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Gardening

lark2

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16. I am HIGHLY allergic to poison oak and probably poison ivy, this isn't nearly as poison.

Reply to NJCher (Reply #12)

Mon May 15, 2023, 12:48 PM

May 2023

The scratches just get red and itch and hurt, not like poison oak/ivy that can get in your bloodstream and go all over your body. The poison on the thorns is just enough to be very irritating,

I was nearly hospitalized when I got poison oak, purely awful. I ended up taking steroids and got a strong lecture about can't get near this stuff again or come straight to the hospital.

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Anybody Here Use a Machete in Gardening? [View all] NJCher May 2023 OP

Brand new machetes need sharpening because buyers might cut themselves before the sale. LakeArenal May 2023 #1

yes NJCher May 2023 #9

Well... 2naSalit May 2023 #2

I found that my machete was shorter than the branches of Tetrachloride May 2023 #3

I did earlier this year. cloudbase May 2023 #4

my bamboo is marching under the power line NJCher May 2023 #10

I still have my dad's machete The Unmitigated Gall May 2023 #5

What you can use them for gardening? Chainfire May 2023 #6

interesting NJCher May 2023 #11

That is certainly true. I too appreciate a fine, hand honed, edge on a pocket, kitchen Chainfire May 2023 #13

Yes JustAnotherGen May 2023 #7

I use one on the giant thorn covered hellvines. lark2 May 2023 #8

that sounds worse than poison ivy NJCher May 2023 #12

I am HIGHLY allergic to poison oak and probably poison ivy, this isn't nearly as poison. lark2 May 2023 #16

I didn't know what you call them, but we have the same or something similar here. Chainfire May 2023 #15

My problem is wild grape vines, they have the strength and toughness of a wire rope and yet the give Chainfire May 2023 #14

results of sharpening machete NJCher May 2023 #17