Poison ivy update

[Galen Hekhuis]

Back about July I asked what to do about getting rid of poison ivy growths
around my ponds. I wound up spraying a little Round-Up. I treated each
plant that I could find with its own little squirt, I didn't do much in the
way of overspray. Anyway, it must not have been poison ivy. It was sure
easy to kill, and it hasn't resprouted or come back. I couldn't have
gotten it all (that's not my style) but I'll be darned if I can find any of
it. I researched it a lot, I went to websites and identified it (I
thought) from pictures and even ruled out "look alike" plants that are
often mistaken for it. Like I say, I don't react to it (yet) so it has
never been a real big priority for me to recognize it, but I sure didn't
want it around. I probably wiped out the highly endangered last surviving
clump of harmless *poisonus ivyus look alikeus* in North America, but its
gone nonetheless.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
Hell hath no fury like a bird in the hand.

[San Diego Joe]

"Galen Hekhuis" wrote:

>snip

> I probably wiped out the highly endangered last surviving
> clump of harmless *poisonus ivyus look alikeus* in North America, but its
> gone nonetheless.
>
And the only food source for the last two "californicus no developerus"

San Diego Joe
4,000 - 5,000 Gallons.
Koi, Goldfish, and RES named Colombo.

[Koi-lo]

"Galen Hekhuis" > wrote in message
...
> Back about July I asked what to do about getting rid of poison ivy growths
> around my ponds. I wound up spraying a little Round-Up.
========================
I also used RoundUp but the darn stuff kept coming back. We've switched to
TripleStrike as it works better for poison ivy and other noxious vines.
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[JW-Tools]

If tough guys of poison ivy keeps on coming back, you have to re-apply
round up 3-4 times over the summer. Have anyone used Ortho Poison Ivy
Killer or Brush-B-Gone?


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JW-Tools

[Stephen Henning]

JW-Tools > wrote:

> If tough guys of poison ivy keeps on coming back, you have to re-apply
> round up 3-4 times over the summer. Have anyone used Ortho Poison Ivy
> Killer or Brush-B-Gone?

What does this have to do with ponds? Roundup won't work under water
and the other plant killers will kill everything else in the water
before they kill poison ivy.
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[Koitoy]

I remember your post as we were having troubles with it in my neighbors
yard, which we care for.

We used a little round up too- but usually that does very little. I
think it was the combo of the roundup and the 6 weeks without rainfall
that helped control it this year. Hope it never comes back.


--
Koitoy

[~ jan jjspond]

>> If tough guys of poison ivy keeps on coming back, you have to re-apply
>> round up 3-4 times over the summer. Have anyone used Ortho Poison Ivy
>> Killer or Brush-B-Gone?
>
>What does this have to do with ponds? Roundup won't work under water
>and the other plant killers will kill everything else in the water
>before they kill poison ivy.

Since most of us have our ponds in the yard, weeds do grow around them that
we wish to remove. Therefore, that's what it has to do with ponds. ;-)
~ jan

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[Phyllis and Jim Hurley]

We found that it can be pulled up fairly easily...and the runners. Takes
care of them permanently. Systemic weed killer also works well.

May yours have been tender and young...and therefore easy to kill.

Jim

"Galen Hekhuis" > wrote in message
...
> Back about July I asked what to do about getting rid of poison ivy growths
> around my ponds. I wound up spraying a little Round-Up. I treated each
> plant that I could find with its own little squirt, I didn't do much in
the
> way of overspray. Anyway, it must not have been poison ivy. It was sure
> easy to kill, and it hasn't resprouted or come back. I couldn't have
> gotten it all (that's not my style) but I'll be darned if I can find any
of
> it. I researched it a lot, I went to websites and identified it (I
> thought) from pictures and even ruled out "look alike" plants that are
> often mistaken for it. Like I say, I don't react to it (yet) so it has
> never been a real big priority for me to recognize it, but I sure didn't
> want it around. I probably wiped out the highly endangered last surviving
> clump of harmless *poisonus ivyus look alikeus* in North America, but its
> gone nonetheless.
>
> Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
> Hell hath no fury like a bird in the hand.

[Koi-lo]

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in message
...
> We found that it can be pulled up fairly easily...and the runners. Takes
> care of them permanently. Systemic weed killer also works well.
>
> May yours have been tender and young...and therefore easy to kill.
=====================================
Make sure to wear cheap gloves and dispose of them afterward if you pull it
up by hand. These plants seem to thrive around ponds (the moister
atmosphere perhaps?) and come back every year. TripleStrike works better to
kill it than does RoundUp. This past summer I used a black ground cloth up
to and under the rock necklace to prevent poison ivy along with other
noxious weeds that keep coming up along the rock necklace.
--
Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/s/h/shastadaisy
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[Logic316]

Koi-lo wrote:
>
> "Phyllis and Jim Hurley" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>> We found that it can be pulled up fairly easily...and the runners. Takes
>> care of them permanently. Systemic weed killer also works well.

Last year I had a giant poison ivy vine growing along my fence that must
have been over 50 years old. Where it was coming out of the ground, the
vines were as thick as my arm and solid as tree trunks. I had to use an
axe to hack it apart near the ground, THEN I sprayed poison on the cut
vines which finally killed the big *******. Before doing this, I donned
a raincoat, chemical-proof gloves, and a welder's helmet to protect my
skin from any vapors or splatter because anytime in the past when I
tried to rip up the vine, I'd always break out on my arms and face even
though the plant didn't actually touch those areas. I suppose it depends
on how allergic you are to the plant's oil, but before you are going to
do handle it in any way shape or form you should cover every bit of
exposed skin.

- Logic316



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