Gardening

usonian

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13. Same. My first clearing of a slope near the home.

Mon Jun 30, 2025, 03:20 PM

Jun 30

Cal Fire visited me on the first day after I moved here.
Learned the hard way.
But I got a crew to finish the job.

Since then, I have either sprayed the plants (vinegar will do) or if they are monster vines, I just used a pole pruner to lop them at the base, which kills most of the plant, but keep my distance from that area.

It's pretty insane to see a poison oak "plant" 10 to 15 feet or more (hard to estimate) by the side of the road. My home is far from that.

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I just found a MASSIVE poison ivy patch [View all] Siwsan Jun 12 OP

Once your sensitive to this, each exposure brings worse results. lark Jun 12 #1

Anyone have goat you could norrow? brer cat Jun 12 #2

Been there, done that. usonian Jun 12 #3

Immune here...but with a big warning... MiHale Jun 26 #7

Sorry to hear that. I think I get more sensitive over time, if that's possible. usonian Jun 26 #8

That's as bad as it got... MiHale Jun 26 #10

Smart. 👨🏼‍🎓 usonian Jun 26 #11

The dead vines do retain the oil. blue neen Jun 30 #12

Same. My first clearing of a slope near the home. usonian Jun 30 #13

Poison Ivy berries is a crucial food for birds in the cooler seasons IbogaProject Jun 12 #4

Poison oak and, I presume, poison ivy, WheelWalker Jun 12 #5

We also have some patches along with briars. MagickMuffin Jun 22 #6

I'm lucky, it doesn't bother me. My wife Emile Jun 26 #9