Re: poison ivy
- Subject: Re: poison ivy
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:45:51 EDT
In a message dated 5/22/02 1:53:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Meum71@aol.com
writes:
<< Its one of those chemicals that over time have a greater effect on you as
you
come into more contact with it. As a kid I could play with the plants and
it
did not bother me-but its getting its revenge now. Be happy that you still
do not reach to it, the oil gets on your shoes and for weeks you can
"reinfect" your self. One year I scratched off the skin from the shins of
my
legs. I rue the day I have to move my bloodroots, they are growing in the
poison ivy patch. >>
It might be worth you while to find an individual who is free of the
sensitivity of PI and have him root out what he can and use PI killer on the
rest. My neighbor was plagued by it and eventually would not use whole
sections of his garden. We had a moderate amount here and my husband would
get blisters and then need treatment from operating the lawn tractor. I
pulled out what I could find and sprayed the rest with PI killer. It took
several years to get rid of only to find new plants, planted by birds now.
I guess if it is in your neighborhood and becomes large enough to flower and
set seeds (berries), it will be an ongoing problem.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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