If you've ever dealt with poison ivy, you know it can be a pain to get rid of.  After I moved out to the Hill Country, I "discovered" poison ivy by accident while cleaning up leaves and brush in my yard.  I didn't even know I had touched it until a couple of days later when my arms and chest developed a pretty bad rash.  This was from scooping up leaves (and poison ivy apparently) into the wheel barrel with short sleeves on.  In New Mexico, where I'm originally from, I never experienced poison ivy so I wasn't all that familiar with it.  Please note that I am not an expert when it comes to poison ivy, so please do some more research before trying to get rid of poison ivy.  You'll find some good information on the Texas A&M website.  Below is my experience with poison ivy.

Poison Ivy growing in my yard. Spring 2008. 

The stuff in the photo above is just a little of the poison ivy I've found in my yard this spring.  I've had it in my yard before, but not to the extent that I'm seeing it this year. 

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