What did you do in the garden today?

[Sally PB]

Is this a relative to hogweed? I read that its sap can indeed cause burns, some very serious.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Giant hogs weed causes burns if you get the sap on your skin and it’s exposed to sun light. It can cause 3rd degree burns and it can cause blindness if it gets in your eyes. Not something to be messed around with. Wild parsnip can cause skin irritation but not as bad. Both look a lot like Queen Anne’s Lace.

 

[BReeder!]

Giant hogs weed causes burns if you get the sap on your skin and it’s exposed to sun light. It can cause 3rd degree burns and it can cause blindness if it gets in your eyes. Not something to be messed around with. Wild parsnip can cause skin irritation but not as bad. Both look a lot like Queen Anne’s Lace.

Apparently wild parsnip is the same concept based on what I could find online. The sap contains a chemical that can cause a chemical burn when exposed to our skin and light. It can take several hours for the reaction to develop enough to cause serious burns. If you are working in the garden on a bright summer day for several hours is something to be cautious of.

 

[oldhen2345]

Well, who knew that Goat Heads were good for anything other than sticking to your shoes and clothes. Live and learn.
Today is really rainy. When I went out to feed the chickens, my favorite pullet was in the dog yard- have got to figure out where they are coming over the fence and fix it. My dog likes to kill chickens, thus the fence. Lily, the white pullet, just ran right back into the chicken yard when I opened the gate. One lucky chook.

 

[WthrLady]

show your friend this video:

OH ya. Mine are grand mousers. Difference in that video is cats go after mice to play with their food. To a chicken that IS food.

 

[WthrLady]

Is this a relative to hogweed? I read that its sap can indeed cause burns, some very serious.

all members of the carrot family
hogweed is the devil if you hit it with the ditch mower and spray the sap. UGH.

 

[jerryse]

I had to look up hogweed . I have poison hemlock which is similar .

 

[WthrLady]

I had to look up hogweed . I have poison hemlock which is similar .

YUP. That's a joy too. LOTS AND LOTS of that here.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

Okay so first I apologize for this huge post. It’s been a crazy week and I haven’t had time to sit down and post. The things I planted earlier this week have begun to sprout.

Red salad bowl lettuce.

Kiwi

Gourmet mix lettuce

Rosemary

Sweet potato starts.

I also found a really tall PawPaw tree in the patch on the back of the property

The Walmart south of us didn’t have their seed unpacked but I picked up some seeds from the one to our north when I had to go there to get milk. I also found some at the Dollar tree.

my garden Plan this year had 6 types of tomatoes and 3 types of peppers. Now I have 13 varieties of tomatoes and 8 of peppers
And since yesterday was my moms birthday a made a Boston Cream Pie for the first time.

 

[Artichoke Lover]

I apologize for the random pics at the bottom I can’t figure out how to remove them.