The poison oak harvest

Hal Hurst

May 24 at 1:00pm · 

Poison Oak harvest- A month ago I couldn't find any; now where it's coming up I'm finding five foot vines attached. At least I set it back in some critical areas; stamping it out probably won't happen soon if ever. Needless to say I'm taking precautions against getting the rash.

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Elizabeth Evans McNabb Maybe you could use one of those propane torch weeders on it. I have read that they kill the root too.

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 · May 24 at 2:10pm

Hal Hurst Be aware that you must not burn poison oak, lest you inhale the irritant. Bad juju will follow.

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 · May 24 at 4:32pm

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Que Evans Get a gallon of Tecnu.

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 · May 24 at 2:30pm

Nancy Evans Goats? But goats would eat everything.

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Que Evans Goats are great in the PNW they prefer invasive blackberries to grass.

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Val Lansdown Hope you don't get the rash. My Mom got it years ago. What a horrible mess.

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 · May 24 at 3:55pm

Orah Hurst So glad you wrote that Hal! I was about to write 'don't burn it, whatever you do!'

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 · Yesterday at 7:00am

Hal Hurst Spurred by the comments here, I researched the goat issue, and confirmed their assertions- that a controlled study shows that dairy goats can consume a lot of poison oak, and be unharmed by it, and neutralize the urushiol which causes skin irritation. https://ucanr.edu/repositoryfiles/ca4603p4-69619.pdf

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Que Evans If you get dome pygmy goats your visitor rate from Angie Parkerand me might skyrocket

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 · Yesterday at 10:32am

Hal Hurst But will I need some Pygmy goatherds?

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 · Yesterday at 11:27am

Que Evans Sounds like you need a border collie too.

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Elizabeth Evans McNabb I know some recent college graduates who might apply.

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Edwin Dale Evans Very delicate application of 2-4D or modern equivalent!

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Hal Hurst Well I got away with it this time- not a bit of rash. Good thing too- I have to finish the other half this week!

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Elizabeth Evans McNabb If I remember correctly, Jack and Ek carried a can of spray paint when they took a walk through their woods. They tagged poison oak, and came back later with an herbicide. (This is from my childhood, so it may not be entirely accurate.)

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Hal Hurst we just got us a can of paint to mark it. Thanks for the idea.

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Patti Angelo I love your life Hal! I get to live vicariously and not worry about the rash....

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