How to Get Rid of Poison Ivy [Weed Management]

https://bit.ly/poison-ivy-control Click the link to learn more about Poison Ivy Control and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! Shop for Eraser 41% Glyphosate here! https://bit.ly/3ACsLxQ Shop for Vision Pro Max Indicator Dye here! https://bit.ly/3Xgd3kR --- Poison ivy is a toxic plant known to cause skin irritation, blistering, and burning sensations. This plant can grow everywhere, so depending on how sensitive your skin is, an encounter with poison ivy can result in a trip to the doctor’s office. Poison ivy is a versatile plant that can grow tall or low. Young plants start herbaceous but become woody as they mature. Woody vines creep up trees or vertical structures; if none are nearby, it grows as a shrub. When growing vertically, poison ivy can reach heights of over 75 feet. As a shrub, poison ivy grows up to 4 feet tall, or it can creep lower to the soil. This plant’s leaves can vary. Even different leaves on the same plant can appear different from one another. The leaves can be shiny or dull, the leaf edges can be toothed or not, and some plants can be hairy while others are not. The most common trait all poison ivy plants possess is their compound leaves. Each leaf is composed of 3 leaflets. Remember, “leaves of three, let it be.” The leaflets can be between 2 and 5 inches in length. New leaves start forming in spring and start red, then turn green as they mature. As fall comes around, the leaves turn an even brighter red or yellow before falling off the vine. Poison ivy can grow in many places: up trees, along the ground, or up the sides of buildings. It can grow in a wide variety of soil moisture conditions, but it needs full or partial sunlight. When looking for poison ivy on your property, be on the lookout for their 3 leaflets. Common sites where poison ivy is a problem include woodland edges, gardens & landscaping, roadsides, and residential or commercial structures. Poison ivy that’s grown tall can be clipped near ground level and pulled down from its structure, however, this comes with the risk of contact with the plant, so full coverage should always be worn. Be aware that the plant will need to be clipped for several growing seasons before it is fully controlled. To avoid contact with the plant, we recommend you use an herbicide like Eraser 41% Glyphosate. Keep in mind that Eraser is a non-selective herbicide that will treat any plant it is applied to or may drift to. Mix 2.5 fluid ounces of product into 1 gallon of water to treat every 300 square feet. To keep track of where you’ve sprayed, add a marking dye like Vision Pro Max to your solution. Vision Pro Max is a non-herbicide additive that dyes your solution. When you apply with Vision Pro Max, any foliage you spray will temporarily be dyed blue so you know exactly where you’ve treated. Vision Pro Max is highly concentrated, so you only need to add 1/10th of a fluid ounce of dye for every 1 gallon of solution. When your solution is ready, spot-treat targeted weeds with a fan or cone spray pattern to ensure the leaves are fully coated, and spray the weed to the point of wet but not runoff. Be sure to spray on calm days when temperatures are not too hot and when wind speeds are low to minimize drift. This is simpler when the plant has grown short, but if you want to treat poison ivy that’s grown tall with Eraser, trim the vine at 2 or 3 feet above the surface and manually remove the higher portion. You can then spray the remaining foliage. Note that Eraser must be absorbed through a plant’s leaves in order to take effect. This product has no soil activity and will not be taken up through the roots. When applied properly, affected weeds will yellow and begin to die. Conduct follow-up applications as necessary. You should see results within 2 to 4 days, but a second application may be made after 4 weeks. Applications are most effective when the plant is young and actively growing, before flower or seed production. --- Click the link to learn more about Poison Ivy and shop the professional-grade products featured in this video! https://bit.ly/poison-ivy-control If you have any questions, call us at (713) 955-2000 Thanks for watching! #diypestcontrol #solutionspestandlawn #weedmanagement