What is the best way to get rid of poison ivy?

No matter which old poison ivy saying you use to identify the plant — “Leaves of three, let it be,” “Berries white, run in fright” — the effects after you brush up against this most irksome plant are the same — a terrible, itchy, blistery rash, caused by the presence of urushiol, an oily resin, in the plant’s stem and leaves.

So what if you’ve got poison ivy in your backyard?

If you’ve always got kids playing back there, poison ivy is like a ticking time bomb waiting to go off.

Sooner or later, someone will drop their ball or throw their Frisbee back there, or worse, fall into the leaves.

If you’d like to be rid of poison ivy once and for all, here are some tried and true techniques that work without the use of harsh chemicals.

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