For the Poison Ivy!
We had enough rain to nurture the poison ivy to great heights...in some areas it looks like a shrub...a nasty shrub.
I sprayed this area as it is near the house...soon it will be dead. It felt good to spray it.
Yes I know I am weird.
Far Side
I accidentally got into poison ivy about 13 years ago... I am terrified to have it happen again - I would joyfully spray it too!
ReplyDeleteI don't have poison ivy, but I took great pleasure in spraying the weeds in the back yard. They have to be gone before I even think about seeding the area - at this rate I won't be doing that until the fall.
ReplyDeleteSo, if you're weird, so am I!
That darn poison ivy! My husband has been out spraying weeds below our back yard on the hillside. No poison ivy, but lots of Canadian Thistle again this year. The neighbors across the "valley" don't spray so it's a constant battle.
ReplyDeleteI understand that joy in killing that nasty thing. I'm terribly allergic to poison ivy. If I get anywhere downwind of it, I get it. I don't even have to touch it. I hope you get rid of it all.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Betsy
I understand that feeling. I Feel That Way about Dock and Canadian Thistle
ReplyDeleteWhile we don't spray a lot, we do spray weeds that love to sprout in our gravel areas at home at at the Whidbey cabin. And yes, we are happy to see those weeds wilt.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if I've ever seen poison ivy. If I have I didn't get into it. Weird is good.
ReplyDeleteAnyone who has run into it would know intimately why it would bring great joy to spray it--lol! ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's one I always taught my students!
ReplyDeleteMy husband is terribly allergic to it and so we take great pleasure in spraying it.
ReplyDeleteI join weird with you. Killing weeds gives me pleasure and killing poison Ivy makes me happy. Laura gets it easily. Red head I guess. Then it can spread over her entire body. I think poison Ivy could kill some folks. I friend from school burned wood in her fireplace not knowing it was on the wood. She got it even in her nostrils.
ReplyDeleteNever seen poison ivy, it isn't found around where I live
ReplyDeleteI have done the same. I feel badly, but I've had several encounters with it and it did not go well!
ReplyDeleteYes the poison ivy is out and flowering! My neighbor just wacked it all down by the mailbox. I don't dare spray in that area.
ReplyDeleteI have been fighting Wild Parsnip though, it is on the other side of the fence and it just keeps moving over to our land. No one mows the large meadow to the east of us, so it is a yearly battle.
I bet it feels good to watch it wilt.
I, too, feel good to kill the invasive weeds - - - especially the ones that can send you to the doctor if you are super sensitive to them!
ReplyDeletePoison ivy is so nasty. Hope it will be gone soon from your yard.
ReplyDeleteI can see why you'd take great pleasure in killing the darn stuff.
ReplyDeleteWe have had a lot of rain too...and I'm noticing poison ivy along the trails I walk. It's probably in our back yard too, I should go look. We don't go all the way back there often.
ReplyDeleteI have been in the lookout for leaves of three. The flower beds and under the trees seem to be where the birds 'plant' the seeds after eating the berries . I stick a flag into some spots so I can keep check after spraying or weeding it out.
ReplyDeleteM in NC
My daughter and her husband lived on a small 12 acre farm, and there was poison ivy everywhere. They bought some goats (for milk) and discovered that goats love to eat poison ivy. It is like candy to them. Within a few months, no more poison ivy anywhere.
ReplyDeleteI have two grandsons who are very allergic to poison ivy....That is some bad stuff....glad you sprayed it..
ReplyDeleteI've had some bad reactions to it myself. It's nothing to mess with ...good for you!
ReplyDeleteYes with good spring rains the ivy will grow.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever have been misfortunate to get poison ivy you would also feel good about spraying it. I have had it twice. Once as a young child I thought the red leaves in the fall were pretty and touched it. Another time mid life age I was distributing mulch in different places. The mulch must have had poison ivy mulched in it and boy did I have a bad case all over my hands.
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