over because it got on my cloth work bag and I didn’t realize.
Yes, and as a organic-nature-tree-hugging hippie pacifist, I say KILL IT WITH VIOLENCE. And by violence, I mean ROUND-UP or something like that. It can be really really hard to eradicate it without exposure and some people (i.e. ME) have terrible reactions to it.
I am currently on a round of strong steroids and anti-biotics because I got exposed again (don’t know how, I blame the dog, I am very careful about this). You do NOT want this. It sucks so bad.
So follow the instructions on Roundup, be generous and patient, and then very, very carefully dispose of the dead ivy wearing long-sleeves, throwaway work gloves, and a giant garbage bag. Then wash your body in dawn dish soap and your clothes in hot water. Twice. Read everyone else’s advice too, I just gave you the short version because the steroids are making me very hungry so I need to go eat some carbs now.
Godspeed, my friend.
Leaves of 3, let it be.
Leaves of 5, let it thrive.
There’s some weird information in here, this stuff isn’t that hard to deal with. Find some herbicide listed for wood brush, ideally one containing triclopyr. Usually you’ll see a triclopyr/glyphosate or 2-4d blend, either are fine, but it’s the triclopyr that does the work in my experience. Spray it from top to bottom coating the stems and leaves. That’s it, don’t go trying to remove it unless you just really have to for some reason. Just leave it and let it die. Triclopyr can take 20 or so days for a full kill. Watch it and spray anything that you don’t get on first try. Watch it more, for at least a season. Poison ivy spreads both from seeds and from rhizomes. Several months from the time of death all of the urishol should be mostly decomposed and it will be far safer to remove.
Poison ivy is something I wouldn’t mess around with, just do it right the first time. The potential for acute injury from that plant is much higher that the potential damage from the herbicide exposure. Some people are particularly sensitive to poison ivy and it can be fairly dangerous to them.
If you don’t want to use herbicide, try goats? They love poison ivy and will eat it down to the roots