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Please tell me this isn't giant ground elder
On 04/06/2013 18:54, Blenny wrote:
RustyHinge;984582 Wrote: On 04/06/13 08:52, Charlie Pridham wrote:- "RustyHinge" wrote in message ...- On 30/05/13 21:35, Blenny wrote:- kay;984303 Wrote: It looks like hogweed, which is not a problem. If it carries on growing till it is taller than you, it may be giant hogweed, which can cause skin rashes. Thanks Kay. I'll leave it alone for the moment then.- If it *is* hogweed (not the giant variety) the very young shoots make a good vegetable.- Ordinary hogweed also causes skin rashes if you get the sap on you then allow sunlight to get to it.- I used to collect it by the barrowload for my host of wabbits. I don't know how many gallons of sap I must have had flow over my hands with no ill effect. -- Rusty Hinge I've handled the leaves without ill effect - but think I'll proceed with caution. Cooking it sounds tempting though! You want to be 110% certain of the identity, particularly with umbellifers, which contain some rather toxic plants. +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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