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On 8 Jun 2005 19:54:23 -0700, "mos" wrote:
I wasn't allergic to it either, until about 2 years ago.....and then it brushed against my arm as I pulled it out with gloved hands. I had it over my entire upper body by the time it was done with me. It took two courses of steroids and lost time working in a neonatal ICU because it was just a mess...so I have a healthy respect for it. It might not bother you this year...but it might be havoc for a visitor. Now I get the brush killer stuff right up close to it, with a paper plate cut, so it forms a collar and I just spray that plant. Then after it is dead, I use a plastic bag, grab it from the inside out and tie it up. Works like a charm. It comes up right by my pond also. I'd get rid of it....like I said, never was allergic, even walked through it....but then one fine day, years later........"Leaves of three...let it be" Maureen A similar thing happened to my grandfather. He was leading his troops (National Guard) and when they picked a place to camp, he said not to worry about the poison ivy, he wasn't allergic and that he would pull it out. To make a long story shorter, he found out then that he was no longer immune, and even spent time in the infirmary to emphasize it. If it was only me, I'd be content to just let it be, but I'm not the only one likely to come in contact with it. Besides, there isn't a whole lot of it, only four patches on the whole property, so I think I have a chance to "eradicate" it. I know you can't really eradicate it, as it can easily be reseeded by birds and stuff. We have fire ants here in the southeast too, and while you can't really "eradicate" them, you can they can be kept to a minimum. I sure don't want to do anything to encourage it, however. Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA Illiterate? Write for FREE help |
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