05/30/09, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: ok
Posts: 78
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Originally Posted by Sarah K.
Hi everyone,
When we moved into our house last year, there was an area with a few shrubs with poison ivy growing through it. This was not something I felt particularly excited to deal with, so it was towards the bottom of my list and did not get dealt with last year. This year, guess what, there is even MORE poison ivy and something really needs to be done with it. I don't want to use herbicides, or even boiling water, to kill the poison ivy, because I would really like to keep the plants that were already growing there. So here is my plan of attack...
1. Put on rubber gloves.
2. Put shopping bags over hands for an extra layer and to protect wrists/sleeves.
3. Pull out poison ivy, being extremely careful not to touch face or other exposed skin.
4. Tie poison ivy in shopping bags and put immediately in trash.
5. Put rubber gloves in trash. Wash hands throughly with soap.
6. Put clothing immediately in washing machine.
7. Get in shower and wash entire self throroughly with soap.
8. Wipe hands and face with alcohol to neutralize any remaining poison ivy oils.
Would anyone care to critique? I do have a reaction to poison ivy, but am not superallergic like some people are. If I can get this taken care of without getting a rash, or much of a rash, I'll be thrilled!
Thanks,
Sarah
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I really would not full with it if i was just a little allergic to it at all period, even if you get someone you know that is not allergic it will come back from the tiniest smidgin of the root you missed, I would try and get me some Amine 2,4,D if at all possible as it only kills broadleaf plants and setting a few new plants is cheap compared to a doctor bill or all them medicines that your gonna need when your up in the middle of the night trying to stop that itch, even dead ivy plants can give you the itch too, so whatever you decide I wish you good luck, 
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