GARDEN: Poison Ivy Vegetation Killer / Vinegar for Poison Ivy (REMEDIES)

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Funny you should mention goats and them liking poisin ivy so much! My husband

grew up with his mom, aunts and uncles in his grandfather's house. They had

goats and they loved to eat the posin ivy as you mentioned. It seems that no

one in the family is allergic to the posin ivy or posin oak plants because they

all grew up on goat milk. That is what most likely is the only reason why my

husband is still here too. Goat milk according to my nutritionist is the

closest thing to human milk and is very nourishing for our bodies. anyhoo, I

would constantly catch poisin ivy from touching his clothes doing the laundry

which he got a real charge out of for some reason. Must be nice to be immune!

 

Lorain

wildmouse <wildmouse

Tue Jun 13 13:28:46 CDT 2006

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GARDEN: Poison Ivy Vegetation Killer / Vinegar for

Poison Ivy (REMEDIES)

 

 

Vinegar for Poison Ivy

by Annie Berthold-Bond, care2.com

 

The land around our home is overrun with poison ivy. It is everywhere; a

vine has even wrapped abundantly around the tree that holds the end of

the clothesline so we can't fix the rope pulley that is broken there.

After a few years of passively accepting that I can't hang clothes on

the line, or that various family members get terrible rashes every

summer, I've decided to do something about the scourge.

 

I won't ever use herbicides out of concern for health and the

environment, so I've been trying out various " down home " remedies. This

one really works.

 

Before I tell you about what I've found that works, let me tell you of

another alternative solution to herbicides: Goats! For some reason,

Spanish and Angora goat breeds absolutely love poison ivy. Make sure you

get those particular breeds; most others don't like poison ivy for their

main meal. I would love to have goats, but my family won't let me!

 

Here is the homemade poison ivy vegetation killer spray that I've found

is safe and effective:

 

Poison Ivy Vegetation Killer

 

1 cup salt

8 drops liquid detergent

1 gallon vinegar

 

Combine the salt and vinegar in a pan and heat to dissolve the salt.

Cool the vinegar, add the detergent, and pour some of the liquid into a

large spray bottle. Spray the vegetation. (You can also just pour the

mixture onto the weeds.) Refill the spray bottle as necessary.

 

Note that this formula will kill all the vegetation, so make sure that

you are only spraying the plants you want to kill. If you need to use a

lot of this spray, avoid spraying it near wells, as the salt can leach

into your water supply.

 

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more on goats and poison ivy -- immunity!

On Jun 14, 2006, at 4:40 PM, TheKoolLottes wrote:

 

> Funny you should mention goats and them liking poisin ivy so much! My

> husband grew up with his mom, aunts and uncles in his grandfather's

> house. They had goats and they loved to eat the posin ivy as you

> mentioned. It seems that no one in the family is allergic to the posin

> ivy or posin oak plants because they all grew up on goat milk. That is

> what most likely is the only reason why my husband is still here too.

> Goat milk according to my nutritionist is the closest thing to human

> milk and is very nourishing for our bodies. anyhoo, I would constantly

> catch poisin ivy from touching his clothes doing the laundry which he

> got a real charge out of for some reason. Must be nice to be immune!

>

> Lorain

> wildmouse <wildmouse

> Tue Jun 13 13:28:46 CDT 2006

> undisclosed-recipients:;

> GARDEN: Poison Ivy Vegetation Killer /

> Vinegar for Poison Ivy (REMEDIES)

>

> Vinegar for Poison Ivy

> by Annie Berthold-Bond, care2.com

>

> The land around our home is overrun with poison ivy. It is

> everywhere; a

> vine has even wrapped abundantly around the tree that holds the end of

> the clothesline so we can't fix the rope pulley that is broken there.

> After a few years of passively accepting that I can't hang clothes on

> the line, or that various family members get terrible rashes every

> summer, I've decided to do something about the scourge.

>

> I won't ever use herbicides out of concern for health and the

> environment, so I've been trying out various " down home " remedies.

> This

> one really works.

>

> Before I tell you about what I've found that works, let me tell you of

> another alternative solution to herbicides: Goats! For some reason,

> Spanish and Angora goat breeds absolutely love poison ivy. Make sure

> you

> get those particular breeds; most others don't like poison ivy for

> their

> main meal. I would love to have goats, but my family won't let me!

>

> Here is the homemade poison ivy vegetation killer spray that I've

> found

> is safe and effective:

>

> Poison Ivy Vegetation Killer

>

> 1 cup salt

> 8 drops liquid detergent

> 1 gallon vinegar

>

> Combine the salt and vinegar in a pan and heat to dissolve the salt.

> Cool the vinegar, add the detergent, and pour some of the liquid into

> a

> large spray bottle. Spray the vegetation. (You can also just pour the

> mixture onto the weeds.) Refill the spray bottle as necessary.

>

> Note that this formula will kill all the vegetation, so make sure that

> you are only spraying the plants you want to kill. If you need to use

> a

> lot of this spray, avoid spraying it near wells, as the salt can leach

> into your water supply.

>

> ***

>

>

>