Poison ivy update

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in message
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We found that it can be pulled up fairly easily...and the runners. Takes
care of them permanently. Systemic weed killer also works well.

May yours have been tender and young...and therefore easy to kill.
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Make sure to wear cheap gloves and dispose of them afterward if you pull it
up by hand. These plants seem to thrive around ponds (the moister
atmosphere perhaps?) and come back every year. TripleStrike works better to
kill it than does RoundUp. This past summer I used a black ground cloth up
to and under the rock necklace to prevent poison ivy along with other
noxious weeds that keep coming up along the rock necklace.
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Koi-lo wrote:

"Phyllis and Jim Hurley" wrote in message
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We found that it can be pulled up fairly easily...and the runners. Takes
care of them permanently. Systemic weed killer also works well.

Last year I had a giant poison ivy vine growing along my fence that must
have been over 50 years old. Where it was coming out of the ground, the
vines were as thick as my arm and solid as tree trunks. I had to use an
axe to hack it apart near the ground, THEN I sprayed poison on the cut
vines which finally killed the big *******. Before doing this, I donned
a raincoat, chemical-proof gloves, and a welder's helmet to protect my
skin from any vapors or splatter because anytime in the past when I
tried to rip up the vine, I'd always break out on my arms and face even
though the plant didn't actually touch those areas. I suppose it depends
on how allergic you are to the plant's oil, but before you are going to
do handle it in any way shape or form you should cover every bit of
exposed skin.

- Logic316



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