[AT] war on poison ivy, it is the oil that does it

[Mogrits]

Milestone will also kill poison ivy, and is particularly effective on kudzu
also, for those of us in the South. Roundup will knock back kudzu, but it
will come back. Milestone will kill it dead- especially in the Fall when it
is storing food for winter. I'd assume poison ivy is the same.

Warren

On Tue, Nov 19, 2019 at 1:20 PM <szabelski at wildblue.net> wrote:

> Coming in contact with poison ivy, and some other plants, may not cause
> you to have a reaction the first time you come into contact with it. When
> you come in contact with it, your body starts to develop a resistance to
> the oils. However, what this winds up doing when you come in contact a
> second time, is that your body reacts harsher to the oils and the rash is
> worse than the first time. Subsequent contacts can become increasing worse.
> You have to be real careful not to get it near your face, especially eyes
> and mouth. (You can get it on your eyes, which can be really bad.)
>
> Clothes, sheets, pillow cases, etc,  should be changed daily and washed
> separately from all other items until the rash clears up. At that point you
> will know that there isn’t some residual oil left anywhere.
>
> It usually takes two to three weeks before the itch/rash goes away, and
> there is nothing you can do to shorten it. Witch hazel is really good for
> relieving the itch/burning, but does not clear it up any.
>
> Carl
>
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>
> Dead poison ivy vines still have the urushiol oil. Burning the dead or
> alive vines puts the oil into the air. Women wearing dresses can really be
> messed up by being exposed to the burning poison ivy smoke. Watch out for
> poison ivy vine covered firewood.
>
> Fels Naphtha soap, sold here and there, will cut the urushiol oil that
> causes the rash. Wash your hands with this before washing any other part of
> you if you have been cutting out, pulling out, walking through, or mowing
> poison ivy. Be really careful about relieving yourself or touching your
> face. Wear rubber boots with your pants inside them  if you are mowing or
> walking in poison ivy and wash them off as a final step also. Do not shower
> or bathe until your hands are well cleaned. Multiple pairs of cloth gloves
> are good, put these in the washing machine.
>
> I used to rub dust over my hands to pull out a random piece here and
> there. Any piece of root left in the ground will grow back.
>
> I have seen deer eating poison ivy leaves.
>
> Moe Fretz L’Orignal ON, Canada AT List member <tubetester at gmail.com>;
> “Roundup” will
>
> Mike Meulens AT List member <meulenms at gmx.com> ; Will 2-4,D kill woody
> plants, Cecil? What about poison ivy? My place is overrun with the stuff,
> has been for the last 70 years according to the farmer down the road, lived
> here his whole life.
>
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