alimac 882 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Black wrecking it .. " don't itch it" lol , only if .. Bearinator.. It's "seed bank" is 2 to 3 years, and if it's on a river bank, that seed bank will be restocked every summer when plants further upstream drop there seeds after flowering, theres thousands on every head.. It's not helped by folk cutting it once it's seeded and throwing there problem into the river just to make someone else's problems worse.. Learn to Id it early and spray it off, but u will end up having to do it every year. Edited May 27, 2012 by alimac 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Night Hunter 109 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) They recommend dressing like a nuclear physicist wearing disposable water proof coveralls and gloves when removing hogweed also goggles are recomended as the sap can cause blindness if it gets in your peepers... .....definately not a job for a warm sunny day. Any seed heads should be bagged up the stalks can be cut at ground level and stacked to dry out for burning on site at a later date the less cutting involved reduces the risk of sap splatter although the sap also comes from the small hairs on the stems and leaves so it should be handled with care and as little as possible... In areas that have been cleared it is said that encouraging grass cultivation chokes out the seeds at the germination stage and makes it difficult for the hog weed to re-establish ...Buy I think that it would be the mowing process of the cultivated grass that would stop re-establishment rather than the grass impeding germination. Edited May 29, 2012 by Night Hunter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 im gonna rub some sap on labs bike seat , so when he rides around naked at night , he will get ring sting :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 im gonna rub some sap on labs bike seat , so when he rides around naked at night , he will get ring sting :laugh: :bad: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted May 27, 2012 Report Share Posted May 27, 2012 Just itching looking at that pic and i don't mean your beer belly and me itchy for a pint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spade 224 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 the sap can cause blindness if it gets in your peepers... A couple of years ago I was cutting a hedge and cut through some euphorbia and got splashes of sap in my eyes. Within minutes they were burning like fu(k. Several bags of sterile water and lots of litmus test later ph got back to normal but had blistered iris. Certainly wouldn't want it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsi2000stokie 5 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Looks like hives to me mate, I work with weed killers everyday of the week, can't see it doing that, and without ya pesticide ticket you shouldn't of been able to get anything more than glyphostate really, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsi2000stokie 5 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Have you strimmed any giant hog weed at all? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Have you strimmed any giant hog weed at all? IT WAS HOG WEED MATE Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsi2000stokie 5 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 That's what it is then mucker, go back the doctors, the sapp from hog weed makes your skin photo sensitive which means when ever your skin in exposed to sun light your going to blister were ever the sap has touched you, it's bad stuff, should be injected like knot weed or sprayed, NEVER strimmed, I would kick your mate in his Ina knackers cos now even I tiny bit of sun your going to blister, it could last a few weeks or it could last a few years, all depends, you need to get yourself refered to a dermatologist ASAP, I can't even explain how bad the shit is, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 mick your fecked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gsi2000stokie 5 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 Oh yeah, you better get a good supply of high factor sun cream, it's pretty much the only thing that's going to help ya when it's calmed down, if ya get owt like that again, just spray it with roundup 450 or even better, full suit, rubber gloves which cover ya wrist, eye protection and full face shield, and wellies, then inject the shit, when it's dead, collect it up (wearing all the same stuff) and burn the shit, and chuck a load of grass seed down, then do the same again the year after, IF it comes back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 mick your fecked its not looking good is it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 mick your fecked its not looking good is it im allergic to horses live with it i do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mickmck 716 Posted May 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 mick your fecked its not looking good is it im allergic to horses live with it i do i will just deal with it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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