Don't stay out of the woods. Just learn to identify poison ivy. It's all around SoCal. If you hike around here, you learn to spot it and walk around it. No big deal. If I feel I may have brushed against some, I wash the area as soon as possible.

FYI, the leaves fall off in at the end of summer leaving just the branches, which still secret the oil and can nail you.

Leaves of three, let it be!

It'll be tough to stay out of the woods here Dave. But I'm sticking to the trails we have on the property.

I was learning some brush 2 weeks ago at the front of the house and I'm sure that's when I got it.

Gonna have to put together a PowerPoint presentation ;) for the kids so they don't suffer this.

Can I zap the stuff with roundup when I spot it?

Wow! Is there a shortage of doctors in American? Can even get into see one for at least 2 weeks, my reg doc or the skin doc. WTF!

Get a goat. Seriously.

I use Caladryl Clear for poison oak. It's got benadryl and doesn't show up on your skin the way the pink stuff does. Hot showers seem to help too, just let it run it's course.

Went to Walk-in and got pills and steroid creme. The medicine cabinet is now stocked with all kinds of anti-Ivey creme, gel, wash ...but no goat.

I don't remember the standard roundup working well on eradicating poison ivy. IIRC, there is a different variety for leafy and vine like plants that will work better for poison ivy.

I just wear gloves, old pants, and an old shirt with long sleeves and remove most of it by hand now. I immediately throw out or wash the clothes in bleach and save them for next years poison ivy removal. Oh the fun....

Hey docs! Foreskin boils from anti-perspirant?




Fixed it for you... this sounds serious!

Product misuse...?

I'm thinking a propane torch! We have more wooded area than any chemical warfare would be efficient to wage, but I do want to take care of the stuff that is in the areas around the house and the orchard so the little kids don't get this stuff.

We'll educate them, but dang...will a goat just eat this stuff...or will it stripe the rest of my property before it goes after the ivey.

NO!!! DON'T BURN POISON IVY!!!!

If you burn PI, the smoke can get you, not only normally, but if you inhale, then it gets your throat and lungs. Burning PI is BAD!

I do the same thing, long sleeves, pants, gloves, etc.... Pick by hand and trash. If you touch the plant, immediately wash the area thoroughly with soap. That will prevent the spread. Once the oil has been washed, it can't spread any more. It only spreads when you've still got the oil on yourself or whatever (pet fur, gloves, etc...)

The reason that most folks thinks they can spread it (person to person) is because of the delay.

Who the hell needs WMD and mustard gas when this stuff is right there! I'm going to harvest that stuff and use it as home security! Yuk! This is just terrible *****. The doctor I saw said that some people will have liquids running out of their skin from PI...like a faucet dripping!

This is what got me...it was growing up the big tree at the entrance...should have been more educated and careful. The dues for living is a suburban subdivision!

http://thepracticalhorse.com/_Media/poison_ivy.jpg

And one website's recipe:
The Practical Horse shows you how to make your own non-toxic poison ivy killer.


Poison Ivy Killer


Learn how to make your own non-toxic poison ivy killer. Got a favorite? Post it below!

Horses can eat poison ivy leaves and stems without harm but more than 80 percent of humans are allergic to the urushiol in its leaves. Spring is the best time to tackle poison ivy in your horse pastures and beyond. If you catch the plants when the leaves are new and shiny green, you can use less-toxic poison ivy killers.


Poison Ivy Soap Spray

4 tablespoons liquid soap

1 quart water


Mix it up, pour it into a spray bottle and go for it. This will kill surrounding plants too, so focus your attention on the leaves-of-three. I use Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap, but liquid dish detergent works too.


If you've waited too long and the plants have lost that shiny newness, consider this recipe:


Hardcore Poison Ivy Killer

1 cup salt

8 drops liquid soap

1 gallon white vinegar


Heat the salt and vinegar until the salt dissolves. Cool and add the liquid soap. Pour the mixture into a spray bottle or just pour it right on the plants.

Be careful of surrounding plants and don't use this mix near brick or concrete patios. Avoid dumping large amounts on or near drinking water supplies.

Wish it had been this PI..

http://images.wikia.com/batman/image...on-ivy-uma.jpg

Yep, that's it.

I remember the Ogilvy twins coming to school covered head to toe with pink calamine lotion one year. It was comical to see them.

Now that I know what to look for (poison Ivey and oak) I see the stuff all over the property! 16 acres of the stuff to wait for me to gt careless :~[

They don't have much of that in Phoenix .....

Pheonix! I thought you are in Cali.