How to identify and kill poison ivy! And flying the drone in the woods! MCG video #16

Do you hate poison ivy as much as I do? Learn how to identify and how to get rid of poison ivy. I also use the DJI Mavic Air drone to inspect the top of a tree where poison ivy has taken it over. I also talk a bit about how to avoid the poison ivy rash. I'll also answer the questions, does poison ivy spread, and is poison ivy contagious.
I'm no expert. These are just my experiences in dealing with poison ivy on my property for the past 30 years. For entertainment purposes only. Search term MCG Poison Ivy.
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[@nicholaslacovara2381]

Warning if you are cutting poison plants and if you forget to wear gloves do not pee in the woods.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Nicholas Lacovara haha! I didn’t mention that in the video but been there, done that! 🙄😂

[@scottymcnabb4947]

That happened to me when I was a kid. I ripped off a vine that was attached to my buddy's shed. Later on I had to pee and lets just say I spent the next two weeks in agony. I'm old now and I haven't had it in over 20 years. Caught it many times in my younger days but those two weeks were the worst!

[@ISCARSman]

So true!!!

[@carolyndowdyvictor1625]

Buy 2-goats. They will take care of it. Make sure have have a good fence and a place where they can stay dry.

[@carenallen5841]

Tue

[@jeffsanders7691]

Anyone else here because they can basically look at poison ivy and they’ll get it all over their body and end up needing prescription medication?

[@smithknifeworks]

Wash and scrub with dawn soap with 2-8 hours and you'll never have a reaction again. Treat it like you're cleaning off motor oil.

[@dondale68]

@@smithknifeworks I treat it like I've got transmission fluid in my hair AGAIN!! If DAWN is gentle enough for baby ducks, it must be fine for me!!

[@hj8607]

Plan on giving the dog a DAWN liquid shower . AND NIX on the chain saw idea . The air born dust is just as dangerous as smoke . USE AN AX .

[@singatune]

I pick raspberries and had scratches. My dogs got into poison ivy. Every scratch had poison ivy. I rubbed eyes. I was a mess. Needed medical care. It oozed pus like a slow running nose down my legs. I was bedridden about 6 weeks. Miserable. My nephew had it in eyes and was hospitalized. In fall it makes berries. Birds eat berries. When I spot any poison ivy in gardens or near living area, I spay it a light blue so people stay clear. Dark plastic placed over it with a weight can deprive it of sunlight. NEVER BURN. The only way you can really kill it is to dig it up by root. Poison kills all plants and is not good for people either. A good way to clear a forest area is to hire some goat farmer. Cut a clean cut on vines and apply poison on stem before sap dries and forms a seal. DO NOT TOUCH ANY OF YOUR CLOTHS OR YOUR FACE WITH GLOVES. Have bottles of water and dawn to use outside before getting in your vehicle. Have a change of clothes and change to your skivies. A plastic bag for your contaminated clothes. Leave your pets at home.

[@ChrisAthanas]

Yes use axe!

[@ronaldbrown5745]

Use a small buck saw.

[@Blackwick914]

I was just telling my wife concerns about the dog and chain saw, then I read your comment😅

[@MPOULL]

Simple, effective treatment for the poison ivy rash, wet oatmeal plaster. I am a retired nurse, was the "camp nurse" for many Girl Scout camps. I kept a very lg. box of instant oatmeal on hand. Oatmeal has a natural anti-histamine, and the paste absorbs and neutralizes the oil. Works for bug bites and stings also.

[@joefish4466]

Not a histamine reaction, which is why anti-histamines generally do not work on PI rash. Nothing has been proven to be satisfactorily effective. There are dozens of equally effective methods for helping with the rash. The oils get absorbed within 10-30 minutes so your treatment does little to neutralize the oil after that time. Should wash exposed areas with soap/dish detergent for atleast 5 minutes within 10-30 minutes, to reduce chance for rash development. Potent topical steroids can help withing 24-48 hours of onset. Oral steroids are probably overkill, unless affecting specific body regions. Many things can help with itch symptoms, from alcohol, calamine, ice pack, oatmeal to peroxide.

[@lindabaker667]

Use non-latex gloves. The oil will penetrate rubber and latex. Also, wash with COLD water. Hot water will open the pores and help spread the oil on your body!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Good points!

[@mse7501]

@@MyClutteredGarage I pull out poison oak off the walls of my house without gloves. Update. I had five leaves not 3. It was Virginia creeper oh, it had never bothered me before and boy howdy I got into a world of hurt

[@garycasper2929]

@@mse7501 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@mse7501]

@@garycasper2929 Have it bad in my back yard. My ex. son and his gf mowed the yard for me and they all broke out really bad. My ex was so mad. I told him you act like I planted the crap.

[@mse7501]

@@garycasper2929 Have a big tree that died due to a freeze a few yrs ago. It's covered in poison oak. Even Mexicans won't cut it down. Ha

[@davidhomer78]

It does spread through the root system. I have pulled a lot of it up and the roots are connected. The ones you cut will come up through the roots. Those plants on the ground at the base of the tree are part of the same plant. It will take the plant quite a while to climb up the tree again but it will. I would have used a bow saw to cut that large vine. Safer and easier to clean.

[@trumpetingangel]

Indeed - I cannot count the times I've sprayed or cut it and seen it grow back in a few months. Poison ivy removers dig out the roots, but it's extremely hard to get it all.

[@janetcalvert3959]

Think it's a justifiable reason using a herbicide. Do not burn it.

[@ironrose888]

I thought I had many poison ivy plants in my flower bed but it was only one big root that spread.

[@paulcampise3050]

I watched up to the dog strolling in. Can't help but think how much poison Ives juice the dogs coat will spread around the house and on your couch and bed, yikes.

[@michaelhudgins6121]

1) Cut in winter. 2) Use loppers or anything besides a chainsaw imo. Slinging shavings all over you is not good.

[@susankarnes2100]

I'm 75 years young. My great grandmother would have us drink 4 to 5 juice glasses full of cream of tarter juice a day. It dried it up from the inside out and within 24 hrs the itching stopped. Mixture is made with 2 TBS cream of tarter to 1 pt water. Keep in fridge, shake well before drinking. I also gave it to my youngins, and now my grands, and great grands. Has a lemoney taste.

[@Enchanted_Daisy]

❤

[@garycasper2929]

What is cream of tartar juice and where do you get or how do you make it.?

[@rachelphelps6347]

@@garycasper2929 Cream of tarter is bought at the grocery store and used usually in meringue in pies, but has other uses too. It'll be close to the spices and/or in the baking aisle. Then you mix it with the water to make the juice. Also if you get into poison ivy and then have a good shower afterwards using a wash cloth to really scrub good, sometimes it won't hurt you.

[@lori6911]

Thanks for this tip. I have a case of poson Ivy now. I’m going to research the Cream of Tartar and try your remedy. I’ll return with the results.

[@susankarnes2100]

@@garycasper2929 it's used for baking. Is in with the spices at ur grocery store.

[@rubytuby6369]

With a big vine like that what do you want to do is get a quarter inch drill, and drill several holes into it at a downward angle. Then I take a round up, concentrate and fill the holes. The vine absorbs the round up, kills the plant the roots everything.

[@rossrogalski6813]

Got a few notes to add. Hope this will help. 1) Would suggest cutting poison ivy in the deep-winter time when the sap is down. Yes, there will still be oil in the stems, but getting splattered by ivy "juice" is far less likely in late January and Early February. In many areas sap starts to rise by the middle to late February. 2) For modest sized vines that can be cut with a heavy duty loppers, this is preferable to making resin filled dust with a chain saw. Then only the blades of the loppers need to be cleaned before making contact with unprotected skin. 3) Agree that removing a couple inches of vine is a highly effective way to kill the upper part of the vine and inhibit seed production. The surrounding woodland floor will have many small plants as long as the vines are permitted to grow on the leaves. 4) I've seen large poison ivy vines get the "cut and remove a section" treatment resprout vines the following spring time. It's a good idea to follow-up a winter time vine section removal with a series of "brush killer" herbicide treatments the following year. The advantage is that the clump of foliage is small, easily identified, and only a limited quantity of localized chemical treatment is needed on each vine-stump location. This is a definite plus when the vines are growing up trees adjacent to a creek bed or similar water source. Be prepared to spot-treat the sprouts starting mid-May on 3 to 4 week rotations for the rest of the summer. If kept treated, the last treatment is usually needed in mid-September. A double check the next May almost always confirms that that vine is now dead. 5) Use of a "brush killer" herbicide at the maximum concentration indicated by the label for "spot treatment" is needed. Weaker herbicides such as glyphosate are unlikely to permanently eradicate the poison ivy. 6) Another way poison ivy seems to spread in raparian areas is when flooding events occur. If you have a neighbor up the water shed with uncontrolled poison ivy, and a heavy seed load, a flood event can bring seed into your woods sitting in the flood plane. This can turn poison ivy into a "community project". Your neighbors may be highly allergic to the poison ivy oil, have physical limitations, or simply lack the necessary knowledge or tools. Nobody really seems to like poison ivy, and striking up a friendly conversation with your neighbor may help limit the risk of flood plan re-emergence? 7) In the North Eastern US I was taught at a young age when I'd gotten poison ivy exposure to look for "jewl weed" in the nearyby woods. Co-incidently jewl weed and poison ivy seem to favor the same / similar habitat, so it was usually close at hand. Crushing the leaves and stems of jewl weed on the exposed skin seemed to be an effective first-aid treatment, especially when washing at home wasn't an immediate option. Following jewl weed first aid with a strong grease removing soap like Fels-Naptha almost always proved effective, or at least limited rashes to a few minor easily treated spots. Unfortunately, I've not seen jewl weed growing in most parts of the mid-west or in states like Colorado that still have poison ivy.

[@savage22bolt32]

And wash the dog after it has been walking through the poisen ivy on the ground.

[@kimt1054]

Here's a horror storry for you folks. Backs in the late 60's, when I was around 4-6 yrs old and my brother was 8-10 yrs old, were both covered with a poison ivy rash from head to toe. My uncle happened to come for a visit one day and saw our rashes. He told my dad to pour gasoline on our arms and legs in order to get cure us from it. My dad told him that wasn't a good idea, but before my dad could react my uncle grabbed the gasoline can, that dad had sitting close by to use for the lawn mower, and poured it all over my brother and I. We both started screaming because it burned so bad, especially the areas where we had scratched the worse. Dad grabbed the water hose and sprayed us down really good. We took a bath as soon as mom could heat enough water on the stove to fill up the large container that we used to take baths in at our rental house. I will never forget how furious my dad was with his brother and how heartbroken he was for us. Thank goodness that dad built us a nice updated house not too long after that.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Holy smokes! THAT’S a horror story for sure! 😳

[@mschroed99]

A real uncle from hell.

[@udavidism]

My father was a big believer in a very strong bleach solution, almost half bleach and half water. It really burned and I think it might have helped but it didn't need to be that strong.

[@kimt1054]

@@mschroed99 yep.

[@kimt1054]

@@udavidism my grandmother would also use a strong bleach solution. She would also use it before going blackberry picking.

[@stevenr6033]

I’m so thankful I’m not allergic to it. I’ve got terribly dry skin and eczema, but at least no poison ivy allergy.

[@santosakowski9846]

My mother told me she became more susceptible to poison ivy when she aged, and I am slightly more susceptible, too. I think it is probably because when you are younger your skin is more oily and therefore offers greater protection to any adverse effects. People are also more prone to sunburn when they age, partly due to having less melanin and also due to less oily skin.

[@mnp870]

Also as you age, your skin gets thinner.

[@libbywish7123]

Thank you for teaching people this and especially telling people not to burn it.

[@ekimpp]

I did. Wish I knew… I almost died from it!

[@ironrose888]

I have heard that burning it and inhaling the fumes can be extremely dangerous

[@fastsetinthewest]

I burned mine. No problem.

[@yungcash8800]

​@@ekimpp🫣

[@ISCARSman]

Great video!! I am currently in my 4th week of a bad reaction. Gearing up to eradicate the poison ivy and this video is quite informative! Thanks!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Good luck, Randy. It’s a journey but you can do it!

[@Leonidimus59]

Good info. One note - instead of a chainsaw I use a sawzall with a 9" pruning blade. Way easier to clean than a chainsaw, plus you can throw the blade away. Also might be a good idea to spray herbicide on the fresh cut.

[@johngalt97]

Pruning blades can be savage in their function. Use proper precaution!

[@BS.-.-]

You dont need to clean the chainsaw. You cut the vine with the top of the blade, throwing the chips out away from the saw then just cut some firewood.

[@bp-ob8ic]

I generally use lopping shears. Little, if any spray, and my hands are nowhere near the vine.

[@courtneyricherson2728]

Why would you throw away a whole pruning blade after light use?

[@papakernz]

I just use an old shitty bow saw and a pair of rubber gloves. I leave the saw outside and only use it for poison ivy or when I wear gloves. Works great.

[@veronicak4938]

Very informative, thank you! As an anecdote, when I was little I would have such an extreme reaction to poison ivy that my legs and feet would be completely covered on a regular basis in the summer. As an adult, I can’t remember the last reaction I’ve had- and I’ve definitely made contact.

[@joefish4466]

Poison ivy has vines that are widely distributed and cutting the thick vine on tree does not get rid of the surrounding vines. Poison ivy is extremely resilient and will grow back from the remaining vines given the right conditions, but can also come from distributed seeds.

[@mrphotomanseattle]

I'm fortunate. Poison Ivy has no effect on me. As a kid, I would pull the vines off the trees and never had an issue. As an adult, I would earn extra money clearing poison Ivy patches for a friend's landscaping company.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

You ARE lucky! 👍

[@thomasjefferson8629]

A tip for using a chainsaw on stuff like this... Using the bottom side of the bar throws chips at you. Using the top side throws them away from you.

[@build-fabricate-maintain3915]

When I worked on the space shuttle, we used a barrier cream to avoid dangerous chemicals. I too have had bad experience with Poison Ivy on my 110 acres, but I remembered barrier cream. It dries quickly, and is not very expensive. Ghost glove is one name brand, and there are others

[@adriankap2978]

My husband has gotten it a couple times bc our pup would roam then sit between my husband feet while he fished. He wiped the skin with Clearisil acne pads, it’s an aspirin based solution. Let it absorb for 15mins then apply calamine lotion 2x - 3x/day depending on severity. It’s gone in 24-48hrs or until it’s dried up. You can also squeeze the pad liquid on the area or anyway you like so long as it’s wet then air dried to absorb. I have those pads in our travel first aid kit for any scratches or minor cuts. Heals very quickly.

[@freecycling6687]

Another option is to cut the thicker vines with an old-style hand saw. Wear an N95 mask, because I've seen the fine dust from the saw take to the air. Rinse the saw thoroughly when done!

[@countrysister700]

Thank you! That cloud of sawdust made my skin crawl

[@LLjean-qz7sb]

What about your dog walking around in the woods and getting into the Poison ivy and you petting his fur?? Sounds like trouble!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Yep! Be careful with pets!

[@jollyjime2560]

Two questions: 1) Is it true that, if you shower with soap within 10 min after touching poison ivy, you will not get a rash? 2) Is it true that some people can get poison ivy systemically, spreading within the body to various skin areas - which requires medical treatment?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

1) I believe is true of you really scrub. 2) I’m not sure. Thanks got watching.

[@robertgehret7615]

Great info! I’ve just moved from California where we have poison oak to SE Oklahoma where it’s poison ivy. I’ve been lucky that I didn’t get poison oak rashes and so far none from poison ivy. You made a very good point about the dogs.....I hunted with my dogs and first thing when I got home was bathing them so the kids wouldn’t get rashes. Been going around my property with a machete cutting the ivy from the trees, lots of work!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Robert Gehret thank you for watching, and I appreciate your comments! The machete is a great idea. Just cover yourself from splatter and clean that blade afterward! Thank you!

[@WarriorGnome]

In Northern Illinois it is bad--- along with Tics !!! VERY ANNOYING !!!

[@clamc2012]

Chainsaw? Are you insane? Why not a cheap hacksaw?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

What fun would that be? Thanks for watching. 😄

[@karenvartan3508]

Thanks so much for the video. You might consider doing a video on "recognizing poison ivy in fall and winter" since it looks very different than in summer. One autumn a friend's husband picked ropes of the vine and decorated their house - mantle and staircase - with it because of its gorgeous colors.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Oh no! Thanks for the comments. -Ed

[@sig6056]

I made vine wreaths out of it once.

[@marshahall3059]

Oh my gosh! I'm laughing but how awful. We have big "ropes" of another plant, perhaps Virginia creeper that are fun to play with. We took once took a visiting aunt and uncle in their 80s to a great park and my aunt hung upside down from one. She was wearing a skirt as usual! I warn people off the vines that look hairy!

[@Chitownhomestead]

I just bought some land and I've been clearing it... had no idea about the vines.. should have looked at this video first cause I want to scratch my skin off..gezzz

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Sorry to hear that. You’ll become a poison ivy pro spotter in no time!

[@Chitownhomestead]

@@MyClutteredGarage yes ur video was very informative 👌 thank u

[@PsychNurse.]

Wondering if poison ivy seeds will die, not germinate if sprayed with vinegar....

[@angelakaye8906]

I am weirded out that you popped up today because just yesterday I was out pulling blood trees and sticktights (beggars lice} and came up on a vine that caught my attention and thought that I should leave it alone but didn't know for sure if it was poison ivy or oak so I took a picture then sent it to my sister to get her thoughts, she is in Idaho now, I am in Texas but she didn't know either. Now I know!! I have learned so much from this video. When I was in the 4th grade, my cousin said" "here, let's rub this all over us and we won't have to go to school", so I did. She did not break out at all, I on the other hand was covered and after 2 trips to hospital and more than a week out of school I never told, but since then I get it so easy. I found that putting rubbing alchohol on it dries it up and it goes away a lot quicker than calamine lotion or any other thing on the market. Thanks for sharing and sorry this is so long, I hope you don't mind!! Have a great day!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hi Angela. I appreciate your kind comments and story. Be safe! -Ed

[@javabean215]

I started itching just from watching this!

[@joebob7344]

Cutting a large vine , it can regrow and reconnect to the original growth. That is why you need to cut out at least 12 inches. I cut out only one inch and when I came back a year later had reconnected and the vine was even bigger.

[@krehbein]

The herbicide you want to use is called CCO or Clover Chickweed and Oxalis killer. Active ingredient is triclopyr. Sometimes they sell the same thing, but labeled just for poison ivy. Same active ingredient. Reminds me that I need to spot spray my backyard so the dogs don’t bring the oils in 😢

[@markisokawa2067]

Where can you get it? Do they sell at tractor supply?

[@a.rickanderson227]

The best cure for ground-level poison ivy? Dairy goats. They love the stuff, and drinking their milk helps build your immunity. Of course, you have to be careful when milking them, because they get the oil on their teats.

[@jeffarcher400]

A strong forked stick will snap most vines and the tough ones I spin like cotton candy and rip out. Sometimes you even get the roots. Long sticks keep it far away and let you reach up high. No more carrying tools and worrying about poisonous oils in my pack.

[@adambum28]

Is anybody else itching while watching this video? 😮😊

[@MyClutteredGarage]

🤣🤣🤣

[@talen4941]

I held my breath a lot.

[@sartorst3376]

I've had people tell me they weren't allergic to it but they have never spent time in the woods. I have been around it and not gotten it and I have had it bad. I know one thing for sure I have seen times when tiny little resin droplets were present and if it was hot and you're sweating and get it on your skin you could feel it stinging immediately

[@bp-ob8ic]

Great video. Thanks for doing this. I am highly reactive, and am always looking for new information. I clip out a section of the vine like you demonstrated, and it seems to reduce the ground cover over time. I have found most herbicides to be ineffective. When you wash your clothes, put about a teaspoon of Dawn dishwashing soap in the load to help dissolve the oils. When I see it in my garden, I pull it out by the root (using the proper PPE, of course). A lot of times I will stick my arm inside a grocery bag, grab the base, and pull. once it is out, I peel the bag off the same way you did the gloves, with the vine and root inside. If I have been exposed, I wash my hands and arms to the elbows (after I've removed my shirt) in the kitchen sink using Dawn. It may be folk-lore, but I start with cold water to keep the pores from opening up and absorbing the oils. Then I take a shower, again using Dawn before anything else.

[@JD-lv8ql]

I must say I've fought this stuff for 50 years on my farm and woods in NC. I made a mistake in my younger days of days of cutting down three old apple trees during the winter. Not recognizing that the dead vines growing around the tree trunks were dormant poison ivy vines. From my waist down, through my pants, I had sprayed the vines sap via the saw blade action on to both pant legs. I looked like I had leprosy on both legs by that night. P.I. sap is no joke! Great tutorial on how to kill it safely.

[@nathanhale7444]

I had a big hairy vine of it growing up a tree. I wouldn't go near it so I used my 12 ga shotgun and destroyed about an 8 inch section starting at ground level. It's been 2 years and it hasn't come back. The stuff I have is resistant to weed killers including one specifically made for poison ivy. I've heard vinegar kills it but I sprayed the leaves with gasoline and it killed the smaller plants. I'll try the vinegar next time.

[@michellethomas3653]

That is too funny....thanks for the laugh..!!!

[@donutman3089]

As the dog goes walking right on through it....

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Dave Roth - Right!? 😄

[@douglasgloff5391]

I like do do it in the winter time when the leaves are off the vine and dormant. I usually use loppers to cut smaller stuff and a machete to cut the bigger stuff. I always spray around the tree and fines to kill anything on the ground as well to help prevent a new vine forming.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I agree that it's a little safer in the Winter. I do love watching the leaves die though. Such a feeling of victory, haha! I find that it often takes several treatments when spraying the ground cover. How about you? Do you have a favorite product? Thanks so much for your comment and for watching!

[@douglasgloff5391]

My Cluttered Garage I buy the large bottles and mix it myself using a battery sprayer. I find one treatment in spring then follow up in summer

[@douglasgloff5391]

My Cluttered Garage I get it from tractor supply

[@yvonnejenkins1262]

​@@MyClutteredGarage😮 16:59 16:59 16:59

[@pamelakate560]

WOW! Your experiences have been the OPPOSITE of Mine! First, the p. ivy in my yard Does spread by the roots, just an inch or two underground. Maybe you haven't had that type of spreading because you are dealing with large roots above ground. Try looking Under the dirt, I'm sure you will find roots going across the area. Second, I got the rash on my hand and wrist. 2nd and third nights, I woke with my shirt raised a bit and my wrist was on the bare skin. The Rash did spread! It also kept spreading in a larger and larger area of my hand and wrist. I had no control over it at night. I then Wrapped my arm and hand well, and put a patch on my belly. Then the rash began to go away because I could no longer touch it/ spread it.

[@sporilight]

I believe in that case, usually it's because 1) you still had the oils on your skin at that point (and by touching more areas the oil is able to spread and cause a reaction elsewhere), 2) you had the oils on your skin there before it completely washed off with multiple washings over multiple days (and was able to affect a wider area by getting smudged in a wider margin), or 3) the time it takes a poison ivy rash to appear can vary (even within a few hours to 2 days later) so it will always look worse in the first few days regardless if you were lucky enough to completely wash off the oils initially. The oils can even stay under your fingernails (if they are long enough) and get spread through scratching if it's not washed off well with a degreaser asap. I am certainly reactive to it and had it a few weeks ago (not my first time), so I feel you! 🥲 TLDR: The oils spread the rash, the rash is the result of the contact of the oils at some point in time (but it's hard to tell when the exposure occurred exactly).

[@debcrider]

Clean your skin with full strength Pine-Sol right away and then take a shower. It's a degreaser that pulls these oils out of your skin. Wash all clothing especially shoes and shoe laces or wear rubber boots that you can clean with pine-sol.

[@michelemcneill3652]

I am overwhelmed with the amount of poison ivy on my property this year 😞

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Bummer. Good luck and be safe!

[@duckco1]

Two things I noticed that stood out. 1. The knife is a excellent knife I've been threw 10 of them threw yrs, I just end up losing them. 2. Your dogs are getting poison ivy on them so if there inside dogs guess what.

[@pdet1951]

If you pet that dog you may get poison

[@rtreee1]

Thanks - that was helpful. Here in NW Arkansas, it is all over the place. Last year, I actually donned elbow-high gloves and pulled a bunch out by the roots. The vine and the gloves went into the trash.

[@lcee6592]

Great video on the nasty ivy! I use a bow-saw for the larger vines, doesn’t throw the chips/oil all over the place and lopping shears for the smaller vines.

[@rosevonbodenhausen4588]

What about your dog walking through it and then you petting him?!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Yep. Be careful with that!

[@edpietila2026]

My sensitivity to poison ivy has changed throughout my life. As a kid, I would get it so bad I became a walking blister, with swollen eyes, hands, legs. As I grew older, at one point I lost all sensitivity to it and could pick it with my bare hands and not get any reaction, to the point I (youthfully stupid) even chewed up some leaves just to verify I was no longer allergic. Absolutely no reaction! Years later, I’m now 72, I only get a very mild reaction to it. So it seems to go in cycles for me. I don’t understand why, but it really doesn’t matter, it is what it is.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

At this point I’m not even sure about my sensitivity because I’m so hyper aware and always on the lookout. I don’t want to find out 😄

[@scotcoon1186]

If the wind blew the wrong way, grandma got it. I got slapped in the face by branches on the maples at the end of a field for several years mowing and raking hay before realizing the lower branches weren't maple. It never bothered me.

[@lorettarussell3235]

You were /are lucky that it doesn't bother you

[@stevemiller9211]

I've heard experts claim that once you have a reaction to poison ivy, you will always have one when you make contact. I've found that is simply not true. Coming up, I spent every summer with a rash. I went through countless bottles of calamine lotion to no avail. Suddenly, sometime in my 40s I completely quit getting a reaction. Now, I can go through a patch, while wearing shorts with a string trimmer without the slightest reaction. Hopefully, it's permanent immunity.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

If so, lucky you! :)

[@ahalfkorean]

Great video! I grew up on a farm, and suffered from poison ivy rashes all-year round. Every remedy worked once or twice, but then failed after. Oddly enough, after going to Korea to visit family when I was 21, my reactions to poison ivy greatly decreased, but I also suddenly became lactose intolerant, haha! Yes, unrelated, but that's just my twisted fate with milk and poison ivy. My Korean mother never had an issue with poison ivy until she was about 40. She could pull poison ivy with her bare hands and never get a rash. Then one day, the urushiol oil stained my mother's skin black where it leaped onto her wrist. From that day, she now has very, very mild reactions, but blisters nonetheless.

[@imahick5723]

What about your dog? Will the oils affect his skin ? If left on his coat,can he spread it throughout the house? I'm thinking of you know sitting on couches, children petting the dog, sleeping on beds, etc?

[@MyClutteredGarage]

I'm not sure if dogs react to poison ivy, but you can catch if the oil is on their fur!

[@mdk2066]

Enjoyed the vid. If you cut with the top of the bar, the saw will throw the chips away from you.

[@wyattburt4079]

Thanks for your endeavors and there were a few things that, but I would probably wear one of those paper throwaway suits if I did a lot of that cutting and I wouldn't use a chainsaw but a reciprocating saw with a blade maybe a foot long or 9 in Long? And I would have definitely locked my dog's up or not brought them actually. But the white papers union suits is a better way to go no washing once or twice using soap and energy but just throw away the paper union suit. Also I googled when does poison ivy goes into seed with no answer. you know the month it might go into seed ?! I live in Ohio. THNX ! 2:42

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Hi. All great points! I don't know when PI goes to seed. Seems to me that it has to really mature first. Thanks for watching and for your thoughtful comments! -Ed

[@paulmartin769]

I had forgot to like the video until the 6 million dollar man sound effect......lololol Would triple like it if I could.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

You may be the first one to “get” that. Thank you! -Ed

[@bingersinger1517]

Thanks! Each year I must cut back ivy around our pool and PI has crept in ( hides) and I get very I’ll from reaction. Last year I had forgotten to clean my cell phone. My dr caught that sign on my face!! I always must treat with prescriptive and a dr appt. It takes 4 weeks to rid my entire body as the reaction is so bad. Yes, I look for it as I am cleaning/cutting but obviously miss it, because it is an annual battle. I had to learn to wash tools, gloves, clothes immediately and would NEVER be around a chainsaw spreading oil, as I am so allergic! I get so I throw up from the driving itch!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you. It can be very serious!

[@randmorf]

Get some goats...

[@hafsalinda]

Tecknu for the rash already established. Dawn power wash or clothes washing detergent thats grease fighting for initial exposure. Always cold water, always blott dry.

[@EdBacon]

I often scrub up using a mechanics soap like GoJo, great at cutting grease and oil

[@lawrencejneuser8801]

Find the original Gojo and use it to clean your hands or anything that has come in contact with poison ivy do not get the orange pummus. It does not work as well

[@Dbandrewsiii]

If you use the chain on the top of the bar you will be spraying the oil away from you instead of towards you.

[@Richard-Seekingwulf]

The first time I ever had a reaction was when my pickup truck motor blew up out in the woods and I decided to put a new engine in it right where it's sat, in a bunch of poison ivy. It was hot summer day I had my shirt off and wearing shorts and had no idea that I was rolling around in the stuff while working under my truck and when it was all said and done I had bubbles everywhere. I'm a hammock camper and last year in the spring I tied up to a couple of trees and really liked the spot well eventually I was getting the rash again come to find out there was some new growth but I broke out in a bad bad rash then a couple of weeks later I went camping again and broke out again but this time I was really careful so I couldn't figure it out then about a month or so later I did it again then I got smart and figured I better wash my hammock hahaha. I walked back to the place where I first got attacked and saw that the poison ivy was growing everywhere. Well now I am super super careful because I'm getting old and can't take this anymore😅

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Oh no!

[@patriciamccandless7940]

What about the dog, if he gets oil on his coat he will bring that home.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Absolutely!

[@squirrelcovers6340]

I just use a machete. It WILL grow back though.

[@KRich408]

When I worked for a Tree service in Pennsylvania for PPL we carried Tecnu to help stop the rash, (it didn't seem to work for me)I was also told the reason people react worse as they get older is because the body sees it as an infection it makes antibodies to fight it (it's not an infection) each time you come in contact with it the reaction is worse because you have more antibodies, never believe the old wives tales that you become immune to it the more you touch t and even worse eat it! You will be sorry. Unfortunately people spread lies like that about poison ivy 😮

[@case8987]

I used to get poison ivy really bad until one time I weed eated it by accident and literally became covered in it and pretty sure I even inhaled some. Ever since that day now when I get it I barely have a response to it.

[@joemc111]

First time on Your station. 72 and if my dog, Ellie Mae, goes around it I get a little sometimes. But when I was young it seams like I had it all summer long, my hands looked like I had gloves on, my eyes were shut. It’s 11:00 PM and I can’t wait to walk my dog and cut one of the vines so I can keep an eye on it to see if it regrows. I always though the birds spread those nice RED berries.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you for watching and for your comments! Welcome! -Ed

[@peacefieldfarm_mn]

Wow, Ed, great video on a timely topic. Although I have not seen poison ivy here at Peacefield Farm, (MN) I know it is in other locations I have visited in the state. We do, however, have Buckthorn, which is an invasive species that we have been battling with forever. Not poisonous but, the thorns puncture even tough clothes and make you bleed. The larger trees have huge bunches of berries which the birds eat, so it spreads like Poison Ivy does. Maybe you could do a video on your drone sometime! Thanks for posting! Cheers!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks so very much! I once planted bamboo which turned out to be a huge mistake. I realized it after just two seasons but it took me about 4 years to eliminate it! Thank goodness bamboo isn’t poisonous! Great idea about a drone video. I hope your spring/summer is going well! -Ed

[@robertagannon442]

@@MyClutteredGaragewe have black bamboo and it has not spread at all. It’s been on our property for about three years now.

[@royboy3597]

I agree with everything you said. Including getting more subsebtable as we age. Only don't you think a hand saw would be a better choice? Also I HATE getting poison ivy. But when you take a hot shower. It's almost like sex. LOL 😆😆

[@johnsonger4613]

Two things: First, most of the ground level p-i below the tall tree with the massive vine was NOT from falling seeds. He would have found when he had his gloves on that if he had lifted one of the leaves it would have been attached to many others along a vine. Several vines would be growing outward from a central root system, shooting up the leaves everywhere. The same roots likely sourced the massive tree vine. (Cutting at the root is how I do it... if I can't rip them from the ground. Because it's on my property's perimeter, I rip the vines up from the ground and off of the trees.) Second, I disagree: Somehow, it DOES spread! I have had breakouts in very remote, even very private, places that were several layers of clothing and/or many hand-washes and showers removed from the place of known contact. I have had contact on the back of my wrist only and gotten a breakout on the inside of my elbow. It has touched my right arm and given me a rash on the left. I would swear that something about the process travels through my blood.

[@nevisstkitts8264]

The urushiol resin from poison ivy acts just like axle grease, axle grease that is invisible to our eyes. As an experiment, put some visible axle grease somewhere on your clothing or body. Then go about your business without cleaning it off. At the end of the day take a look in the mirror, or better yet, have someone video you close up. Soap and water won't work for true axle grease, and it won't work for urushiol. Hand washing and showers are useless. Layers of clothing are futile. Unlike axle grease, Urushiol resin polymerizes on exposure to air about as fast as boiled linseed oil. It slowly turns into a toxic plastic bonded into the cells of whatever tissue it touches. That's why if you totally degrease, heavy duty industrial degrease, every part of your body within 15 minutes of exposure, you won't get poison ivy rash -- not enough time to set and begin curing. All the clothes and tools exposed to poison ivy have to be degreased as well. It can take BLO a really long time to fully cure, months even years, same thing with Urushiol. However, soaking with mineral spirits accelerates BLO, seemingly to hours or days. IMO same thing with urushiol, wash the tools and fabrics with Mineral Spirit and then set out to dry for several days. I used to be "immune" to poison ivy when young, but then I became sensitized and got rash pretty bad. During Covid, I started heavy supplementing with vitamin D3, and now I can run the mower set to mulch over a poison ivy patch. I may get a few tiny spots but no more. It may be that when I was young, my job had lots of daily sun exposure much further south and that's why I was resistant to poison ivy. It takes over a year of heavy supplementing to build up vitamin D in the body. I'm far enough north these days, so sunlight alone doesn't generate enough D.

[@darwinboor1300]

If you scratch an affected site, you can put the oil into your blood stream. Secondary eruptions are more likely to occur at sites that rub (ex watch band, waist band, etc.).

[@jan3718]

Good to know Nevis! I saw some time ago on YT I think, where a fellow said it takes about an hour after exposure for the rash to begin, and IF you WIPE IT OFF, NOT WASH IT OFF, you'll remove more if not all of it.😮 I've tried this a bit and it seems to work. Also, I think he used axle grease to demonstrate how wiping is better than washing it off. Yes, it's all around us here and trying to get rid takes a lifetime!

[@sarahrose1665]

My sister declares that she can get it from the wind... The IV's essences carry on the air current...🤷...🙋🌹

[@jan3718]

@@sarahrose1665 It's horrible stuff! I'm allergic to it and probably get it every Spring by gardening. Your poor sister probably gets it from someone burning it. It is carried on the wind by burning but IDK about getting it just from wind blowing. The oil has to be released from the plant somehow. Hope your sister has good detective abilities to solve the problem 😄.

[@magpie92766]

I belong to a gardening group page who's Admin is Felder Rushing. He has an impressive resume. He is a horticulturist, author, blogger, guest on numerous gardening shows, magazines, KZbin, guest speaker, etc, etc. When it gets hot here, he goes to the UK & does same. This is his recommendation for dealing with poison ivy, "Simple, effective, and safe (VERY SURE): cut it down, wait two or three weeks, then spray or brush the NEW growth with Roundup. Nothing as effective or as safe. Really. Once it has dried it is fine. And lower toxicity than aspirin and red meat. Really." I'm assuming he's referring to the Round Up being fine when it has dried. I need double-check before I deal w the poison ivy in my yard.

[@MikeS4628]

From what I got from talking to a dermatologist is the reason you can have more of a reaction to it after the first exposure is that your body has already fought it off one and "recognizes" it and can start to attack (react) to it faster and more aggressively. I guess the rash is your body trying to destroy the oil that made it into the skin. There were technical medial terms she used but I can't remember well enough to explain it. I just found myself in some today and I'm hoping I got all of it off me fast enough. Dawn dish soap can help cut the oil. Soap and water alone I guess aren't fast enough.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you. That makes sense. 👍

[@steve-fy4pk]

You have to actively scub the oil off.

[@wheepingwillow24u17]

MY NEIGHBOR HAS IT IN HIS YARD AND ITS INVADING MINE. I CAN'T DEAL WITH IT. I THOUGHT P.I. HAD 5 LEAVES. WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT INVADING MY YARD AND OVER MY FENCE, AS WELL AS THROUGH THE SLATS? THANKS

[@MyClutteredGarage]

You’ve got to ask your neighbor to cut the vine at the base.

[@patwilliamson4701]

Goats will get rid of it.

[@loranelizabeth9148]

Tec-Nu breaks down thr urushiol. i've been using it with great success for 40 years. Now available in most stores.

[@thecampondroctonhill2113]

Thank you for the info. I was never susceptible to poison ivy until I was over fifty. Now that I’m over sixty I get it bad. I live on a farm… it’s around. I’m using your advice.

[@sharontabor7718]

It's not the leaves above ground, it's the root system underground that I want to get rid of. Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and Poison Sumac (the worst). And there are varieties that look different. I was 13 before I became susceptible. My uncle would burn the oak or ivy and just the fumes from the smoke would make him break out.

[@konradcomrade4845]

In another video, someone recommended washing off poison ivy spray from the affected skin, with alcohol. it worked.

[@bethhouseburg3266]

I use Dawn dish soap original put it on let it dry for a few minutes rinse with cold water. Do this a couple times.

[@dellaburns7307]

I have a tree in my yard. Just covered in p I I used your process and by the end of the day every leaf was wilted and with in 2 weeks you can decently see that it was on its way out

[@Bob-yl9pm]

I'm 65, and never had a problem with poison ivy until now... Wow, it's nasty! and itchy

[@tammykriskie2233]

Ive always been alergic to poison ivy, oak and sumac. When i was a kid i would get it so bad my eyes would swell shut. It was awful and now that im older i still get it just as bad. I have it growing in my one flower bed. And behind my house. I Always wear gloves outside just in case and try my best to AVOID IT. Thank You for a great video. I live in Pennsylvania...

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Tammy from PA! This was recorded in southern NJ.

[@corneliuswowbagger]

The new New River Gorge National Park and Reserve is just filled with the big fuzzy vines like the chain sawed one, frankly I would have used a sharp axe. There are also rock outcrops covered with poison ivy. Having done field geology in the Appalachians for decades I have seen it all.

[@ladyketurahinwaiting]

Keeping the battery on the charger weakens the battery’s ability to hold and maintain a charge. That is also true for reachable flashlights.

[@sallysmiththechaosqueller9536]

Great video, but now you have to wash your dog who was walking through the poison ivy. Animals are immune but you'll pet doggie & get a rash. Very informative, thanks!

[@M_Ladd]

I had a real bad case of poison ivy one time.Found that swimming in the ocean was a cure for me. That seemed to have always dried it out and gotten rid of it.

[@thefrancisfrenchichannel8100]

Vinegar & salt will kill the plant & it's roots. Pour or spray the leaves or the cut furry vine with enough vinegar to saturate it and pour salt directly onto it. The plant will wither & die. The cut furry vine will also die, with no new grow back. If your skin gets infected with the rash, spray the vinegar on the rash, put a layer of salt, leave at least 15 minutes, & scrub. It will open the blisters & repeat the process. Rash & blisters will be gone. Repeat process as needed. Worx on the plant & humans as well.

[@Sevalecan]

Here's something frustrating. My dad says he'd never had any issues with poison ivy rashes and had been outside and in the woods a lot. My mother said the same thing, growing up on a farm. My brother worked for the tree service, and he and one other guy were the only two who didn't end up hurt or in the hospital due to poison ivy with a crew he worked with cutting down a tree that had tons all over it. I might be that 15%, but I have no way of knowing because I don't really feel like testing the theory. So I'm gonna be a little b**** and get rid of the poison ivy here like a wimp. That said the tree that had some growing on it (about 6ft off the ground the vine was, 130-140ft tall tree) is right next to a farm field, and I believe the farmer sprayed an herbicide because a bunch of weeds next to it died, including the ivy on the tree. Also another guy mentioned one way to prevent the rash is to remove the oil with... guess what, a degreaser! Dawn apparently works pretty well. Take a shower and use dawn all over.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

All good advice. Especially the degreaser. And you’re wise to be cautious. Thanks for watching!

[@aaronb4936]

Also the “fast orange” style soap that mechanics use is supposed to be great for removing the oils

[@stevenwhaley2411]

I use to get it even when I hadn't been in the woods. Finally figured out I was getting it by petting my dog , who had just waided through some poison ivy. You can also get it in the dead of winter if you dig into the roots .

[@fuckcensorship69]

​@@aaronb4936 its the sandy stuff in fast orange that works

[@fuckcensorship69]

something abrasive works best....i mix baking soda and cold water, rub it on the exposed area, let dry and wash with cold water. ive never gotten poison ivy rash after doing this. The only time ive had a problem was when i didnt know i was exposed and did not use baking soda

[@rebellajm]

After years of agony with poison ivy as a child with years of Benadryl & steroid shots(would even have break outs in winter as my Dad would burn a huge pile of poison ivy debris he had pulled up or cut down and appeared dead but obviously was still full of oil)I began to shower with Dawn after working or hiking outside. Now i actually coat all my exposed skin with Dawn beforehand & use disposable shower cap on hair; have not had any rash for at least 5 years. I take clothes off turning inside out into plastic bag and shower as soon as I come indoors.

[@Patriot_Lady1776]

Oh man, I've tried ALL the wrong ways to try and abate poison ivy. I've had some of the worst cases of poison Ivy rashes and poison oak rashes you could imagine. Thanks for this education and reminding me to always look out for it!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Good luck! Thank you. -Ed

[@heted1]

Great video. I never have been sure of what poison ivy looks like until now.

[@20greeneyes20]

After being exposed to poison ivy I wash my hands with alcohol. It cuts though the oils I used to get it so bad as the years went on. Not so bad. Thank the Lord. But wash areas with alcohol. 😉

[@robertagannon442]

@@20greeneyes20Thank you, I’ll try that next time.

[@nisamvise1724]

When you had the bad cases did you go to the hospital or no?

[@MichaelPicher43]

Regarding the mavic batteries... Yea they discharge as part of their programming. Do what you're doing... Top up. No need to leave them on the charger.

[@preacherman9018]

That was a professional presentation. That was the quickest 17 minutes on a useful subject sir. The best part to find out is that the ground ivy dies when the parent tree or vine is cut down. I didn't look closely, but as soon as you started that saw, I thought, "That sounds like a pro saw Husky 359.!". I forget how many CC's, but that engine sounded familiar. Another great sound effect was from TV history's best by far....The Six Million Dollar Man! kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnSze2B3l6imipo

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thanks Preacher Man! That's the Rancher 455 saw. Love it. Thanks for spotting the sound effect oo :)

[@haschwalth2721]

It can also grow in full sun, but it is rare. A few of them have probably adapted to be able to do that. I saw my first one last winter in my backyard

[@alanosborne1947]

Really informative video but I want to dispute one comment you made. NEVER, EVER use HOT water to wash your clothes or skin when exposed to poison ivy. The oil or urushiol oil as it's known will spread even worse making it more difficult to eliminate the oil. ALWAYS use cold water to wash clothing and skin. You have a 4- 8 hours to wash exposed skin before the oil reacts and the rash starts to develop. When washing exposed skin use a small hand brush,COLD water and any type of soap. Scrub and rinse with COLD water the exposed area 4-5 times air dry or use a paper towel to dry. As far as your clothes go wash with your chosen laundry detergent except use only COLD water,DO NOT USE HOT WATER! Hot water spreads the oil throughout your clothing. You can get a rash from clothing as much as a year later from improperly washed clothing. You did mention never burn poison ivy as the smoke contains the oil and you can get it in your lungs and it can be deadly. I spent 20 years as a bridge inspector for the North Carolina Department Of Transportation so I have quite a bit of experience with poison ivy and I have studied it. I literally worked in it every day. Also poison ivy has several different physical characteristics that the leaves take on so beware of that, learn how to identify other plants that contain the urushiol oil producing similar issue as poison ivy!

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Much appreciated!

[@Chiamex]

The older we get, the weaker our immune system becomes.

[@mrc4912]

Nasty stuff: I found one growing up the side of a 20" diameter pine and it had a TRUNK about 3" in diameter and the thing was reaching for the sky before I cut it off at the ground. I noticed that they send out lots of runners and the whole area is now infested with these noxious plants.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Good luck! It’s kind of rewarding to kill a big growth like that!

[@brookerickettson4950]

PI oil is no joke. From a life long sufferer, you left out the final boss of oil threat: it getting into your bloodstream! Basically a bad enough rash that lingers long enough will have your skin saturated in the worst rash areas and the oils will be absorbed into your body , allowing it to spread to places never exposed from the outside. This level of rash needs medical intervention likely shots. The oils can also spread in sweat, and open pores, so no hot showers when w rash! Thankfully there are a variety of store and home remedies that help w the rash, including jewelweed, a plant that often grows in the same environment as PI! The best store bought is probably Tecnu, it targets the oil and removes it from the skin, clothing etc, as apposed to just treating the itch. Deer and goats can eat PI and not be affected by the oils, so if you can attract deer, or get some goats, you can use them to control the plant!

[@andygates4214]

Hello there. As for the batteries, Lithium batteries do not like to be stored at 100% .....50-60% is perfect. Perhaps DJI knows this and is doing a great service to all of us who just charge it and forget it. Love the content.

[@MyClutteredGarage]

Thank you!

[@sig6056]

I have some bluetooth headphones that are like that.

[@scurfie2343]

I've gotton poison ivy from a dog. Also stay far far away if a construction company or a farmer are burning hedge row trees. Poison ivy, if inhaled, can be dangerous.

[@carolschedler3832]

Thanks! I hope simply cutting it is effective. We don’t want to spray, but our new five acre wooded lot is absolutely covered in it. There is a strip of grass up one side and we are hoping frequent mowing discourages that, but the wooded area is a horror scene. One by one, we’ll cut those vines! Thanks!❤

[@MyClutteredGarage]

It will work if you stay on top of it. Good luck, and be safe! -Ed

[@cliffjohnson2273]

Well, there is a video that claims vinegar will kill poison ivy, in four parts water one part vinegar, takes about 12 hr.

[@carolschedler3832]

@@cliffjohnson2273 Thanks Cliff! I saw variations of the vinegar spray but didn’t think much more about it. I think I’m going to try some of these sprays in smallish areas and see what is effective. One thing I’ve learned recently is that it is easiest to kill poison ivy while it is actively growing and when their are sunny days. That might explain the varying results people have. 🌿🍃🌱🍂

[@carolschedler3832]

@@ghostladydarkling3250 Thank you. Plenty of songbirds at our current home and there's no poison ivy in this giant neighborhood. But i'll bet they would enjoy the berries if there were some. we have feeders so I see the song birds all winter

[@libbylandscape3560]

@@carolschedler3832 I use straight vinegar, 6%, on the few bits of PI that try to grow in my yard from seeds the birds drop in their poop, then cover it w/a brick or something to deprive it of light. Works.