Garden

[JustJazzmom]

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@terrier3 wrote:

I thought thistles had round flowers?

This DID have fuzzy areas - that's how I got badly cut up...I didn't realize that they were SHARP!

I think I got them all (for now) If I can find one, I'll take a pic.

Thanks all!!!!

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Whenever I see them around here I use my dandelion tool to remove them.

Great website for Weeds  ID that are active in your area.

Yellow thistle or horrible thistle is active in the NE Region now.

[Bayside]

Sorry to hear about your eye irritation. Loving gardening as I do, wearing garden gloves it's a must for me.  A year ago, I was pulling weeds and developed some type of irritation on my hands.  Since then, gloves are on even when watering my outdoor plants.  With the high humidity here in PA for the last few days, the weeds are growing like there's no tomorrow.  Hope you're feeling better.  

[JustJazzmom]

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@Bayside wrote:

Sorry to hear about your eye irritation. Loving gardening as I do, wearing garden gloves it's a must for me.  A year ago, I was pulling weeds and developed some type of irritation on my hands.  Since then, gloves are on even when watering my outdoor plants.  With the high humidity here in PA for the last few days, the weeds are growing like there's no tomorrow.  Hope you're feeling better.  

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Some people even develop a contact dermatitis from being in contact around junipers. Wear gloves!

[terrier3]

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@JustJazzmom wrote:

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@terrier3 wrote:

I thought thistles had round flowers?

This DID have fuzzy areas - that's how I got badly cut up...I didn't realize that they were SHARP!

I think I got them all (for now) If I can find one, I'll take a pic.

Thanks all!!!!

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Whenever I see them around here I use my dandelion tool to remove them.

Great website for Weeds  ID that are active in your area.

Yellow thistle or horrible thistle is active in the NE Region now.

THANK YOU for this site!!!! JustJazzMom, you're the best!

I found it - Horsenettle.....YUCK!!!!

 

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[keeper of the koi]

Terrier, how are you doing now?Hope it is cleared up. Upstate NY too, weeds are taking over this year.... Maryanne

[PenneyT]

Oh terrier, sorry that you tangled with nettles, they are so awful! 

We have bullnettles on some of our property, and I've learned to respect them, lol! They look a lot like your photo, but with tiny white speckles on the leaves. 

I brushed up against some once, and they got my ankle. I didn't have any supplies with me, so I improvised. Here is what I did, probably all psychological, but hey, it worked, lol!: I put some clear packing tape over the site, and left it on for hours. It seemed to really help, and kept the pain and itch to a minimum. I hope this helps anyone who has the misfortune to meet this unforgiving plant, lol!