For the poison ivy, get a goat
Poison ivy, the prototype of the cyborg-killer in the comic book Blame, now is blooming. And just so you can keep calling global warming a myth, poison ivy is one of the plants responding well to the increases in temperature, humidity and the level of carbon dioxide. You can see it spreading along hedgerows and into your back yard. It’s very unpleasant to touch his leaves or other parts for a man who have some allergic reactions. This plant is bursting with an oily resin called urushiol. If this penetrates your skin, you’ll almost certainly get blisters and, in due course, a rash. Only a very few people are immune. For more serious exposure, you’re going to need the cream plus Prednisone. Two final thoughts on removing a patch of poison ivy from your yard. Lay in a supply of antibiotic and, wearing gloves, cut the vine and throw it on a bonfire. You must be careful. Heat and smoke can lift urushiol particles into the atmosphere so don’t stand down wind of the fire. Goats love to eat poison ivy.