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Originally Posted by john70t

I usually wear latex gloves.
You can pick the stuff without protection by going in sideways underneath, and bending the stem away from you. Then pull up.
Small stuff I rub into the ground.
Big stuff is easy to pull.

P.I. stays dormant in an underground root system and it will pop up a hundred sprouts next year, but if you keep at it it'll be minimized.

I always used nitrile gloves to pull. I did't touch stems or leaves or anything. The tiny brush of a leaf can give you a spot. Most spots last about 2 weeks for me. Wash thoroughly with soap if you get or think you got any on you. Find a product called Tecnu, it's supposed to be great for washing the stuff off. I found some several years ago packaged with calamine lotion. I needed both.

Originally Posted by PorscheGAL

Yes, number 1 is fine, non poisonous, English Ivy. Number 5 is the one that will get you.

You can buy #1 a just about any store/nursery that sells plants.

Yep, over the last 10-15 years, I've learned to spot that stuff in my sleep. We used to get it all along the fence in our back yard. It was about 3 years before I realized that I had it and the occasional rash was coming from it.

Here's a great document that gives lots of detail about how to positively identify poison ivy. I wish it was a link instead of a PDF.

http://www.arbordale.com/Sure-Fire.%20ONLINE%20%20with%20cover%20copy.pdf