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PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:37 am 
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Has anyone ever tried controlling poison ivy by using an aggressive ground cover that might choke it out? Will this work?

In shady areas I thought I would try some Obedient Plant and in full sun, Evening Primrose. Any other ideas would be appreciated.

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Sweet potatoes will work surprisingly well.

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Maybe its native colleague, Virginia creeper?

Possible downside: people tend to confuse the two, and I have occasionally been lulled to a false sense of security in a creeper patch, only to discover that there were some P.I. vines mixed in with it.


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Thanks for the suggestions. Sweet potatoes? I wouldn't have thought of that in a million years, but I will try it.
I have some Virginia creeper already among the p.i. but it's outnumbered at the moment and I'm not sure if it will ever catch up.

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PostPosted: Sun Aug 15, 2004 7:22 pm 
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OK, I'm willing to try the sweet potato treatment on poison ivy. I guess you can't just cut regular sweet potatoes up & plant them? That would be too easy. When to plant? How to care for them?
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