Susan Derm

I wanted to check-in if anyone had any updates to this poison ivy thread??  I have a poison oak problem but suspect they are similar enough?

Can anyone elaborate on smothering and/or allelopathic plants, specifically native to northern california?  Any groundcover plants that could be grown under a bunch of Oak trees?

Since it is a pioneer plant that likes disturbed areas, anyone have any luck with bringing the ecosystem back in balance? If so, how did you do it? (Separate but related, it appears poison ivy is growing bigger and stronger due to the increased carbon in the atmosphere due to climate change?!  

I suspect it's a long shot, but have seen interesting information on fungal networks in the soil such as this product: https://producthype.co/netzero/ (I would be interested separately on Permies thoughts on this generally??)  Any chance poison oak relies on more superficial fungal networks that could be disrupted (without disrupting the deeper ones that our Oak tress rely on?)  Would a product like that disrupt an important fungal ecosystem already in place?

Clearly, I'm desperate!!!  

Hello,
We are hopefully moving soon to a house with a yard completely overrun with poison oak.  We were told that it could be taken care of by spraying it twice over 2 seasons.  I haven't looked into what spray they use yet but am weary.  We have a 4 year old and a dog so will have to find some way to clear it out relatively quickly though.  Anyone have any other ideas for how to handle??
thanks!

What lovely memories!!  Hope my son has some similar fond memories when he is in his 40’s!!
Thank you both for your suggestions!!  Greatly appreciated to have some guidance!!

Thanks, we are very excited (even our 4 year old has been talking about all the food he wants us to grow together )
The posts are already in the ground (I think at least 3 of them are in concrete since we also needed to add a small retaining wall adjacent.
We are not concerned about the organic label, just healthy food for us to eat (and share, if bounty allows).
The posts look reddish to me (purchased at Home Depot, I checked and they are definitely treated with copper azole).  Because we live in a big city, we also have a pressure treated fence against the other side of the bed which was installed about 3 years ago (light brown).

Hello,
We are foraying into the world of growing our own food!  But the instructions to avoid pressure treated wood were disregarded.  I suspect it was Treated with copper azole. It appears I can minimize the  risk to our vegetables by using an oil based product on the wood and lining with low-density polyethylene or high-density polyethylene) liner or a polypropylene fabric liner between the sealed treated wood and the garden soil.  
I’ve been trying to research food safe, oil based wood sealants and got overwhelmed.  Any suggestions would be welcome!  
Also, any suggestions on this topic in general would be much appreciated!
Thanks!!