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I am happy to report that the organic weed killer I have discovered works very efficiently at choking the poison ivy growing on our property. I tested it in a location where there weren’t very many other plants growing, which made it easier to target just the ivy leaves with the spray.

I am using Avenger Weed Killer which is approved for use in organic gardening. It is easy to spot leaves of plants that I missed with that first application, as well as some partial damage where only drops made contact.

The active ingredient is a citrus oil, which provides the added benefit of actually having a pleasant smell. I get a little aroma therapy while also experiencing an almost uncomfortable amount of pleasure over taking the lives of all these plants.

Some suppressed evil alter-ego in me comes out and I become the villainous deliverer of death.

“Die, DIE, you poisonous scum!”

For some reason, holding the bottle of weed killer seems to make it easier for me to spot those dastardly poison ivy leaves. For so long I was in the dark about which “leaves of three” was the culprit, but after finally making an initial positive identification, it’s getting easier. Then, once I start spraying, those leaves seem to be everywhere!

Yesterday, I used up what remained of our sample gallon, which I had purchased to test its effectiveness. As I sprayed, my eyes kept finding more and more of those poisonous leaves. I have now ordered a gallon of the concentrate and plan to purchase a backpack sprayer, because there remains a lot more ground to cover.

Even if I can’t totally eliminate the poison ivy from our land, it is comforting to know we have the ability to stop it from running rampant. I’ll focus on high-traffic areas and anywhere it has gotten thick like it was in this spot next to one of our open trails. The white outlines on the leaves are the weed killer, shortly after I had sprayed.

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