Wild Parsnip

[Guest guest]

I couldn't find the original post about the wild/cow parsnip burns. A

question was asked about what the weed tells about the soil. In this

case probably nothing. Wild parsnip is a european import that is

taking over mostly uncultivated areas. As a non-native species it

doesn't have the competition and preditors to keep it in check.

The burns are because it is phyto-photo toxic. That means that if you

get some of it's juice on your skin and then get sun on that area, it

will produce a nasty chemical burn.

Carol

[Guest guest]

> I couldn't find the original post about the wild/cow parsnip burns. A

> question was asked about what the weed tells about the soil. In this

> case probably nothing. Wild parsnip is a european import that is

> taking over mostly uncultivated areas. As a non-native species it

> doesn't have the competition and preditors to keep it in check.

Is this stuff the same as hogweed? Man, we had an infestation of it in

our yard and the only thing we could do was nuke it. bleh.

Lynn S.

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[Guest guest]

> I couldn't find the original post about the wild/cow parsnip burns.

A

> question was asked about what the weed tells about the soil. In this

> case probably nothing. Wild parsnip is a european import that is

> taking over mostly uncultivated areas. As a non-native species it

> doesn't have the competition and preditors to keep it in check.

>

> The burns are because it is phyto-photo toxic. That means that

> if you get some of it's juice on your skin and then get sun on

> that area, it will produce a nasty chemical burn.

But, when they come up first thing in the spring, and they happen to

be in fluffy garden soil, they're goooooooood eatin'!

http://butthead.natel.net/misc/wild_parsnips.jpg