When to Prune. 1  Trim early-spring-flowering shrubs right after they bloom. 2  Summer-flowering plants should be clipped in winter or early spring. 3  For non-flowering plants, trim after new growth has completely formed.
Vinegar - Just sprinkle liberally on rash or blisters for instant relief from itch. caused by poison ivy. Although the smell may not be to everybody's liking, vinegar seems to help draw out the poison from poison ivy while it also helps healing. White distilled vinegar or apple cider vinegar seem to work best. Banana peel - Touted by many as a homemade miracle cure, the inside of a banana peel rubbed on poison ivy rashes seems to bring instant, cooling relief. By some accounts, banana skins may even do the trick when all other poison ivy treatments fail.
Does rubbing alcohol really dry up poison Ivy rash? Does rubbing alcohol really dry up poison Ivy rash? Or what else might you recommend to dry up poison Ivy quickly. Some people say use hot water until you cant bear it anymore and others say bleach or alcohol? Anyone had any experience with these?