You may think it's funny but ...

[In_The_Wind]

Poison Ivy is growing on the edge of my new (Hellbornes, Iceplants, Amethyst Calluna, Cherry Blossom Song Iris) flower garden next to the small Koi pond.

I can't spray ivy killer without risking the life of my fish.

--->>

(can't touch that)

I gots a problem!

[redwitch]

1. Ugh!

Haven't been near it in years but I have had poison ivy rashes as a kid. All the time. If it wasn't ivy it was oak or sumac. It's no joke, it's awful! My advice is wear clothes and gloves you can toss in the trash when done pulling it all up. Don't touch your face or use your gloved hands to push your hair out of your face. I always ended up with a blistering mess on my face that closed one eye. Not very attractive and horribly uncomfortable.

Like ticks and mosquitoes, poison ivy was a very bad invention!

[In_The_Wind]

2. I'm waiting for an order of Bonide Poison ivy killer to arrive on Wednesday.

Sigh. The ivy is out back too.

We've got a lot of sprucing up to do. Some people (who shall remain unnamed) seem to leave tools and the such lying around everywhere.

We got a memo in today's mail about the flat tire on our riding mower. So, I made arrangements to have it picked-up for a few repairs. Poof [img][/img] no more flat tire ... also no more asking Mr ITW to push the electric mower around. Oh, and we've got to move a set of decorative stairs the bunnies use to reach free food on our deck. The potted plants will have new shelves.

I think the real problem is the Bernie Birdie on the back window of my car. The owner of this 55+ community supports the guy I won't vote for.

[lunatica]

3. Dig up the poison ivy and plant it at your Bernie Birdie hater's place

But be sure to wear a full hazmat suit.

[In_The_Wind]

8. I'm doing something that will hurt him worse.

I started looking for a piece of property to buy. I'm moving. That will hurt him in the wallet.

And eventually my mortgage on the land will be paid off.
Suddenly [img][/img] old age is looking better.


Moving the fish in my pond is gonna be fun.



I'm thinking sometime next summer.

[redwitch]

4. Grrr!

Really? Someone complained about the flat tire on your lawn mower? No words.

[Aristus]

5. I've never had poison ivy before.

And certainly not...you know......down there...

[femmocrat]

6. We have a lot of poison ivy, especially along the fence line.

We spray every year, but it still comes back. When I find an invader in the flower gardens, I try to dig it out (without touching it of course.) Once you have poison ivy, it is pretty much indestructible, unfortunately. I think the birds spread the seeds from the berries.

If it is small, you can try to deprive it of air and light by putting something on top of it, like an old flower pot (cover the hole). Sometimes that works in small spaces. Good luck.

When we first moved here, I got a horrible case of it on my legs because I didn't know what it was. A trip to the ocean cured it! I highly recommend that cure!

[In_The_Wind]

11. I am going to spray the ivy very carefully when the air is still. I've found it growing everywhere.

Darn those pesky birds.

[Fla Dem]

7. Try a chef's torch and burn it out.

If it's in a small area a chef's torch might be all you need. I just remember my Dad sprinkling some gasoline on a patch of poison ivy and burning it when we were kids.




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[In_The_Wind]

9. The trouble with burning poison ivy is the smoke.

If poison ivy is burned and the smoke then inhaled, this rash will appear on the lining of the lungs, causing extreme pain and possibly fatal respiratory difficulty.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/poison_ivy.htm

[csziggy]

10. I wouldn't burn it - the fumes can be toxic

My Applied Anthropology professor told my class about a friend of his who was clearing a lot. The guy didn't react to poison ivy with a rash but when he burned it and breathed the smoke, he had an anaphalytic reaction and died.

[Iggo]

12. ...but it's snot.

[In_The_Wind]

13. Poison Ivy killer was carefully applied at high noon today. Let's hope the fish survive!

I sprayed the ivy from a 6 inch distance to avoid an airborne mist.
The breeze was calm.
No rain in the forecast.



I wish I had found this toxin free information first before using a chemical killer.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

14. Goats?

Goats eat poison ivy.

Goats sink their teeth into poison ivy problem

Shannon Mullen, Asbury Park (N.J.) Press 10:51 p.m. EDT July 23, 2013

The Nubian goats have a taste for the toxic plant, which is running wild at the Sandy Hook battery site.

SANDY HOOK, N.J. -- From the Spanish-American War through World War II, Fort Hancock's massive mortar battery defended New York Harbor from foreign invasion. ... Now the battery itself needs defending — from a proliferation of poison ivy that's slowly destroying the overgrown historic site.
....



A young Nubian goat nibbles at the leaves around the Mortar Battery at Sandy Hook. (Photo: Mary Frank, Asbury Park (N.J.) Press)

....
Can the goats really do the job? ... Monmouth County Agricultural Agent Bill Sciarappa said herbicides such as Roundup are an inexpensive and effective way to permanently kill poison ivy, but many people today are leery about using them in backyards and public places.

While goats will quickly gobble up poison ivy, he said, they don't eat the roots, which allows the plants to grow back. Using goats over an extended period, however, will eventually starve the plant of the energy it needs to survive, he said. ... "So a persistent program of goats should work," Sciarappa said.

[In_The_Wind]

16. Goats are real cute but there is a no goat rule here.

Maybe at the new place

[In_The_Wind]

17. Welcome to DU ~ aquateener