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usonian

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3. It falls to weed killers of all sorts.

Reply to Siwsan (Original post)

Mon Jul 24, 2023, 12:42 PM

Jul 2023

For large stems (I get poison oak. Some vines 10 feet tall or more.), the weed killer works, too, but I'll also clip them at the base with a pole pruner (specifically the Fiskars one with the pull handle). And it's also good for transporting stuff that needs to be transported at a distance of some 4 feet or so from you.

Of course, easiest in the spring when the leaves are bright red.

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Found more poison ivy and it's clipped and sprayed. [View all] Siwsan Jul 2023 OP

Seems especially potent this year. I only got close enough to a vine to take a pic and got a rash Walleye Jul 2023 #1

You need a goat! Bayard Jul 2023 #2

It falls to weed killers of all sorts. usonian Jul 2023 #3

UGH! elleng Jul 2023 #4

I'm fighting the same battle. I am sore infected, and finally found a patch in my back yard. Midnight Writer Jul 2023 #5

Here in Cascadia the poison oak seems to REALLY like the increasing atmospheric CO2. WheelWalker Jul 2023 #6