How can I get rid of Poison Ivy (the plant)....??

I have this blueberry bush that has Poison Ivy growing up in the middle of it... if you want to see it... I took a picture of it yesterday...



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1285/1111...



PROBLEM is, I am HIGHLY allergic to Poison Ivy!!

And it's wrapped around the blueberry bush that, I'm afraid to have my hubby put something on it... don't want it to kill the blueberry bush AND / or don't want anything to "taint" our blueberries!



Oh, I didn't pick any blueberries this year because of this Poison Ivy!!! So, any (good) help you can give will be greatly appreciated!!



Thanks, LH99 :o)

How can I get rid of Poison Ivy (the plant)....??
Begin by putting on thick elbow length gloves. Also wear protective safety glasses to protect your eyes.

Approach the plant and severe the ivy at the ground level. Allow the plant to dry for 48 to 72 hours. Once the plant has begun to dry, put on gloves and grab the ivy at the bottom and begin pulling up to remove from the Blueberry bush. Dispose of the ivy in a black plastic bag and discard. The only way the ivy will affect the Berries is if the ivy has opened and rubbed the oil on the actual berries.
Reply:I would use round-up found at your local hardware store in a low concentration consumer spray bottle. Because the roots grow laterally(rhizome)you'll need to get rid of them as well. Spray a generous amount of round-up to underside of leaf, around stem of plant and you could also do a small circle around blueberry bush(this will not harm it because of the low concentration). If there are any other poison ivy plants around the area, you should consider exterminating them as well, as the plant can make rapid advances. You may not kill the plant immediately, round-up will kill it in about 10-14 days depending on conditions, you may need to reapply when regrowth appears. This works but will take a little patience as the chemical takes time to do it's job.

Happy spraying!
Reply:I know this sounds crazy, but call pest control and ask if they have something to spray on the poison ivy itself, and then when it's dead if they have something to spray on the berries for this year's crop. Gads it would be bad if someone ate the berries and it had poison ivy on it. So forget that bush for this year. I'd be wondering if since the roots would be close together in the soil if the bush would take on any of the qualities(?) of the poison ivy. Ask your nurseryman as well. I wouldn't take on that job by myself if I were you. And, it never hurts to have a second or third opinion...so ask your county's horticulture department (give em a call).
Reply:I would hire someone to come and get rid of it - I'm very allergic too, and it's just not worth messing around with. Yes, you might lose the blueberry bush too, but are you absolutely positive you could clean them well enough to be safe to eat? Poison Ivy...what was God thinking when he came up with that?!?
Reply:To start, put on some disposable gloves and sever the stalk near the ground to stop it's growth. If not, it will seed and you will have many more plants. Then figure out how to get rid of it.

The plant's oil (which is what you are allergic to) will remain for a long time on anything it touches like your clothes, shoes, blueberries, and even the dead plant is a skin irritant.
Reply:First pur on long pants, a long-sleeve shirt %26amp; gloves %26amp; trim the blackberries from around the poison ivy.



Then paint Round-Up on the leaves of the poison ivy with a paint brush. This should get rid of it.



Then take off your shirt %26amp; pants with your hands still wearing gloves %26amp; put them into the washer. Then shake the gloves off your hand into the washer %26amp; wash everything with hot water.
Reply:This a tough 1, try roundup 4 poison ivy.It's sold at LOWES in the gardening section.If you have any doudts it should tell you on the bottle what it will or will not kill.There may even be a telephone on the bottle you can call.