Apr 5, 2019 23:14:31 GMT
reenie
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Aug 4, 2019 9:38:19 GMT
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Post by reenie on Aug 4, 2019 9:38:19 GMT
I've just been discussing on another pet forum about a really nasty plant which has become quite common in the UK and parts of America. It may be present elsewhere but I don't know. If you're foraging or picking seeding grasses for your budgie, stay well clear of any giant hogweed. It looks very similar to common hogweed and several other things, including hemlock. Giant hogweed is extremely toxic, and if you get sap on your skin, it reacts and makes the area extremely sensitive to sunlight. The result can be extreme burns which can require hospital treatment and the sensitivity lasts for years. It's particularly dangerous for children, as the larger plants have hollow stems which they are tempted to use as telescopes, with devastating results. Be careful out there folks x.
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Post by samwiseg on Aug 4, 2019 9:44:31 GMT
Yes this is something thats been in the UK for years reenie, really nasty stuff. You have to be careful with removing it too, wearing gloves, using plant poisons and burning it basically!
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Post by Shirls on Aug 4, 2019 15:20:34 GMT
Yes!!! I posted this on the forum about this some time ago as I had some in my garden (I hadn't long moved in you see). I wore gloves, dug it up and burned it. It was quite large too. I didn't know what it was but somebody on the forum knew and told me.
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Post by reenie on Aug 4, 2019 16:07:18 GMT
I live next to a big park type thing, and there's loads of it there. I had been trying foraging for myself, and while I was doing my research I discovered this. So many people are unaware of how dangerous it is.
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Aug 12, 2019 15:44:50 GMT
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Post by Biggles on Aug 16, 2019 12:42:46 GMT
There used to be a way of alerting the council to Giant Hogweed if you found it. This was back in the 80s/90s but I remember my parents calling a hotline. It's often next to rivers or canals. (in the UK)
However having reported fairly recently a Colorado beetle which is meant to be notifiable and they couldn't have been less bothered, I'm not sure I'd bother.
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Post by helenmat on Aug 16, 2019 20:17:48 GMT
What does it look like please?
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Post by yellowfacedviolet on Aug 16, 2019 23:57:25 GMT
What does it look like please? Here's a picture, from New York's invasive plants website:
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Post by Shirls on Aug 17, 2019 9:24:58 GMT
What does it look like please? Here's a picture, from New York's invasive plants website: That is of course only if you let it grow that big!! But recognise the leaves and try not to let it flower.
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Post by Hezz on Aug 17, 2019 9:29:15 GMT
You have photos of yours as a small plant, don't you, Shirls?
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Post by Shirls on Aug 17, 2019 9:31:15 GMT
You have photos of yours as a small plant, don't you, Shirls? I probably do Hezz, I will try and find it, but have my doubts?!?
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Post by helenmat on Aug 17, 2019 9:51:24 GMT
What does it look like please? Here's a picture, from New York's invasive plants website: Criky!
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Post by samwiseg on Aug 17, 2019 9:58:15 GMT
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Post by Shirls on Aug 17, 2019 10:16:19 GMT
OOOOH thank you samwiseg, I've just been trawling through all my pictures and not found it! Its the first picture in my thread on page two of this link if anyone wants to check out the smaller hogweed plant. You will see the seed head coming up in the background. At least, I think this is the hogweed plant??!?? It's the ninth post down.
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