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Poison Hemlock

bowhunter1023

bowhunter1023

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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.
 
Jesse what sprayer you been using? I remember you talking about rebuilding it but couldn’t find it.
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This is what I’ve been eyeballing for a little while. Just haven’t pulled the trigger yet...
 
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.
 
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.
 
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?
 
Jesse, could it be the air currents caused by the vehicle traffic causing it too spread more down the sides of the roads?
 
J said:
Jesse, could it be the air currents caused by the vehicle traffic causing it too spread more down the sides of the roads?
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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.
 
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