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Poison ivy is a dreaded plant that causes many outdoor vacations to turn into itchy problems. But this plant doesn’t just appear in the wild; it can even grow in your garden or backyard.

When it comes to killing invasive poison ivy, NEVER do the following:

🔥 Burn the plant - The urushiol will spread through the smoke, making it possible for people to inhale the substance, causing highly dangerous inflammation in the lungs, throat, and nasal passages.

✂️ Use a w**d whacker - When cutting grass with a w**d whacker, you typically end up smelling like grass. That smell is the oils of the grass on you, and the same can happen when w**d whacking poisonous plants.

🧑‍🌾 Cleaning without protection - Always handle poison ivy with disposable gloves, long sleeves, and masks at a minimum. If you don’t, you might spread the oil.

Instead, try methods like pouring boiling water on the plant for smaller patches of poison ivy to using homemade or store-bought herbicides for more advanced spread of poison ivy.

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