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In reply to the discussion: I learned to identify poison ivy at a very early age. I seemed to be especially [View all]BlueTexasMan
(165 posts)I was working on a team clearing out a beautiful river side spot for a music festival and noticed there was a lot of poison ivy growing down by the river bank. People would be swimming around it and I wanted to get rid of it. I called the county agent and asked what to do ( I didn't want to put weed killer on it because of the proximity of the river). He told me to put a lot of nitrogen fertilizer on it and burn it out. The folks up top mowing and burning brush got it on their legs and one woman got it in her lungs. I had it bad as a kid from a naked adventure and ended up at the doctor because my lips swole up so much I couldn't eat and I started looking like John Holmes. You may be immune, but that immunity breaks down suddenly if you're not careful.