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Old 04-07-2009, 11:49 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Vegetable foliage allergies

Bob Hobden wrote:
"David in Normandy" wrote
Anyone else have allergies to vegetable foliage?
I've just picked some courgettes and both arms are itching all over. I get
the same reaction picking runner beans. Spouse gets a similar response
with conifer foliage.

I must remember to wear a long sleeve shirt to pick runner beans. I've
planted a different variety of courgette seeds this year by accident, the
fruit are a deeper green and the leaves quite thorny - so I got prickled
as well as itches. frown They are growing fast though and have reached
the point that courgettes are being produced faster than we can eat /
freeze them. Pulled a small (10") marrow off just now.

My wife has an allergic reaction to cucurbits and she also suffers picking
runner beans just like you.
A neighbour cannot go near tomato plants although he usually has a
greenhouse full which his wife has to tend.
I have some sort of allergy to some conifer foliage but by no means all.

Lots of things bring me out in a rash, however the plus side is they
generally don't irritate and soon disappear. The exception is
gooseberries, they are so bad I have given up growing them!

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