I think I have poison ivy in my yard

[JimS]

I've got it in my yard for the first time.
It's popping up in my large potted strawberry plants!

No root system, Don't know where it came from.
Right now 3 pots have it.

And of course i got some rash even though i didn't touch it.

If you're in a wooded area, look around for a huge hairy vine climbing up a tree. When they get that big, they bloom and produce berries, which birds will distribute.

 

[Wyndru]

I think poison ivy calls for a 2% mix; I'd go 5%, because fuck you poison ivy, that's why.

I hate poisin ivy SOOOOOOO much. I've only gotten a rash from it twice, but it is something I dread going through. It drives me nuts for weeks, I literally feel like I'm going mad (trying not to itch) when I have it.

 

[gorcorps]

Neighbor across the street is a greenskeeper for a local golf course, and he came over and sprayed it all. He already had some stuff mixed up for it. Hopefully it'll be a distant memory soon enough.

 

[DrPizza]

Time delayed double posts? Is time warping coming back?! I'm excited.

Weird. Happened when a thunderstorm knocked my internet service out momentarily (well, for close to an hour.)

I too also hate poison ivy. Nothing worse than knowing you're working in the middle of a huge patch, and there's nothing you can do about it, except know that when you get done working, you have several quarts of rubbing alcohol to wash off with - takes the oils right off & prevents a rash (usually.) Wtf?! Where'd the rubbing alcohol go, and the stores are closed! Oh noooooo! That was a really shitty couple of weeks. I got about 90% of it off me, but still missed some.

 

[Iron Woode]

ouch just searched that on the internet.
I've never seen it in my life but apparently it's here too.

its a pretty dangerous plant.

here is the warning notice for our area: http://www.thamesriver.on.ca/Invasive_species/Images/UTRCA_hogweed_factsheet.pdf

whatever you do, do not burn the plant. that can be very bad.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Roll around in it. Let us know how it goes.

 

[SagaLore]

I too also hate poison ivy. Nothing worse than knowing you're working in the middle of a huge patch, and there's nothing you can do about it, except know that when you get done working, you have several quarts of rubbing alcohol to wash off with - takes the oils right off & prevents a rash (usually.) Wtf?! Where'd the rubbing alcohol go, and the stores are closed! Oh noooooo! That was a really shitty couple of weeks. I got about 90% of it off me, but still missed some.

I would be in the hospital.

When I lived in PA, I could pull up poison ivy with my bare hands. I never got a reaction.

When I moved to NC, every tiny exposure got progressively worse. Last time I had to take steroids. Next time I'm probably going to need a shot.

Apparently there are very subtle differences in the species and people's immune reactions to them.

 

[SagaLore]

Neighbor across the street is a greenskeeper for a local golf course, and he came over and sprayed it all. He already had some stuff mixed up for it. Hopefully it'll be a distant memory soon enough.

Take a slow walk around the perimeter of your hard, look around trees and in other brush. If you have some around the house then it creeped in from somewhere else.