Kathy wrote:
I have Poison Ivy growing up the sides of my house.
It has run up to the second floor and is now
chasing the eaves. It seems like its doubling in
volume in a few days. Does anyone have any tips on
getting rid of this short of burning the house
down. I've called a bunch of lanscapers and the
only one who would give me a price wants nearly
$1000. to take it down. The must be something
similar to paraquat that I can spray on it. Anyone
know the name of the chemicals I should be looking
for? I've sprayed it with Round-up from home depot
and it just wilted it a little. In a few days you
couldn't even tell. This is my mission for this
weekend. Advice will be appriciated and snide
remarks or wise cracks will, of course, be
tolerated. (After all, this is usenet.)

Thanks in advance for serious replies.

Kathy


Kathy, There are "Poison Ivy Killers" made specifically for this
purpose. They usually have a directed spray so you can pinpoint where
it gets applied. That's important because a spray mist would takeout
many of your desirable plants nearby.

Do not snip the plant near the ground until it is dead. You want the
killer to be transported to the roots.

Expect to apply at least 3 times, a week apart. Check the label.

When the poison ivy is dead, you can carefully remove the plants and any
roots you can early pull up. But it may take until Fall for this. Wear
cheap clothes and gloves and dispose (not burn) every when you're
finished. We used to bathe in Fells Naptha soap afterwards. (I always
suspected that was an early version of an acid peal!).