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The goats fighting America's plant invasion
BBC ^ | 12 January 2015 | Joanna Jolly

Posted on 01/13/2015 5:02:29 PM PST by Lorianne

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To: GraceG

Roast goat is great!


21 posted on 01/13/2015 7:33:51 PM PST by BwanaNdege
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To: Ditter
Yes Mrs. D. I fought the PI Wars in Maine. An awful lot of ME is second growth woods and overgrown former farms, and a heaven for growing Poison Ivy. Reclaiming the patch around the house can be a daunting proposition.

It is relatively safe to handle the leafless woody parts after it's been 20 below a few times, but the stuff is incredibly poisonous, even the chips or sawdust, and the smoke is downright dangerous if you're thinking of the napalm method. Not for the faint of heart. Rainy day, dawn, no wind, and you didn't hear it from me.

The local Indians had a way of desensitizing themselves to PI, but I would never risk it, and if I told you the secret, I would have to ... you know the rest!

If you do get a dose, go to the beach and stay under salt water until it goes away. Might take a week in the Bahamas!

22 posted on 01/13/2015 9:12:35 PM PST by Kenny Bunk (No Program, No Plan, No Leader ... no Constitutional Reforms.. no Republic..)
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I finally got the PI out of the yard here at the house but when I go to the ranch I don’t get out of the p/u. I can spot it from 30 feet away. I know not to burn it!


23 posted on 01/14/2015 6:18:38 AM PST by Ditter
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Looks like they're eating kudzu.

They better work quickly, or the kudzu will eat them ...

24 posted on 01/14/2015 6:21:28 AM PST by NorthMountain (No longer TEA Party ... I'm the TAF Party)
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To: Kenny Bunk
Excellent! Alas, a kid will not eat ivy?
25 posted on 01/14/2015 9:14:20 AM PST by golux
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