Response to Poison Ivy! Help!

Hi, It doesn't matter if the ivy is dormant. It can still infect if it's been dead three or four years. Make a strong tea of that broad-leaf plant called plantain that grows in the lawn and apply it to the rash. It can also be used as a preventative. Dandelion sap also works, but not as well by my experience. Plantain species work great. Be sure the lawn you get it from has had no chemical treatments that could be worse than the ivy itself. When I've encountered poison ivy and use plantain I never even get the rash or the itching. Bye for now. Indiana Gardener

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