Can I get poison ivy from a new plant (seedling)?
Question:I was recently weeding and pulled out small plants (about 2 inches) they looked like poison ivy.
Answers:
You most definitely can. Even in winter time, the leafless vine can give people sensitive to it's chemical oil a severe reaction... people like me who hate poison ivy :)
no u cant
It's possible. You can't really tell until later.
If it is truly poison ivy you can get a reaction from a seedling. Poison ivy is poison ivy no matter how small.
Absolutely. You can get it from any part of the plant at any point in its growth cycle including winter when it looks like a bunch of twigs. Do learn to identify the stuff so you don't wonder what you've pulled up.
When you do touch it, take off any clothes that also touched the plant and put them immediately into the washing machine. Do not put them in the hamper or in a pile. Wash with hot water and detergent. When you do touch poison ivy or poison oak, immediately wash the area touched with barely warm (not hot) sudsy water. You are washing off oil, so do a thorough job of it. Wash anyplace you may have touched--your face, etc. Then make a paste of baking soda and water. Slather that all over the area touched and wash it off. Be sure to include any part of you that may have touched any of the clothes you put into the washer. If there is a lot of you to wash, do it in the shower, not in the tub. You can also pick up poison oak or ivy from your pet's coat if he/she brushed by the plant.
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