Poison Hemlock

[bowhunter1023]

The proliferation of this stuff along the roads and field edges, especially those that get sprayed with weed killer, is astounding. From what I understand, if ingested, it's not good, but just brushing up against won't yield a reaction like ivy, oak, or sumac will. Anyone have any run ins with poison hemlock? Seems unavoidable at this point. It's even showed up on our farm and I've taken to spot killing it with 2-4D.

 

[Dannmann801]

Don't even know what it looks like - snap a pic and post when you can

 

["J"]

Jesse what sprayer you been using? I remember you talking about rebuilding it but couldn’t find it.

This is what I’ve been eyeballing for a little while. Just haven’t pulled the trigger yet...

 

[bowhunter1023]

It's in full bloom right now.

 

[bowhunter1023]

Just a 2-gallon hand pump right now. With the rebuild of my 15-gallon quad mounted unit, I use it for big jobs and that hand pump for the driveway.

 

["J"]

I’d trade that hemlock for kudzu any day of the week

 

[OhioWhiteTails]

Interesting, I've seen this plant my whole life and never knew it was poisonous. Nice to know...

 

[bowhunter1023]

 

[bowhunter1023]

 

[giles]

Makes me feel sick for a couple of hours after I mow it up. Feels like heat exhaustion. I have to lay down and take a nap, then I’m fine.

 

[Isaacorps]

I’d trade that hemlock for kudzu any day of the week

No shit, kudzu is a mofo

 

[jagermeister]

It’s been around up here for 4 or 5 years now I’d say. It’s prolific on our dikes and other seldom-accessed areas. I’ve never had a reaction to it despite what you read about it. I’ve never eaten it though. Lol. It’s a major nuisance... grows incredibly tall and dense, making it a real bitch to mow. Thankfully 2,4-D kills it fairly easily. The hard part is finding the time to spray it before it gets too tall.

 

["J"]

What doesn’t 2-4D keep in control? I’m fixing too just get that backpack sprayer and go too town with it....

 

[jagermeister]

What doesn’t 2-4D keep in control? I’m fixing too just get that backpack sprayer and go too town with it....

Well, it doesn’t kill any species of grasses. Lol

 

["J"]

Well, it doesn’t kill any species of grasses. Lol

Well hell, I’m good too go!!!!

 

[bowhunter1023]

This stuff is absolutely taking over road banks around here! It's slowly creeping into fields and field edges too. Any ideas on why the road banks are so prone to it?

 

["J"]

Jesse, could it be the air currents caused by the vehicle traffic causing it too spread more down the sides of the roads?

 

[bowhunter1023]

Jesse, could it be the air currents caused by the vehicle traffic causing it too spread more down the sides of the roads?

Good thought. It's not in areas that have been sprayed, which is odd because most invasives seem to pop up in areas that have been nuked by herbicides. The stretch of two-lane road I drive everyday is lined for 15 miles with the stuff.

 

[Mickey Merrie]

Biggest risk is for folks mistaking it for elderberry when they want to eat the flower or the berries. They are kind of similar to those who don't know but hard to confuse if you have a picture of each.

 

[Mickey Merrie]

Biggest risk is for folks mistaking it for elderberry when they want to eat the flower or the berries. They are kind of similar to those who don't know but hard to confuse if you have a picture of each.

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