They call it poison for a reason

[JoelD]

Ok, will be interested to see which you guys think is poison ivy and which is not.

with my luck I've probably got every possible variety.

Joel

 

[polo1665]

Ok, will be interested to see which you guys think is poison ivy and which is not.

with my luck I've probably got every possible variety.

Joel

Good news, I would have to say that none of your examples are poison ivy. They all looked to have thorns, poison ivy has no thorns

Mark

 

[JoelD]

Here's some more pictures of "my" plants.

 

[polo1665]

Here's some more pictures of "my" plants.

Pic #1 and pic #2 are not poison ivy. I wouldn't mess with the plants in pic #3 and pic #4.

Mark

 

[cowboy357]

I,m not going to say what is what in those pics. But if the leaves look oily I wont go near it without killing it first .

Yes there are some harmless plants as well as vines . But theres also different types of Leaves & vines on the poison stuff , Not all look the same. Shapes, shinyness & even color changes duint the different seasons. its best to just study whats what.

Heres a good link if in Question. Bob

Identifying Poison Ivy, Poison Oak and Poison Sumac through Pictures - (www.poisonivy.us)

 

[PeterK]

Joel,

Pics #3 & #4 are poison ivy. You remembered "leaves of three, let it be" in #1 & #2 which is a good general rule if you're not familiar. Poison ivy starts purplish and shiny then goes green. Its three leaves might have a cleft on one edge of a leaf but not always. The berries in the fall are toxic too. Be REALLY carefull mowing as the mulched up plant coming out of your chute will be like a bee attack in a couple of hours.

AFAIK the only way to kill it is to spray Ortho Brush Be Gone. Cutting won't do it.

If you contact it by accident, wash with a dish soap like Dawn to remove the oil from your skin within 10 minutes. Don't scratch your skin. Calamine lotion will ease the itching if you're too late.

btdt.

 

[JoelD]

THANK YOU!!! PETER.

I hope others can get some help from the phots all are posting.

This is some nasty stuff and I definately don't want the mini-boss to tangle with any of this stuff.

I'll be getting the brush be gone today.

Joel

 

[kdm0811]

Dishwashng soap may be better than nothing. But the poison resin is like an oil that must be disolved to be removed. I suggest applying go-Jo with pumice and scrubbing under a constant flow of water. In the "olden days" grandma's lye soap worked pretty well. What we didn't know then was that the lye would disolve the resin along with the top layer of skin. The latter reason is probably why Ivory soap became so popular.

 

[Soundguy]

there are comercial products that take care of poison ivy pretty good now.. I have a kit that comes with a 'soap, and then a soothing lotion.

soundguy

 

[PeterK]

I've actually only used Octagon bar soap - the big brown laundry bar - but since it is hard to find, Dawn dish soap removes oils well and has also been recommended by others through the years. Also Palmolive has seen success. Best to just stay clear if you are alergic.