Re: RE: allergies

I believe I'm developing a cat hair allergy but it doesn't matter. I
will never get rid of this baby. She's been sleeping w/ me in the warm
weather, which she never did before this year. And I am waking up w/
flooding sinuses every morning. It's OK. I don't like it, but I will
live w/ it. Fortunately I'm not vain about my appearance because I'm
looking like crap in the mornings these days.


Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan
Sent: 9/1/2004 7:51:57 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hi I'm A Newbie with a ??

> Cathy, if your DH needs a test subject, I'm allergic to nearly everything.
> Between Jesse and me, I'm sure we could cover a LOT of territory.
> 
> If he ever comes out with a cat serum, please do let me know.  Many of the
> folks I love have cats and I can't visit with them in their homes unless I
> want to be miserable for a few weeks and run up a very large pharmacy and
> doctor's bill!  I could also use a good remedy for being allergic to silk,
> cheese and a host of other things.  And it is true that I've seemed to "grow
> into" new allergies over time.  UGH!  
> 
> (Rejoice in your lack of allergies!) 
> 
>   Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
> Of cathy carpenter
> Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 2:02 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hi I'm A Newbie with a ??
> 
> Sometimes it takes years of exposure to an allergen to develop 
> sensitivity. DH, the allergist, gives me regular reports on the growth 
> of our local ragweed populations. (It was one of his major 
> disappointments when I tested negative to every allergen he threw at 
> me. Not that he wanted me to suffer, he just was hoping for another 
> subject for his research!
> Cathy
> On Tuesday, August 31, 2004, at 11:26 PM, Richard T. Apking wrote:
> 
> > Hi Jesse and all,
> >
> > I do hope you keep your immunity to poison ivy; as I have gotten older 
> > I
> > seem to be more and more susceptible to all this crap.  The first time 
> > I
> > reacted to PI, I thought i'd die from the itching and the rash.  Now 
> > I'm
> > reacting to the pollen in the air now, itchy eyes, etc.  Never had that
> > problem until the past 3 years.
> >
> > My Colchicum is just peeking out, just a couple of them.  Seems very 
> > early
> > doesn't it?
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 7:11 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hi I'm A Newbie with a ??
> >
> >
> >> Or...just get somebody like me...who isn't allergic to it (I have no
> >> freaking idea why...I'm allergic to every stinking thing else in this
> >> world) to go and yank it out for you. My family doctor, when I was
> >> little said that I had a strong immune system...and one of the lucky 
> >> few
> >> who just don't get it. So...tell me why I'm allergic to all this other
> >> stuff. Probably stress.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net> wrote:
> >> Welcome to the list, Holli!
> >>
> >> Well, I pull poison ivy VERY CAREFULLY! Wearing long pants, rubber
> >> boots, long sleeves and gloves with my hand and arm covered in a
> >> plastic bag (our newspapers come in perfect long, narrow bags for
> >> this job)...with a black plastic trash bag in one hand, I pull with
> >> the other and stuff it into the trash bag...being very careful that
> >> it doesn't whip around and grab me somewhere - PI vines are like
> >> hoses...sneaky...they will whip out when least expected. You want to
> >> avoid getting it on your clothing as it can spread from there to you.
> >> When you're done or the plastic bag starts to wear out, just remove
> >> it into the trash bag.
> >>
> >> I find heavy duty rubber gloves very good for this task as well,
> >> since they cover a good portion of arm and if you get them in contact
> >> with the PI, you can wash them off easily or trash them as well.
> >>
> >> If you have a lot of this stuff, you need to get a bottle of Tecnu
> >> Outdoor Skin Cleanser (used to be called Poison Oak and Ivy Cleaner).
> >> This stuff is the best thing since sliced bread. If you wash with
> >> it - following directions - up to several hours after contact, it
> >> will remove the urushiol....sooner is better...and you won't come
> >> down with an itchy rash. See the manufacturer's web site for more
> >> information plus places to buy it online and off.
> >>
> >> http://www.teclabsinc.com/pro_tecnu.html
> >>
> >> If you pull while the ground is moist, you will get most of the vine.
> >> The vines can travel a good distance. You can also dig it up -
> >> again, VERY CAREFULLY. If you just pull, and the vine is mature, you
> >> will probably not get all of it, since a good deal will be
> >> underground and it will try to come back so you have to watch it and
> >> go after any new sprouts when you see them. If you have mature vines
> >> growing up trees, just saw out a 2" section and the top part will die
> >> - takes a few years for it to fall off the trees, but it will. You
> >> then need to dispose of the bits using the same caution as in pulling
> >> live material. All parts of PI can cause a rash.
> >>
> >> Birds love PI berries and I find seedlings all the time, especially
> >> under large tree branches. I've been battling it for nearly 30 years
> >> here....it's not a plant that you can eradicate once and have done
> >> with it...it is an ongoing task.
> >>
> >> My concern in using the heavy duty herbicides needed to kill PI is
> >> that, in my woodland garden, its roots are entwined with those of
> >> trees and shrubs I don't want to kill and I am always worried that
> >> the herbicide might transfer, plus, I'm just not a fan of most of the
> >> 'cides' out there. Too much is unknown about how they affect the
> >> rest of the web of life.
> >>
> >> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> >> mtalt@hort.net
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> >>> From: Hollikft@aol.com
> >>> HI I'm Holli, a really good friend Donna, had told me about this
> >> great
> >>> gardening group, so I decided to join up! Havent had the greatest
> >> garden this
> >>> year, but it was passable. I was disappointed this year, but the
> >> bees seem to
> >>> enjoy it! LOL
> >>> Anyway I have a question.. I am loaded with POISON IVY, in the
> >> back yard
> >>> and so is the family in the house behind me. She did have someone
> >> do removal
> >>> tonight and then they were going to spray something in the grown
> >> so it wont
> >>> come back next year.
> >>> Is there a safe way to remove it ... it really is in a bad
> >> area..it's by the
> >>> pond and continues across the back of the yard and entwined in all
> >> my pine
> >>> trees. And of course I have a dog.
> >>>
> >>> Any suggestions?
> >>> Thank You
> >>> Holli LI,NY
> >>
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