Gwynne Michele
@thecurioushermit
Poison ivy covering a bench by the river. I'm gonna have to start taking my pruning sheers with me on bike rides because the city/county has let the plant spread so much and since I maintain a patch of it at home (with leaves three times the size of these ones!), I know how to spot it from a distance and how to safely handle it even without protective equipment.
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torii.base.eth
@torii-stories
I’ve heard hand sanitizer is great at neutralizing it if the oils do get in your skin
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Gwynne Michele
@thecurioushermit
Sometimes, but Tecnu poison ivy wash is better! Pretty cheap, and handy to have on hand if you live in an area where the plant grows. The tiny berries they produce in fall are a very important source of food for birds, and they spread the seeds in their droppings, so I find the plant all over next to the trails I ride on in my county.
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