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Got Tips, Smithtown? How Do You Get Rid Of Poison Ivy?

Chemicals, green solutions or brute force? Share your best tips with the community.

Poison ivy really is the cruelest vine -- if you're allergic. And for those lucky locals, this itch-inducing plant is just starting to get its leaves.

So how do you get rid of it?

Obviously, some might go the Roundup route, using the store-bought vine killer in liberal doses. While others might just don the long gloves and yank it out by the roots.

If you have a good tip you'd like to share with others in your community, let us know in the comments.


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