Charlie wrote in message
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On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:04:28 -0400, "dwight"
wrote:

Nothing special about this Tuesday, other than the fact that I was going
through my property this past weekend pulling out everything with three
leaves.

48 hours later, no sign of a misstep. No scratchin', no itchin'. And when
I
get poison ivy, I tend to get it BAD.

I use gloves and wear long sleeves and sweats. Normally, when I'm done
pulling all of the ivy I've spotted, the gloves are the last thing to go
into the bag, then I take a thorough HazMat shower immediately. If there's
any doubt, the sweats are also disposable.

I hate that stuff. Poison Ivy is, to me, like mosquitos - what possible
purpose could it serve on this Earth?

dwight
(Sorry to rant, but I knew you'all would understand.)


Heck yeah! Poison ivy sucks. Something that has become invasive in
my part of the world is wild parsnip. Son got burned pretty badly
fishing two years ago. He didn't realize what the weeds were that he
was knocking down. Can cause blistering, photodermatitis, if sap is
contacted and then you are in sunlight. Darkened areas can remain
several years.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0621134058.htm
http://www.sover.net/~lsudlow/images...TheParsnip.jpg

Plenty of info online about this invasive plant. I found some starting
up last week under a bush.

Poison hemlock is showing up also.

http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/icm/2007/7-9/poison.html

Grrrr
Charlie

I'd never heard about this plant. Apparently, Pennsylvania may be part of
its current range, so I'll be keeping an eye out. So, that's two plants now
that I want no part of on my property.

I'll stick to my kudzu, English ivy, purple loosestife, and tree-of-heaven,
thanks.

dwight