You are lucky no one got affected. Vinegar does not have an effect on poison ivy. I tried a small patch and there was no visible effect.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kent J Carson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 4:53 PM Subject: Re:flaming ivy.. > no adverse affects, we did it yesterday as well as in the spring ,but it was > a small area and we were very careful to stay out of the smoke.. thanks for > the warning however.. we will try the vinegar ,if it works sounds > lots safer. > :) sharon , k.c.----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tony Nelson-Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 11:38 AM > Subject: Weed control (was Poison Ivy/Re: RoundUp) > > > > Fortunately, we don't have poison ivy in Britain. > > I use a propane flame-gun against weeds, although it needs multiple > > applications for deep-rooted ones. > > I've not before thought to try this but, during my long professional > > interest in coastal oil pollution, it has been apparent that a single > light > > coating with crude or oil products will kill most vegetation (but, > notably, > > umbellifers are so resistant that a spray of light oil has been used to > kill > > weeds in a carrot patch). For spot weeding, why not use a light > penetrating > > oil - a WD40 spray might seem ideal. Tony N-S. > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > > > > > >
