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Tis the season…that poison ivy blooms!
As summer winds down and the kids go back to school, there are changes also happening in the backyard. The fall blooming plants are beginning to do their thing. Some of this is good….some of this is bad! Perhaps not as bad if you know how to identify it. In the past, I’ve blogged about how to identify poison ivy in your yard. What was missing from those pictures is what the plant looks like in full bloom. I’ve gotten close enough to the plant to snap a shot. Why is blooming bad? Well, blooming means more seeds which means this plant is going to procreate. ACK!! What do…
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Plant Identification: Poison Ivy
It occurred to me this week that not everyone is aware of how to identify this itchy plant. Those of us that are allergic have it burned in our brain! Do you know what it looks like? Here’s a few shots as fresher for plant identification: And here is the Elderberry bush that I dare not walk to as poison ivy currently surrounds it… Remedies could include vinegar sparingly painted on the sunny leaves of the plant. Why so sparingly? Vinegar will kill most of the plants around it, most microorganisms and leave a brown spot of nothing in it’s wake. Goats I hear will eat poison ivy. I’ve entertained…
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Stella Soaps! – Jewelweed soap’s meow!
Our yard is yet to be exterminated of poison ivy. Why? I’d rather treat it with organic means. I’ve done plenty of reading on how high percentage vinegar does the trick. I’ve tried it! Works great in the full sun, otherwise you don’t hurt the plant AND expose yourself further to it. That’s a problem for folks like me who have been allergic to it since a kid. My husband did a bunch of work on it until now he’s able to get it too. I’m currently looking into a “rent-a-goat” program. Under rules of my subdivision, livestock are not allowed. Think I could get them to approve a couple…
