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roody

(10,849 posts) Sun May 8, 2016, 07:19 PM May 2016

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A natural poison ivy eradication?

I just bought a house in the midwest, and see poison ivy creeping up the garage. Is there an organic method to get rid of it?

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A natural poison ivy eradication? (Original Post) roody May 2016 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author NRaleighLiberal May 2016 #1

I've heard vinegar and salt will work. They are natural, if not organic. HereSince1628 May 2016 #2

Goats alfie May 2016 #3

+100 sinkingfeeling May 2016 #4

Just make sure you don't handle the dead ivy without protection after you have killed it. blue neen May 2016 #5

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HereSince1628

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2. I've heard vinegar and salt will work. They are natural, if not organic.

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Sun May 8, 2016, 07:33 PM

May 2016

alfie

(522 posts)

3. Goats

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Sun May 8, 2016, 07:46 PM

May 2016

I "borrowed" 2 from a co-worker. They cleared out poison ivy and blackberry bushes (wild ones) very nicely. Just don't let them get near landscaping plants you want to keep.

sinkingfeeling

(52,993 posts)

4. +100

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Mon May 9, 2016, 08:32 AM

May 2016

blue neen

(12,423 posts)

5. Just make sure you don't handle the dead ivy without protection after you have killed it.

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Mon May 9, 2016, 09:45 PM

May 2016

The poisonous oil is still in those dried up and dead looking stalks.

Good luck. We never had much luck around here with organic methods, but I hope they work for you.

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