Maybe in your search for a new camera you could recommend something for me. I can't afford anything too "salty" as we say in PA, but I would like a good, simple, quality camera. Doesnt need bells and whistles.
I bet the apples would work on poison ivy too! Seriously, best way I've found to get rid of poison ivy (my place was crawling with it...areas completely blanketed...is to just keep cutting it down. I am highly allergic to it too, so I usually wait until winter when I can really cover up. I wear work gloves I can just toss when I'm done. Also...if you have old long socks with holes in the feet, cut the feet off and wear the leg parts as "sleeves" to protect your jacket sleeves/arms. It looks weird but it helps. One thing about PI...it has no staying power. If you keep removing the leaves, it WILL eventually die off. I guess you getting a sheep is out of the question? When we kept sheep they cleared off every shred of PI in the pasture in side of a year. They love it. A man from the power company told me that if you have PI running up a tree, cut a section out of the vine trunk...that will kill the overhead stuff. Then paint full strength roundup on the bottom cut part and it will soak into the roots and kill the whole thing. I never did this but that's what the power company uses.
Oh, and in case you don't know...if you come in contact with PI, you have 45 minutes to get it washed off. USE COLD WATER. never wash it off in warm or hot water. USE DISH DETERGENT, the cheapest strongest you can find. dont use anything with "moisturizer" in it. Wash in running water, not in a tub or sink basin. After you've washed, rinsed, washed rinsed, wipe (don't rub) the area with rubbing alcohol on a paper towel and toss the paper towel. I've been doing this routine for years and I haven't had a bad rash in a while (except when I forget!)
Good gardening, Annie
