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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with achainsaw?
This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along
my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. |
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
On Jan 8, 2:31*am, "Danny D." wrote:
...snip... Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) In California wilds, goats that preferentially ATE poison oak were used to 'maintain' the landscape. Goats were happy. People were happy. Now THAT is recycling! |
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
Danny,
Are controlled burns allowed in your area? Remember that uroshiol will evaporate so you'll need full face protection and breathing apparatus. Stay upwind, too. Dave M. |
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
That looks like an incredible lot of work, and a risk of some wicked
allergic reaction. I've not yet reacted to poison ivy, but know friends who are super sensetive. With poison ivy, I'm told not to burn it, as the fire releases the poison into the air, and anyone down wind will have allergic reaction. Not sure about poison oak. You have courage, and a lot of hard work. And, you have my respect. Wonder if the local municipality has chipper shredders to do this job? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Danny D." wrote in message ... This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15. http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16. http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17. http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18. http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19. http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. |
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
Brilliant idea, just stay away from the poison oak
goat turds? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... In California wilds, goats that preferentially ATE poison oak were used to 'maintain' the landscape. Goats were happy. People were happy. Now THAT is recycling! |
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Is there a better way to remove a poison oak plant than with a chainsaw?
On Jan 8, 1:31*am, "Danny D." wrote:
This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. Brush cutter / mower.. (rotary lawn mower on steroids) http://www.drpower.com/prdSell.aspx?Name=fab-sp-pro1 http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipm...067&catid=s446 Make sure the unit is powerful enough to handle the material size. A large mower will chop material so disposal is at higher density or chopped material could be left on ground. Cutting path across hill face much faster than a chain saw. Be prepared to follow up with the proper herbicide at the correct time in the plant's yearly cycle. True eradication is not a "one time" effort. |
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"David L. Martel" wrote:
Are controlled burns allowed in your area? Burning is the worst of all possible methods for poison oak eradication.... using a defoliant is about the surest and easiest method. http://voices.yahoo.com/remove-poiso...s-3296890.html |
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On Jan 8, 10:56*am, DD_BobK wrote:
On Jan 8, 1:31*am, "Danny D." wrote: This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. Brush cutter / mower.. (rotary lawn mower on steroids)http://www.drpower.com/prdSell.aspx?...itemid=0700067... Make sure the unit is powerful enough to handle the material size. A large mower will chop material so disposal is at higher density or chopped material could be left on ground. Cutting path across hill face much faster than a chain saw. Be prepared to follow up with the proper herbicide at the correct time in the plant's yearly cycle. True eradication is not a "one time" effort. Geez if access to this area is limited just cut all the plants at the base with a loping cutter, mark each location by driving a stake in the spot..... then when it begins to regrow, herbicide it heavily. i had great success on poision ivy by mixing 50% roundup with 50% poision ivy killer... they wilted by the next morning and just died... either seperately was not effective do not chip or BURN !! Burning smoke will give anyone in area poision whatever in the lungs! can be life threatening!! why work hard if you can work easy? the dead plants will eventually rot, but will be a itch hazard till they have rotted away... but the OP will have a much easier job |
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How sure are you of the identification?
I ask because a) I've not seen the plant look like that in my area of central Virginia or my old area of northern Wisconsin. There are lots of regional differences though, and b) because if it really was poison oak or ivy, I can't imagine removing that much without a massive reaction. |
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On Tuesday, January 8, 2013 11:05:32 AM UTC-5, bob haller wrote:
then when it begins to regrow, herbicide it heavily. i had great success on poision ivy by mixing 50% roundup with 50% poision ivy killer... they wilted by the next morning and just died... either seperately was not effective Roundup has worked fine for me. The plants take about a week to die, but that gives time to get the poison through the system and kill it all. When they die the next day I don't get the root. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:30:23 -0500, David L. Martel wrote:
Are controlled burns allowed in your area? Remember that uroshiol will evaporate so you'll need full face protection and breathing apparatus. Hi David, No burns allowed. Plus, the smoke could kill my neighbors. This is California in a high fire hazard high smog zone. It's my understanding we can't even use a wood-burning fireplace for half the year, but that's for smog reasons. So burning is out. But chain sawing wasn't all that great either. The chain saw splattered urushiol all over the place. My hair was covered in wood chips, as was my face. The rest of my body was covered, except at the wrists and ankles and lower back (my shirt kept pulling up and the tangly vines would lightly smack me in the back as I pulled on them). I didn't want to use a chain saw, but I would have been there forever had I used clippers - and I've been spraying it for years - it's just too large for spraying. Clippers would (eventually work), but even clippers won't cut the 5-inch thick vines anyway - and simply pulling was crazy (I tried that first) because all the vines are intertwined. I once rented a cultivator and tried to push my way through, but the vines simply fouled the cultivator blades, and the hardest part was unwrapping them without getting the urushiol all over my hands (an almost impossible task). And, now I have the problem with getting rid of it. I labeled the bins, so I hope they take them on trash day. So that's why I ask. |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 09:31:31 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. I have a problem with multi-flora rose. Giant nasty rose bushes that dont die from roundup or other herbicides. Although they are not poisonous, so they could be cut with a chainsaw, but to do so would mean getting under them, and becomeing all torn up from the thorns. I designed a chain that has a loop in the end that I lay around the and hook to my farm tractor. When the tractor moves, the chain tightens around their base, and they will be ripped out of the ground. Then they go to my burn pile. However any roots left over will sprout again. But on the small young ones, roundup works. I've had some huge ones that would stop my tractor. Either the tires slip, or the engine kills. I found that the only way to get rid of those is to burn them. Dump brush and some smaller logs around them, then a gallon of diesel fuel, and ignite. They do not come back once they are burned. The OP said he can not burn the poison oak. How about soaking the base of them around the roots with diesel fuel. That almost surely will kill them. Then just let them rot. I dont know how long it takes for that oil that causes the skin irritation to go away after the plant is dead. You'd have to do research on that. Maybe your local County Extension office can help too. They seem to have info on most local problem plants. I'm sure someone will state that diesel fuel is harmful to the environment. Yes it is, but probably does less harm than many of the commercial chemicals that are used to kill plants and insects. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:58:45 -0800, Robert Macy wrote:
In California wilds, goats that preferentially ATE poison oak were used to 'maintain' the landscape. Friends down the street actually have goats, and they concur. The key problem for them to lend me the goats is that the land isn't fenced in. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:51:58 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
a risk of some wicked allergic reaction. Hi Stormin, I have a few red bubbly spots on me, but it's not too bad yet. Mostly it's on my left wrist and right ankle and the back of my neck. I'm very surprised my eyes don't itch since I kept getting chips caught in my eye, and my camera & chainsaw have to be covered in urushiol too! I cleaned the camera with rubbing alcohol (but I'm not sure if that actually works) - but the strap needs cleaning somehow. I've not yet reacted to poison ivy, but know friends who are super sensitive. I looked it up in gory detail. NOBODY is ever immune. Eventually everyone gets it (unless they die first). It's like being in war. Just because the first bullets didn't get you doesn't mean your cell mediated immune reactions won't at some point kick in and the next one is the one you regret. Note: Actually, I'm told people with AIDS don't get it, but that's a special case. fire releases the poison into the air Yes. I know. Inside your body, the immune reaction can kill you. Wonder if the local municipality has chipper shredders to do this job? I called the waste company - they just told me they won't take it. Luckily I have a 4-inch chipper, but it's a royal pain getting anything down the chute (I'm sorry I bought that loud monstrosity). |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:56:54 -0800, DD_BobK wrote:
Brush cutter / mower.. (rotary lawn mower on steroids) http://www.drpower.com/prdSell.aspx?Name=fab-sp-pro1 http://www.sunbeltrentals.com/equipment/equipment.aspx? itemid=0700067&catid=s446 Those are quite nice! Cutting path across hill face much faster than a chain saw. I do agree that a sideswipe along the isocline line of the steep hill is the way to go because the main roots are six inches thick, and then they branch out in one and two inch thick trunks. When I cut a trunk, it feels good because I know I've killed a lot but the problem is that the plant really fortresses those thick roots. They're wholly surrounded by the thinner finger-thick and pencil-thick vines such that you can't get near the main supply line without getting soaked in urushiol. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:32 -0800, bob haller wrote:
i had great success on poision ivy by mixing 50% roundup with 50% poision ivy killer... they wilted by the next morning and just died... either seperately was not effective Hi Bob, Trust me, I tried the weed killer. Every year I buy this 2.5 gallon concentrated (41%) glyphosate (which is a huge amount considering you dilute it 2 ounces to 5 gallons of water): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915886.jpg Notice those gloves in that picture are the ones I used on Sunday and they're already starting to show the black urushiol lacquer, which only reveals itself a day later (or after washing), presumably as it oxidizes. The problem is that you need a helicopter to get the weed killer on the leaves. Sure, I can spray the entire front by the curb, but how do I get the spray 10 or 20 feet deep and down the very steep hillside? A pressure washer, filled with glyphosate, might do the trick though! http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915887.jpg |
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Can the goats be tethered on aircraft cable lines? So the goats don't chew
themselves free? Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Danny D." wrote in message ... On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:58:45 -0800, Robert Macy wrote: In California wilds, goats that preferentially ATE poison oak were used to 'maintain' the landscape. Friends down the street actually have goats, and they concur. The key problem for them to lend me the goats is that the land isn't fenced in. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:46:24 -0800, TimR wrote:
Roundup has worked fine for me. The plants take about a week to die, but that gives time to get the poison through the system Hi Tim, Yes. The Roundup weed killer works. I buy this concentrate for about $100 http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915887.jpg The problem with Roundup isn't that it doesn't work. The problem is getting to the plant, which fortresses itself with 10 to 20 feet of vines, such that I can't get the roundup to the leaves. The fact the poison oak, out here, is always on a steep hill, makes it doubly hard to get the roundup to the leaves. I'm thinking whether a pressure washer could work to throw the roundup the necessary 20 feet, but I've only hooked my pressure washer to a garden hose and never to a 25-gallon bucket of weed killer. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:44:32 -0800, TimR wrote:
How sure are you of the identification? Oh yes. Very very very sure! I have cut human-sized tunnels through poison oak, where the urushiol literally drips like a faucet overhead from the wrist-sized hangers. The leaves-of-three are distinctive, and are not wild raspberries (whose leaves look similar but are furry & spiny). The white berries are also distinctive, as are the tendrils all over the place. Of course, the fact that the rash is starting to show up at my wrists, ankles and neck from my weekend work is yet another clue - but - yes, there is absolutely no doubt what it is. The problem isn't identifying it - the problem is getting rid of it without actually getting it! |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:42:29 -0600, homeowner wrote:
How about soaking the base of them around the roots with diesel fuel. I have read that rock salt works, so that is an option which might be less harmful to the environment than diesel fuel. I've never used rock salt before, so I'd have to research how to use it on plants. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:42:29 -0600, homeowner wrote:
I dont know how long it takes for that oil that causes the skin irritation to go away after the plant is dead. You'd have to do research on that. I did do the research! This scientific site says it lasts 100 years! http://online.sfsu.edu/bholzman/cour...nalwebsite.htm Here's the verbatim quote from that San Francisco State web site: "What is amazing is specimens 100 years old have been known to cause dermatitis in humans, because urushiol is a relatively stable compound, and can remain potent for years in the absence of oxidation (Armstrong & Epstein 1995)." I would think that, outdoors, exposed to the elements, the urushiol would only be allergenic to humans for something on the order of perhaps only 5 or 10 years, but, the point is that the oil from Toxicodendron diversilobum will last far longer than we'd like it to. The verbatim statement from that web site below leads me to conjure the thought that this single plant on my property can infect every single person on earth, since it was literally dripping drops of sap within a few minutes of cutting the plant! "Urushiol is so incredibly toxic that it would take only one ounce of it to affect everyone on the earth with a rash (Brooks 2001)." |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:52:16 -0500, Brooklyn1 wrote:
A lot of farmers in this rural community kill poison ivy and poison sumac by applying a goodly quantity of rock salt at their base I like the idea of rock salt as it must be cheaper than the $100 containers of weed killer that I'm buying today (2.5 gallons each). http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...0/11915886.jpg This web site explains the NaCl concentration for weed killer: http://homeguides.sfgate.com/rock-sa...nts-56853.html While the NaCl appears to be effective, that page also outlines the major problem when it's applied on a hillside where my plant resides. Plus, I still need to manually remove the dead plants, which are (almost) as toxic dead as they were alive - at least for the foreseeable future. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:23:14 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Can the goats be tethered on aircraft cable lines? So the goats don't chew themselves free? That's an interesting and clever idea! But, at this point, I'm not goating there! |
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On Jan 8, 12:58*pm, "Danny D." wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 05:58:45 -0800, Robert Macy wrote: In California wilds, goats that preferentially ATE poison oak were used to 'maintain' the landscape. Friends down the street actually have goats, and they concur. The key problem for them to lend me the goats is that the land isn't fenced in. tethered? |
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Danny D. wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:23:14 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote: Can the goats be tethered on aircraft cable lines? So the goats don't chew themselves free? That's an interesting and clever idea! But, at this point, I'm not goating there! I agree, wouldn't want to horn in... -- There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong." (H L Mencken) Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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On Jan 8, 4:31*am, "Danny D." wrote:
This weekend, I needed to remove a poison oak plant along my property but the plant was too big and too much on a hill for spraying; so I cut it with an 18" chainsaw and packed it up for proper disposal. After just two hours, I was covered in the poison oak oil (my clothes came out of the wash all streaked black as if the kids had taken a black marker to them) - but I had to stop as the two recyling bins were jam packed to the brim. Since I still have a few more poison oak plants to remove, I'm wondering if you outdoor experts have a better way than what I'm doing for removal of a poison oak plant from your property? (The last picture is of me washing up!) Here are 19 annotated pictures, taken sequentially. 1.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912409.jpg 2.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912411.jpg 3.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912412.jpg 4.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912413.jpg 5.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912414.jpg 6.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912415.jpg 7.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912417.jpg 8.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912419.jpg 9.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912420.jpg 10.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912421.jpg 11.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912422.jpg 12.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912423.jpg 13.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912424.jpg 14.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912425.jpg 15.http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912426.jpg 16.http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912427.jpg 17.http://www5.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912428.jpg 18.http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912429.jpg 19.http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11912430.jpg I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. Did you mark the bins so the disposal guys will be aware of the danger? |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:20:04 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:32 -0800, bob haller wrote: i had great success on poision ivy by mixing 50% roundup with 50% poision ivy killer... they wilted by the next morning and just died... either seperately was not effective Hi Bob, Trust me, I tried the weed killer. Every year I buy this 2.5 gallon concentrated (41%) glyphosate (which is a huge amount considering you dilute it 2 ounces to 5 gallons of water): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915886.jpg Notice those gloves in that picture are the ones I used on Sunday and they're already starting to show the black urushiol lacquer, which only reveals itself a day later (or after washing), presumably as it oxidizes. The problem is that you need a helicopter to get the weed killer on the leaves. Sure, I can spray the entire front by the curb, but how do I get the spray 10 or 20 feet deep and down the very steep hillside? You might try a sprayer intended for fruit trees; long snorkel. |
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On 1/8/2013 3:24 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:46:24 -0800, TimR wrote: Roundup has worked fine for me. The plants take about a week to die, but that gives time to get the poison through the system Hi Tim, Yes. The Roundup weed killer works. I buy this concentrate for about $100 http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915887.jpg The problem with Roundup isn't that it doesn't work. The problem is getting to the plant, which fortresses itself with 10 to 20 feet of vines, such that I can't get the roundup to the leaves. The fact the poison oak, out here, is always on a steep hill, makes it doubly hard to get the roundup to the leaves. I'm thinking whether a pressure washer could work to throw the roundup the necessary 20 feet, but I've only hooked my pressure washer to a garden hose and never to a 25-gallon bucket of weed killer. Have you tried 2,4D? It works on my poison ivy. |
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Hey, let me know if you need a top poster to
goat (goad) you on. Ha, ha! As to applying salt. I think the choices include to dissolve in water and spray, or to sprinkle it on the ground. Poultices are too much work, and it's not alcohol soluoble enough to make tinctures. I'd think sprinkling on the ground at the base of the plants. With the size of your infestation, you may need a snow thrower to distribute the salt pellets. We can safely rule out IM or IV inejctions. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Danny D." wrote in message ... On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:23:14 -0500, Stormin Mormon wrote: Can the goats be tethered on aircraft cable lines? So the goats don't chew themselves free? That's an interesting and clever idea! But, at this point, I'm not goating there! |
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At the same moment, we had the same idea
to teher. (sorry, not funny.) We'd come up with an idea. One, or t'ether. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Robert Macy" wrote in message ... tethered? |
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On 1/8/2013 1:24 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:46:24 -0800, TimR wrote: Roundup has worked fine for me. The plants take about a week to die, but that gives time to get the poison through the system Hi Tim, Yes. The Roundup weed killer works. I buy this concentrate for about $100 http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915887.jpg The problem with Roundup isn't that it doesn't work. The problem is getting to the plant, which fortresses itself with 10 to 20 feet of vines, such that I can't get the roundup to the leaves. cut the vines where you can reach and paint the cut surfaces with roundup. |
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I'd bite, but chewed not like what I had
to say. It would be baaaad. We have a problem in the USA, when we have goat naught better to do but oak around on usenet. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Larry W" wrote in message ... Can the goats be tethered on aircraft cable lines? So the goats don't chew themselves free? That's an interesting and clever idea! But, at this point, I'm not goating there! I agree, wouldn't want to horn in... -- There is always an easy solution to every human problem -- neat, plausible, and wrong." (H L Mencken) Larry Wasserman - Baltimore Maryland - lwasserm(a)sdf. lonestar. org |
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On 1/8/2013 1:33 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:42:29 -0600, homeowner wrote: How about soaking the base of them around the roots with diesel fuel. I have read that rock salt works, so that is an option which might be less harmful to the environment than diesel fuel. I've never used rock salt before, so I'd have to research how to use it on plants. it can also sterilize the soil so you won't be able to plant anything. furthermore, when it rains, everything downhill may also go. |
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On 1/8/2013 1:43 PM, Danny D. wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:42:29 -0600, homeowner wrote: I dont know how long it takes for that oil that causes the skin irritation to go away after the plant is dead. You'd have to do research on that. I did do the research! This scientific site says it lasts 100 years! http://online.sfsu.edu/bholzman/cour...nalwebsite.htm Here's the verbatim quote from that San Francisco State web site: "What is amazing is specimens 100 years old have been known to cause dermatitis in humans, because urushiol is a relatively stable compound, and can remain potent for years in the absence of oxidation (Armstrong & Epstein 1995)." I would think that, outdoors, exposed to the elements, the urushiol would only be allergenic to humans for something on the order of perhaps only 5 or 10 years, but, the point is that the oil from Toxicodendron diversilobum will last far longer than we'd like it to. The verbatim statement from that web site below leads me to conjure the thought that this single plant on my property can infect every single person on earth, since it was literally dripping drops of sap within a few minutes of cutting the plant! "Urushiol is so incredibly toxic that it would take only one ounce of it to affect everyone on the earth with a rash (Brooks 2001)." careful, wmd searchers are currently on the way. watch for the black helicopters. |
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I remember reading that Danny did mark the bins.
And the trash pickup guys refused the bins. Just imagine the pickup guys coming down with wicked poison oak, and not knowing why. Can we donate that stuff to the military, and they can spray it on the enemy a couple days before ground invasions? Just think if we sprayed Mogadishu before the "Blackhawk Down" invasion that went so badly wrong. All those skinnies home, itching instead of shooting at the Rangers. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "DerbyDad03" wrote in message ... I didn't measure it, but this one plant is about 20 feet long (or so), by about 20 feet deep down a hill - but I only removed about 5 feet along the curb as I ran out of room in the bins. Did you mark the bins so the disposal guys will be aware of the danger? |
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On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:29:25 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D."
wrote: The problem isn't identifying it - the problem is getting rid of it without actually getting it! ....bring in a back-hoe |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:35:56 -0500, Frank
wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:24 PM, Danny D. wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:46:24 -0800, TimR wrote: Roundup has worked fine for me. The plants take about a week to die, but that gives time to get the poison through the system Hi Tim, Yes. The Roundup weed killer works. I buy this concentrate for about $100 http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915887.jpg The problem with Roundup isn't that it doesn't work. The problem is getting to the plant, which fortresses itself with 10 to 20 feet of vines, such that I can't get the roundup to the leaves. The fact the poison oak, out here, is always on a steep hill, makes it doubly hard to get the roundup to the leaves. I'm thinking whether a pressure washer could work to throw the roundup the necessary 20 feet, but I've only hooked my pressure washer to a garden hose and never to a 25-gallon bucket of weed killer. Have you tried 2,4D? It works on my poison ivy. Agent Orange, there you go! ;-) Poison Ivy is better killed with a "wooded plant" herbicide. 2,4D probably qualifies, though there are several sold these days. |
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On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:45:52 -0700, chaniarts
wrote: On 1/8/2013 3:02 PM, wrote: On Tue, 8 Jan 2013 20:20:04 +0000 (UTC), "Danny D." wrote: On Tue, 08 Jan 2013 08:05:32 -0800, bob haller wrote: i had great success on poision ivy by mixing 50% roundup with 50% poision ivy killer... they wilted by the next morning and just died... either seperately was not effective Hi Bob, Trust me, I tried the weed killer. Every year I buy this 2.5 gallon concentrated (41%) glyphosate (which is a huge amount considering you dilute it 2 ounces to 5 gallons of water): http://www3.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/11915886.jpg Notice those gloves in that picture are the ones I used on Sunday and they're already starting to show the black urushiol lacquer, which only reveals itself a day later (or after washing), presumably as it oxidizes. The problem is that you need a helicopter to get the weed killer on the leaves. Sure, I can spray the entire front by the curb, but how do I get the spray 10 or 20 feet deep and down the very steep hillside? You might try a sprayer intended for fruit trees; long snorkel. here in phx, they spray olive trees to prevent flowering. they use what looks like truck mounted pressure sprayers with a very long hose and wand so they can reach the top of the trees some 20-40' up. Perzactly. I've seen them used on apple trees, too. |
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