marvelloustime Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5,608 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 11,415 Days Won: 33 Joined: 11/26/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted June 29, 2019 Hiya, We've been out in the garden, doing gardening. I've been using the strimmer. If you have a wild garden, be careful of "Hogweed". https://www.healthline.com/health/hogweed-burns#how-it-causes-burns When you cut it down, or strim it, green liquid flies out, and if it hits your skin, wash it off straight away. Or better than that, be more sensible than me, and use a long sleeve shirt. Because it causes burns. I have blisters and bubbles on my arms today. To be fair, I didn't think any had landed on me, but obviously it did. Fortunately I have some steroid cream, and that's the best thing to use for it, according to my Doctor. Just thought I'd post this on here in case anyone has these things in their garden. I've heard of some people who have ended up in hospital with these burns, so do be careful if you're gardening. Hope you are all having a lovely day. Chat later all. Becky. Xxx 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.82 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 29, 2019 With a lovely name like “ hogweed”, one would never suspect that they could be so nasty.......lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtletwo Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1,192 Topics Per Day: 0.19 Content Count: 7,264 Content Per Day: 1.18 Reputation: 15,710 Days Won: 194 Joined: 07/15/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted June 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, Rebecca Pickles said: Just thought I'd post this on here in case anyone has these things in their garden. I've heard of some people who have ended up in hospital with these burns, so do be careful if you're gardening. @Rebecca Pickles Thank you for your warning. It is thoughtful of you to try to prevent others from incurring these burns. 6 minutes ago, Rebecca Pickles said: I have blisters and bubbles on my arms today Ouch! I'm sorry to hear this, sis. I'll be praying for a quick healing for you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blood Bought 1953 Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 13 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 6,726 Content Per Day: 2.82 Reputation: 6,258 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/03/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 29, 2019 Seriously though......I think I have seen these things all over the place here in Southern Ohio... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelloustime Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5,608 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 11,415 Days Won: 33 Joined: 11/26/2018 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Blood Bought 1953 said: Seriously though......I think I have seen these things all over the place here in Southern Ohio... Hi @Blood Bought 1953 Yeah, you probably will have done. They're all over the place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelloustime Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5,608 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 11,415 Days Won: 33 Joined: 11/26/2018 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, turtletwo said: @Rebecca Pickles Thank you for your warning. It is thoughtful of you to try to prevent others from incurring these burns. Ouch! I'm sorry to hear this, sis. I'll be praying for a quick healing for you. Thank you @turtletwo That's very kind of you. I have to admit, my arms are stinging today. Makes you feel a bit urgh. lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 43 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.89 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted June 29, 2019 From the photo you'd never know how nasty hogweed could actually be. The only thing that causes welts here in California are nettles. You have to make direct close contact with them though. I fell in a patch of them once as a young boy. Not pleasant. Hope you get to feeling better soon, Becky. God bless. P.S. We also have poison oak, which can be pretty severe if one has an allergy to them. Shalom, David/BeauJangles 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 979 Topics Per Day: 0.36 Content Count: 13,945 Content Per Day: 5.08 Reputation: 9,241 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Don't take an axe to an old century plant in California like I once did. Wow burns and a nasty rash for days! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortangel Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 48 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 839 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 634 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/12/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted June 29, 2019 I've never heard of this plant called Hogweed sounds very yucky to me, I've heard of poison oak, & ivy & sumac, is Hogweed like a weed??? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marvelloustime Posted June 29, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 206 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 5,608 Content Per Day: 2.77 Reputation: 11,415 Days Won: 33 Joined: 11/26/2018 Status: Offline Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 3 hours ago, BeauJangles said: From the photo you'd never know how nasty hogweed could actually be. The only thing that causes welts here in California are nettles. You have to make direct close contact with them though. I fell in a patch of them once as a young boy. Not pleasant. Hope you get to feeling better soon, Becky. God bless. P.S. We also have poison oak, which can be pretty severe if one has an allergy to them. Shalom, David/BeauJangles Hi David, Yes, nettles are nasty as well. I bet that was dreadful when you fell into a patch of them. I've never done that, and hope I don't ever do. I'm really careful that I don't lose my balance when I'm strimming, as that wouldn't be fun. Poison oak very nasty too. Thanks for the well wishes and God bless you too. Becky. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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