{"id":7772,"date":"2015-07-15T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T16:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/?p=7772"},"modified":"2015-07-03T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-03T18:41:25","slug":"getting-rid-of-poison-ivy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/2015\/07\/15\/getting-rid-of-poison-ivy\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Rid Of Poison Ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans<\/i>) is a woody perennial vine or small shrub that is\u00a0grows wild in fields, woodlands, and home landscapes. As a vine, poison ivy has 3-leaf (trifoliate) compound leaves; leaf margins may be entire or tri-lobed.\u00a0It is frequently misidentified as Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia<\/i>), which\u00a0has compound leaves with five\u00a0rather than three leaflets. Poison ivy aggressively attaches itself to trees or other structures with hairy, aerial roots borne\u00a0protruding along stems.<\/p>\n

Poison ivy grows rapidly by underground rhizomes and seeds. Seeds are\u00a0distributed by birds and other animals that eat the small fruits. Poison ivy often becomes entangled in shrubs and groundcovers making it difficult to control without harming desired plants growing\u00a0nearby.<\/p>\n

To eradicate poison ivy\u00a0 from your property, dress protectively. Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants and\u00a0plastic (not cloth) gloves.\u00a0Launder the clothing separately after spraying and discard the plastic gloves.<\/p>\n

A number of chemical herbicides contain the following ingredients:\u00a0glyphosate, triclopyr, 2,4-D amine, dicamba and mecoprop.\u00a0Some\u00a0garden centers sell a\u00a03-way herbicide containing 2,4-D amine, dicamba and mecoprop.<\/p>\n

Herbicides are applied to leaves and cut stems\u00a0and translocated\u00a0through\u00a0the rest of the plant, killing\u00a0entire shoots and roots. Repeated applications are often necessary, up to\u00a0three times over a 2- month period before\u00a0you successfully eradicated poison ivy, so be patient.<\/p>\n

Herbicides work better when you spray at the right time. Poison ivy is most sensitive in mid-summer after leaves have fully expand and before autumn leaf color starts. Glyphosate (Roundup\u00ae or equivalent) offers the best control when mixed as a 2% solution (approx. 2 TBSP per gallon).<\/p>\n

In residential lawns, a 3-way herbicide\u00a0may be applied to tall fescue, bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, St. Augustinegrass and centipedegrass for poison ivy control. Glyphosate, 2,4-D amine, dicamba, mecoprop and triclopyr are translocated through grass blades and cut stems to\u00a0grass crowns and roots. Repeat spraying as needed.<\/p>\n

Always read and follow pesticide labels.<\/p>\n

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              Poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans) is a woody perennial vine or small shrub that is\u00a0grows wild in fields, woodlands, and home landscapes. As a vine, poison ivy has 3-leaf (trifoliate) compound leaves; leaf margins may be entire or tri-lobed.\u00a0It is frequently misidentified as Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), which\u00a0has compound […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[697,5,628,1154,676,1030,1225,975,630,904,740,905],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7772"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7780,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7772\/revisions\/7780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7772"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7772"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatgrowsthere.com\/grow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7772"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}