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- From: Barbara Link <agrariafarm AT gmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!
- Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 11:17:35 -0400
Well as another highly allergic poison ivy sufferer - I've tried everything - glyphosate included. Hated to do it - but I was nearly hospitalized as it got down my sinus passages! I found vinegar didn't really keep it gone - tried doing it in August when it's expanding. And hand pulling meant begging a co-worker to do it - that wasn't always well received.
The most effective and safe way is to get a browser in there - before it gets too woody. I'm working an arrangement to use friend's lamas - they do a great job and eat it all!
Barbara
Agraria Farm, Massachusetts
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On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 7:08 PM, Deb Taft <growbd AT aol.com> wrote:
Hi All.
I hope you had as gorgeous a weekend as we did here.
At my new little farm I have just discovered a wealth of poison ivy. I have a small mowed section where I'm keeping my bees and in the last week the PI has exploded. I guess it was being kept in-check by all the stuff I just mowed. I'm also finding bits of it returning in the areas I've cultivated. It isn't big and woody yet, just tender herbaceous runners. This gives me some hope that I can get rid of it.
The section isn't huge but I really don't want to take the time to pull it all by hand. I got such a late start because of the permitting process that I have too much to do without spending days in a hazmat suit pulling the damned stuff. I'm recovering from my first encounter with it, which resulted in a nasty rash but in a limited area. I washed with Tecnu as soon as I realized what I had been handling and that seemed to keep it from spreading.
What are your suggestions for eradication?
I've read that horticultural grade vinegar (20% acetic acid) will work but is hard to come by unless you want a 55 gallon drum. It seems like most web forums eventually end up agreeing that RoundUp is the way to go, since glysophate breaks down readily. Some sources also recommend Brush-B-Gone, which contains Triclopyr. Triclopyr has a half-life in soil of 1.1 to 90 days but is "practically non-toxic" to birds, fish, water insects and bees. Couldn't find anything about its affects on soil biology.
I can't believe I'm even considering these options.
Help! There must be a better way.
DebMobius FieldsSleepy Hollow NY
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Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!,
Steve Diver, 06/01/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!,
William H Shoemaker, 06/01/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!,
Richard Robinson, 06/01/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!, Owsley lucy, 06/01/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!, Steve Diver, 06/01/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!,
Richard Robinson, 06/01/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!, Road's End Farm, 06/01/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!, Sean Albiston, 06/01/2010
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- Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!, Barbara Link, 06/01/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] Poison Ivy!,
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