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You can remove poison oak from your yard by hand or with an herbicide. No matter which method you choose, wear protective gear, including long sleeves, gloves, long pants, and boots, to minimize your ...
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Many are getting out and enjoying the outdoors this summer, and while we all know to avoid poison ivy, there is another plant ...
Experts say poisonous plants are common in the Four States, but learning how to identify and avoid them can help people enjoy ...
Poison ivy grows in a lot more places than you might think, so knowing how to identify it this summer is a good idea.
Steve Grove once planted poison ivy on purpose. He shares an anecdote about this odd gardening choice in How I Found Myself in the Midwest: A Memoir of Reinvention (Simon & Schuster, 2025) to ...
Recent record rainfall in Middle Tennessee has created perfect conditions for poison hemlock to thrive. Learn how to identify ...
Unlike poison ivy, touching a hemlock plant won’t cause a physical reaction—you have you ingest it for anything bad to happen ...
The best time to remove poison ivy is during the summer while it’s actively growing and before it produces berries. Avoid ...
From poison ivy to chiggers and coyotes, here are the hazardous plants, insects and animals to watch out for — and what to do if you see them in Iowa.
Georgia's ecosystem is beautiful, diverse, and sometimes deadly. Here are six plants to avoid if you find them in your yard or in the woods.