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skin reaction to miscanthus?
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diygardener z6/NJ (
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Wed, May 31, 06 at 18:04
| Has anyone else experienced this? I just planted two miscanthus adagio--the sharp blades must have scratched my arms because now I have burning welts all over them! Have applied aloe which seems to be cooling things down. I just did a google search but only came up with one vague reference to this problem. Had no idea planting grass could be so treacherous! |
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RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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| The edges of many grasses are sharp. My husband and I both cut our hands and arms the first time we cut them back after the winter. Not quite a burning welt, but nasty scratches. My daughter gets rashes from playing on certain lawns from the grass, so I wouldn't be surprised if ornamental grass can cause allergies too. |
RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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| Not allergies (except for from pollen) but mechanical damage -- that is, scratches from those fine sawtooth-edged blades. |
RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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| This morning I removed old blades from my red fountain grass and it does the same thing to me. It also irritated my skin when I first planted it. I find that washing my arms off and applying hydrocortizone helps. |
RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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| They look so pretty in the garden that I guess it was worth the "burn," but when it comes time to divide them in the future I think I'll give the job to dh--or wear long sleeves and rubber gloves! |
RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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- Posted by donn_ 7a, GSB, LI, NY (My Page) on
Thu, Jun 1, 06 at 13:19
| They make gauntlet gloves, especially for Rose growers, which protect your forearms. If they work for Rose thorns, they'll work for grass. I have to use arm covers, which go from wrist to armpit, to clear English Ivy. It affects me the same way Poison Ivy does, and I still have a lot to eradicate. Even after killing it with RoundUp, I get contact dermatitis from it. |
RE: skin reaction to miscanthus?
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| I've reacted the same way to my miscanthus. I planted three last summer and got a few nasty scratches on my forearms, which turned red and burned. I now wear long sleeves when I touch miscanthus. |
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