{"id":1224,"date":"2007-05-12T15:28:07","date_gmt":"2007-05-12T22:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/poison_ivy\/"},"modified":"2007-05-12T15:28:07","modified_gmt":"2007-05-12T22:28:07","slug":"poison_ivy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/poison_ivy\/","title":{"rendered":"Poison Ivy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes….I have poison ivy in my garden. Woe is me. This morning I rose and donned clothing that I wouldn’t mind throwing away: long socks, long pants, a long-sleeved mock turtleneck, and an old bandanna. I carried another bandanna with me to cover the lower half of my face, in case the ivy juice became airborne as I pulled out the roots. I wore two pairs of latex gloves.
\nAt first I thought this was going to be easy. I should have known better. The root making its way across the ground was roughly half the diameter of my little finger. I should have watered before I weeded. I might possibly have gotten ALL of the root that way. As it it, I think I left some small suckers. The poison ivy had twined itself around and through a pod of Dutch Iris that I’ve been meaning to replant.
\nI got most of the root, except any that grew through the roots of the iris. After they’ve bloomed, I’ll dig up the iris and re-plant them, checking for poison ivy roots as I separate them. For some time to come, I’ll have to be careful when kneeling and planting and cleaning up in that area. The irritant (urushiol)<\/a> from the poison ivy is likely to taint the ground and plants for some time. Luckily, I’ve gotten into the habit of wearing gloves when I work in the gardens, but I’ll still need to be careful.
\nI had a great morning. I got two thirds of the outer bed at the front of the house cleared out of old plants. I was able to see what made it through the winter and what needs to be replaced. The Russian sage is coming back nicely, and I pruned away the dead wood. The two French lavenders didn’t make it, but I was surprised to see that there were starts of Homestead Purple Verbena, which is usually an annual in this area.
\nI hope to do a little early morning gardening before we go to brunch for Mother’s Day. And, there may be time in the afternoon, too. It’s time to put plants into the ground! YEA!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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