Is it possible for you to have poison Ivy in your garden/backyard?

Question

Earlier today while my cousins were playing in the backyard where the garden was around, I saw a bunch of 3 leafed plants. I thought it couldn't have been what I thought it is but I checked just in case. I have a book about plants in my bookshelf so I took it out and then looked up Poison Ivy. It said that poison ivy does have 3 leaves. And it had a picture of it and it looks exactly like the one plant in my garden that I think its posion ivy. So, my question is: Is it possible for there to have poison ivy in your garden/backyard. If it is how to get rid of it? I just moved in the house about less than a week ago and just realized it now.

Answer 1

It's very possible. Put on some gloves and spray it with a healthy dose of Round Up, it kills about anything. Makesure you keep kids and any pets away from the area for about a week, so they don't get any rashes or side effects from the poison.

Answer 2

Not only possible, but very probable if you live near a wooded area or in a suburb that has been recently developed.

As a child, I was immune to poison ivy; I even teased my friends by rubbing it on my arms and laughing. Then I happened to get it in my eyes (very dangerous!), and henceforth all I have to do is walk somewhere near it when there's a slight breeze and I contract it again.

Once I walked barefoot in our backyard and walked over a spot where it had been mowed. Uh-uh. I'll never forget that!

I had to make sure that someone else mowed that section of the lawn, and I stayed indoors until the air settled. I'm not sure we ever found it all and got it uprooted.

So, just to be safe, remember that old saying: leaves of five, never mind; leaves of three, better flee! (Vines like Virginia creeper have five leaves and are AOK; fewer vines have three, so just to be safe, avoid any of them.)

See the website

http://www.stalkingthewild.com/stw/leaves_of_three.html

It has a wealth of interesting and useful information; for example, note the following quotes:

"Don't forget that the poison remains viable for years and decades after the plant has died. It is possible to get a rash from plants which were cut down a hundred years ago. It is a potent poison!

At times it is possible to have a poison ivy outbreak without ever having come into direct contact with ivy. This occurs from contact with:

Contaminated clothes and shoes
Dog and cat fur
Firewood
Gardening equipment
Burning the vines
Working in the garden"

I say Amen to all of the above, esp. burning vines, including dead ones clinging to firewood.

Answer 3

We don't have poison ivy here in Alaska but we have other plants with berries in them that are poisonous(the berries). I only mention this so I can slip an old saying that says "fingers three, turn and flee". Teach this to ny grandchildren. I think Roudup would probably kill it and the bleach sounds like a good idea. You might want to call your local Cooperative Extension Service to see what suggestions they have. I grew up wher there was poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac. Beacuse this long before the advent of todays' anti itch stuff we used calamine lotion. Good luck.

Answer 4

I have it everywhere at my house!! Usually it grows on the edges of the woods, but its been known to pop up in stray places around my yard. I think that when I use the weedeater pieces that I chopped must blow around some and they find themselves new little growing places. Those litte raspberry plants that are common around the same area have the 3 leaf also that resembles poison Ivy, Look around and see if you see any tiny blackberries under the leaves,If not, it probably is Poison Ivy. I have so much of it, I have learned that you'll spend a arm and a leg on bottles of weed killer to try to get rid of it all. I bought a deck sprayer and use that to saturate it. I have found that straight white bleach works too. Its cheap to buy!! just make sure you saturate it well down to the original root. Now that won't work if its wrapped around trees or mixed in with larger bushes. Bleach only works on the areas where its not real thick. Make sure its not a day when your suppose to get rain at all also. When it starts getting cold, and its beginning to dry out, thats the best time to get it chopped out permanently, if possible. because it will grow back the followin year in the same place double!!!!
I'm soo allergic to it also, I wear all long clothes, use the wash you can buy thats suppose to get ridf of it, but I still end up with it almost the whole summer in little spots here or there,enough to drive me crazy itching!! Its definitely something that if your planning on cutting it out, make sure you get ALL of it,, because it WILL come back. Like I said, a gallon of bleach is only 99 cent, compared to weed killer thats about $10 for a container, so even if you have to use alot of bleach, its ok, because it'll still be cheaper. One tip to remember:::: When you go inside your house when your done, or for whatever reason, don't forget to take your shoes off outside!! The bleach on your shoes will make quite a site on your floors where the bleach hit it!! Even if you think your shoes were dry,, don't chance it!! Trust me!!
They make sprays at like Lowes that say just for Poison Ivy, but try old faithful first and see if the bleech works for ya! Don't forget to soak the root. Good luck!! ;)

Answer 5

Poison ivy can be just about anywhere. There is a kind of expensive over-the-counter body wash you can you (about $40) that gets rid of it on your skin, but now it's too late for that. You may have to get something from your doctor if you have an allergic reaction to it. Sometimes they give a shot. Sometimes they give prednisone. If you mean just get rid of it out the garden, it's not worth it to mess with it. Call a landscaper and just pay them to remove it. That way, if they get it, they will have to deal with it. There are weed killers you can spray, but it would kill your whole garden.

Answer 6

Yes. It happens all the time. In fact, they are everywhere if you know what they look like. Put on some gloves and get rid of it by digging up the entire plant.
If you are going to use herbicides, then you should make a cut on its stem and apply the chemicals into the cut. This takes longer.

Answer 7

yes. You can spray the stuff (can't remember the name) that kills weeds or any vegetation on the leaves. It is supposed to go down and kill the root. But don't get it on any of your flowers or your skin, it is bad stuff!

Answer 8

yeah, my friend and i used to get it when we crossed through peoples lawns on our way home from school. if you put rubbing alcohol on the places you think it may have touched, it usually keeps you from getting it. just be sure you do it as soon as possible

sorry i dont know how to get rid of it

Answer 9

yes ther are many breeds hahah of poison oak, ivy etc.

Answer 10

yes varry hard to kill