Poison Ivy

'Seahorse' writes~ I found your website through the Cooking Club of America. I love it! Is there a "natural way" to get rid of poison ivy? I have a dog that loves to be outside and just found out that I have Poison Ivy and Oak. I do not want to use chemicals, due to her always digging, sniffing, etc.

A. What you are seeking is a natural, organic herbicide safe around pets and children. I have picked a few sources from a horticultural article by the University of Wisconsin. First, you could check your local nurseries for ideas or call your local agriculture cooperative extension [check the white pages under Government].

BioWeed Bioscape, Inc.
4381 Bodega Avenue Petaluma, California, 94952
707-781-9233

Concern Weed Prevention Plus Necessary Organics
8906 Wentworth Avenue South Bloomington, MN 55420
800-468-2472

DynaWeed™ American Natural Products Co.
Planet Natural 2103 185th Street Fairfield, IA 52556
800-221-7645

Earth Friendly™ Mount Prospect, IL
847-818-1550

GreenSense™ Rhode's Services, Inc.
1651 Wall Street Garland, TX 75041
972-864-1934

Organic WEEDZSTOP™ Fertrell, Inc.
P.O. Box 265 Bambridge, PA 17502
717-367-1566

ProPac™ Manning Agricultural Center, Inc.
619 Julia St. Manning, IA 51455
800-248-4409

Safe Earth Natural Weed Control
900 52nd St. W. Des Moines, IA 50265
515-222-1997

Safe 'N Simple™
P.0. Box 8000 Londonberry, NH 03053
800-367-2730

SUPER ORGANIC "G" Winton Graf
Bloomington, MN
612-887-0068

Suppressa™Totally Organic Product Supply
252 Hedge Road Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-325-5959

Tiger By The Tail™
Greener Pastures
Minneapolis, MN
800-798-1069

WeedFREE™
Butterfield Gardens
Glen Ellyn, IL
630-393-1062

Weed-Stopper Plus Walt's Organic Fertilizer Co.
1528 NW Leary Way Seattle, WA 98107
206-297-9092 or 206-783-6685

W.O.W! (for without weed) Garden's Alive!
5100 Schenley Place Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
812-537-8650