Re: [NAFEX] Killing Poison Ivy

[jhecksel@voyager.net]

Hi all:

A couple of comments:
It is not necessary to wait for new leaves.  Most modern herbicides
cannot penetrate bark but are readily sucked in by freshly cut wood.
A non-organic, but low impact method of control is to cut the stem
near the ground and then use very strong (3:1, water to concentrate)
herbicide to paint the exposed wood.  I think you could even put the
poison into a shoe polish applicator.  Targeted, low impact, but not
organic.

A similar technique that *might* pass muster as organic would be to
cut vine close to the ground.  Drill a 1/4" (6mm) hole down the center
of the stem and pack with borax "fertilizer".   Borax is a
micronutrient that is toxic in high doses.  Borax is mined in near-
pure form in the California dessert.  I don't see any difference
between packing a hole with borax and sprinkling rock dust on the
ground.

Any comments from those who know more about organic protocol than I
do?

-Joe in Eaton Rapids, Michigan

> if you all notice the original question he asked for solutions which
dont involve herbicides which
> I took to mean organic.  mIEKAL
>
> Sam Franc wrote:
>
> > A mixture of Roundup and 2-4-D works pretty well.
> > Sam
> >
> > Don Yellman wrote:
>
> _______________________________________________
>

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