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Invasive Weeds Can Cause Blisters, Blindness
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| 7-25-2002
Posted on 07/25/2002 12:08:07 PM PDT by blam
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I'll see if I can find a picture
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:08:07 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
What's next? Attack by killer tomatoes?
To: blam
Invasive Weeds Can Cause Blisters, Blindness
Nicknamed the masturbation weed.
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:10:10 PM PDT
by
dead
To: blam
Giant Hogweed
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:10:17 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
(more) Giant Hogweed
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:12:41 PM PDT
by
blam
To: dead
you are killing me......
Masturbation Weed....
ROTFLMAO
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:13:25 PM PDT
by
vin-one
To: blam
I just read that the powdered seeds of this plant reduce flatulence when sprinkled over beans.
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:19:06 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
To: blam
Buy some brush (better) or weed (O.K.) killer concentrate. The systemic ones that don't kill right away but are absorbed by the leaves and work down into the roots are best. Cut off the stem reasonably close to the ground. Paint the fresh cut with the concentrated killer. I use this method with mulberry bushes. Usually, cutting them is a waste of time because they just come right up again from the roots, but this works. Cutting the plant before it seeds out is key.
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:21:28 PM PDT
by
RonF
To: blam
"A similar related species, cow parsnip, is often mistaken for giant hogweed..."Wild cow parsnip is all OVER Alaska. It looks like this:
It has CAUSTIC juice. It can be eaten if picked early enough, but non-Natives don't usually look at it as a food. My son tried to eat it raw when he was a tyke, and got 2nd degree burns all around his mouth, in his mouth, down his belly. He still has scars. As far as I know, the plant is not TOXIC, but it is caustic. Beware.
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:24:38 PM PDT
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redhead
To: RonF
From the photos, this thing is rather ugly, plus rather large. I just wonder who would want to plant one in their yard.
Just a dumb question, but why is our customs office allowing the importation of this, and numerous other plants, that are highly invasive? Until proven non-harmful to our US environment, plants should be denied entry. Must be the same folks who let all the Muslim terrorists into the country.
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:26:48 PM PDT
by
CdMGuy
To: blam
To: robertpaulsen
LOL. The Day Of The Triffids is one of my favorites. (Haven't thought about if for decades.)
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posted on
07/25/2002 12:44:54 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
While we are on the topic of invasive plants, here's one you don't want in your neighborhood. It's really fun on bare legs. Lots of it out behind my house.
Yellow Star Thistle
Public Plant Enemy #1
The Yellow Star Thistle has infested over 8 million acres in California and threatens every Western state. The Verde watershed is especially vulnerable to this noxious weed and property owners need totake aggressive action to eradicate this dangerous pest before it is too late.
To: blam; dighton
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an invasive, noxious weed that has been found in Massachusetts. Once established, giant hogweed is difficult to control without chemicals
To: Thinkin' Gal
...Massachusetts. The giant hogweed,... Also known as Teddy Kennedass...
To: CdMGuy
Stuff like this is usually imported as seeds, not as whole plants, sometimes inadvertently (stuck on clothing, etc.). Customs probably never saw it.
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posted on
07/25/2002 1:26:38 PM PDT
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RonF
To: blam
Invasive Weed Can Cause Blisters, Blindness You know, I seem to remember being told by my grandmother that something else causes those same symptoms...
To: blam; Carry_Okie
M. Right up your alley. D.
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posted on
07/25/2002 1:30:24 PM PDT
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sauropod
To: ElkGroveDan
You might want to add that the one herbicide to control Starthistle, Transline, costs $500/gallon primarily due to regulatory costs.
Thank you EPA.
To: Carry_Okie
Have you tried a sodium chloride concentrate? That's salty water -- the saltier, the better.
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