Thanks, Wayne. I sprayed Poison Ivy for several seasons, and got rid of
most of it. But, Virginia Creeper is trying to cover my house.
On 8/25/20 7:58 AM, Wayne Shumaker wrote:
At 8/24/2020 08:30 PM, you wrote:
Badly in need of a trim, which I can no longer provide, my shrubs and hedges await the end of
mowing season, when my yard maintenance crew can find time in their schedule to do the lengthy
job. Meanwhile, Poke Weed has invaded these areas and provides feed for the
birds. Swarms of blackbirds descend on the berries and strip them from the stems.Â
Today, I got to one area before the birds found it.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20200824-P8249175.JPG.html
Histories of the 1700s and 1800s tell of the pioneer housewives learning to
boil and rinse the Poke leaves to remove the poisonous juice and provide needed
vitamins during long covered wagon journeys.
Interesting. I always wondered if it had some value. Much better to have Poke
Weed than Poison Ivy.
Before I moved from MA, the Poke Berry was fairly prolific. But it also seemed
the last several years before moving in 2018 that the poison ivy was becoming
particularly bad and more virulent.
WayneS
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Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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