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Re: [SG] New Shade Garden in the Making

At 10:49 PM -0400 5/26/98, Hampton, Jack wrote about turning an acre of
woods into a garden:

The biggest problem for me is the poison ivy! Any quick-fix suggestions?

Round-up.  Really.

I have just read a long piece of poison ivy on the Web, though I don't
remember where it was.  Specifically, they recommended that you DON'T burn
it, and they said that every little piece of root left in the ground will
grow a new plant.  If you do go out and dig, take your work clothes
straight to the washer, and don't touch anything.   The allergen in poison
ivy -- urushiol -- stays on surfaces like your work gloves pretty much
forever.

Remember what Homer Simpson said (and this might be the only gardening
advice Homer has *ever* said):  "Leaves of three, Let it be!  Leaves of
four, Eat some more!"

Karen. [who doesn't actually *take* this advice]
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