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LeftInTX

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34. It doesn't look like it's too weedy.

Reply to DBoon (Reply #14)

Tue Jul 9, 2024, 08:45 PM

Jul 2024

Giant Hogweed is a member of the carrot family and those things spring up real easy.

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Warning: DO Not Touch this Plant [View all] Bayard Jul 2024 OP

I'm desperately allergic to Poison Ivy, but ever since I first heard about this plant.... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2024 #1

We've got a whole mess of what looks like this plant slightlv Jul 2024 #20

justifiable homicide ZonkerHarris Jul 2024 #36

i don't know. once my grandpa said i was in a poison ivy patch + nothing. pansypoo53219 Jul 2024 #37

Genesis - Return of the giant hogweed DBoon Jul 2024 #2

I really did not expect anyone to beat me at posting Return of the Giant Hogweed ms liberty Jul 2024 #8

When I first heard the song I thought it was a SciFi B-movie spoof DBoon Jul 2024 #12

Peter read an article about it in a newspaper at the time they were writing Nursery Cryme ms liberty Jul 2024 #35

I still have scars from... 2naSalit Jul 2024 #3

Do we have to worry about it growing here? Maru Kitteh Jul 2024 #29

We have hemlock which is similar MagickMuffin Jul 2024 #4

👇👇👇👁️👁️ Goonch Jul 2024 #5

Thanks TommyT139 Jul 2024 #6

Holy crap! Bayard Jul 2024 #32

Horrible! lindysalsagal Jul 2024 #7

Article linked in OP provides a link to a Maine "plant identification guide"... Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #9

The warning should be at the top of the page, not at the bottom! Ohioboy Jul 2024 #15

I agree completely! That thing is bad. Hermit-The-Prog Jul 2024 #21

I am convinced. A bit nervous too. twodogsbarking Jul 2024 #10

OMG! StarryNite Jul 2024 #11

Giant hogweed! Yeehaw! paleotn Jul 2024 #13

Try some poison oak or poison sumac. Both, at least to me, are worse. erronis Jul 2024 #17

In SoCal, we have Poodle Dog Bush DBoon Jul 2024 #14

And look how pretty that is! soandso Jul 2024 #25

It doesn't look like it's too weedy. LeftInTX Jul 2024 #34

Poodle Dog is one of the first plants to establish itself in wildfire-scorched areas. diva77 Jul 2024 #38

Eradication takes a multi year effort Warpy Jul 2024 #16

Yup. The mother will get us in the end. Round-trip for our chemicals.... erronis Jul 2024 #18

How would you even begin? Fire up the propane torch for starters? hatrack Jul 2024 #39

Apparently a combination of cutting and checmicals works about the best Warpy Jul 2024 #40

Yikes! surfered Jul 2024 #19

The flowers look like Queen Anne's Lace. rubbersole Jul 2024 #22

It does look like Queen Anne's Lace only bigger Ohioboy Jul 2024 #26

That's Rebl2 Jul 2024 #33

Damn. I'm not a Republican lover or even liker, but I'd warn anybody from that nightmare. chouchou Jul 2024 #23

Well, maybe just one . . . Maru Kitteh Jul 2024 #31

It looks like soandso Jul 2024 #24

One good thing: sheep, goats, cattle and hogs eat it. Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #27

Recommended. H2O Man Jul 2024 #28

I HATE that stuff. It's everywhere. I've been a victim before. AllyCat Jul 2024 #30