tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post689355484488140778..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Thinning bamboos, with itchy consequencesGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-57724636416323815272023-11-27T12:09:08.904-08:002023-11-27T12:09:08.904-08:00oh never again!!!! I had a backyard full of bambo...oh never again!!!! I had a backyard full of bamboo when I first moved in, and I went tearing through it and cutting it all down, and it literally destroyed me. I legit thought I had scabies but bamboo outdoors does carry mites and the stalks do have little hairs that damn near Projectile themselves into your skin and it is terrible. I will not mess with any more bamboo. And unfortunately, it's a very aggressive type of bamboo that grows outdoors so you just either let it overtake your yard or your body your choice. Most people develop the allergy and it does not go away. It only gets worse. Long sleeves does not matter they will find away. my suggestion find another plant to fall in love with because the bamboo it will never love you back lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-41851359403701396432023-11-12T07:49:13.426-08:002023-11-12T07:49:13.426-08:00Wow, that sounds like a really serious case. I'...Wow, that sounds like a really serious case. I've heard some people say it's like exposure to poison oak but your case sounds even worse than that.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-91754104002375638142023-11-12T07:48:29.065-08:002023-11-12T07:48:29.065-08:00That's very interesting! I wonder why that is?...That's very interesting! I wonder why that is? Need to do some research.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-43469886959984413262023-11-11T17:38:13.488-08:002023-11-11T17:38:13.488-08:00Yes, l had a reaction the other day, by just brush...Yes, l had a reaction the other day, by just brushing my arms past it cleaning windows.<br />I got stinging burning sensation down both arms, then later l got intense pain in my right hand is was like my hand had been broken in many places, l am going to muck more careful in the future I.e. total protective clothing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-27203758404787118212023-06-14T13:30:37.142-07:002023-06-14T13:30:37.142-07:00Apparently it’s only a problem during a certain ti...Apparently it’s only a problem during a certain time of year/growth cycle. I brushed up against some in a park and ended up at the dermatologist, even though usually it’s no problem for me to touch it. This was in the spring…Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34556459083759424732023-06-01T23:33:30.117-07:002023-06-01T23:33:30.117-07:00the tiny hairs covering the top of the leaves seem...the tiny hairs covering the top of the leaves seems to lodge into your skin like fiberglass. And it itches for days. Seems to get worse everyday as the tiny hairs gets lodged deeper every time you scratchAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-34018605291521768432023-05-25T07:01:24.695-07:002023-05-25T07:01:24.695-07:00You eat the new shoots. They don't have "...You eat the new shoots. They don't have "hairs" yet.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-26855436240657766482023-05-24T20:26:08.318-07:002023-05-24T20:26:08.318-07:00I've taken on a bamboo wood project and seem t...I've taken on a bamboo wood project and seem to bites our a rashAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-47752783315489035912023-05-24T20:21:42.647-07:002023-05-24T20:21:42.647-07:00How can bamboo be eaten if it can't be handled...How can bamboo be eaten if it can't be handled?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-38832820259318491142023-03-26T15:42:18.042-07:002023-03-26T15:42:18.042-07:00helped in carrying are still suffering from the hi...helped in carrying are still suffering from the hitching and rashes. We stopped for now and we had used so many ointments 🧴 but nothing helps Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-32066702106878291082023-02-04T08:05:55.516-08:002023-02-04T08:05:55.516-08:00Wow, that's awful. I'm really sorry to hea...Wow, that's awful. I'm really sorry to hear! My reactions are never that bad.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-42096754802150075822023-02-02T18:03:27.483-08:002023-02-02T18:03:27.483-08:00Bamboo has tiny hairy spikes all long the cane. Th...Bamboo has tiny hairy spikes all long the cane. They lodge in your skin similar to the way grass does if you lay on it. We have a large lot with much bamboo that was planted before we bought the house. I had to cut trails through it to tend to the trees and cut away vines that were choking trees. I have to prune regularly. Even with long sleeves and long gloves the hairy spikes lodge into my arms. I have worked in the bamboo for 3 years now and have sections of skin on my left arm that seem as if it formed callouses around the spikes. Always itchy. Nothing helps.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-2567610330257848272022-09-08T03:51:14.067-07:002022-09-08T03:51:14.067-07:00I’ve been hacking down 4 great lots of clumping ba...I’ve been hacking down 4 great lots of clumping bamboo in the last three weeks. All exposed skin has itchy spots that bleed when I scratch them. I think it is in my scalp too as I wasn’t wearing a hat. Lesson learned from not covering up. The sap fell onto me but I had a big job ahead and ignored it. Stupid of me. I can’t touch grevilia or mango branches, even tulip sap is bad news. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-36368491294388860962022-06-28T22:41:21.869-07:002022-06-28T22:41:21.869-07:00What to do if hairs get in your eyes?What to do if hairs get in your eyes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-40407136960434852472022-05-25T13:04:16.783-07:002022-05-25T13:04:16.783-07:00Yes, throat swells and lips and tongue burning jus...Yes, throat swells and lips and tongue burning just from sticking my head inside bamboo to repair sprinkler, not touching leaves. Inhaling from dead leaves I guess. A problem as there are four huge bamboo stands in our yard and two smaller ones. They didn't do this to me for the 9 months we've owned the house. Darn it.Susan Brinchman, Author of "Gustave Whitehead: First in Flight"https://www.blogger.com/profile/04506950494196540232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-31272224692072417032022-05-05T17:45:40.314-07:002022-05-05T17:45:40.314-07:00Yes this is happened to me. After thinning out som...Yes this is happened to me. After thinning out some bamboo with a client, I woke up the next day to a pretty severe rash on my neck, luckily I had long sleeves on a long pants. But it took a week for my neck to get better. And now every once in a while it’s still breaks out, it seems to be still very sensitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-13368728965279838442022-02-07T00:16:10.808-08:002022-02-07T00:16:10.808-08:00Oldhamii has these teeny black hairs “ Pro Tip: if...Oldhamii has these teeny black hairs “ Pro Tip: if you ever happen to find yourself removing bamboo, wear safety glasses (this is a serious issue), ear protection (to protect your ear drums from getting poked by a bamboo twig), gloves, long pants, and long sleeves. The exterior of some kinds of bamboo canes are sometimes covered in small stiff protruding "hairs." If you brush against them, they will rub off into your skin, giving you a nice patch of splinters. These can be removed by pressing a piece of duct tape against your skin, and peeling it off in the direction of the splinters, "with the grain." Clear packing tape will not work, as the adhesive is less gooey.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-50589400445003560942022-02-07T00:14:25.851-08:002022-02-07T00:14:25.851-08:00It was the teeny black hairs which act like tiny p...It was the teeny black hairs which act like tiny prickles “ Pro Tip: if you ever happen to find yourself removing bamboo, wear safety glasses (this is a serious issue), ear protection (to protect your ear drums from getting poked by a bamboo twig), gloves, long pants, and long sleeves. The exterior of some kinds of bamboo canes are sometimes covered in small stiff protruding "hairs." If you brush against them, they will rub off into your skin, giving you a nice patch of splinters. These can be removed by pressing a piece of duct tape against your skin, and peeling it off in the direction of the splinters, "with the grain." Clear packing tape will not work, as the adhesive is less gooey.”Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-12524887977455640232021-08-28T16:29:55.409-07:002021-08-28T16:29:55.409-07:00Yes the same reaction, red bumps when cutting my ...Yes the same reaction, red bumps when cutting my bamboo. Next day in the sunlight I could see tiny slivers of bamboo in my arms. It took about a week of hot showers and tweezers to clear my arms and chest of bamboo.Robbie Kalohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548863785270733356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-5184249219970537872021-05-15T20:30:26.182-07:002021-05-15T20:30:26.182-07:00It's the silica in the leaves. It's a bit ...It's the silica in the leaves. It's a bit fiberglass insulation. Who knew?Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-49211813193060520332021-05-15T20:01:44.051-07:002021-05-15T20:01:44.051-07:00I was cut some unwanted bamboo today. It was abou...I was cut some unwanted bamboo today. It was about 20 ft long and the leafs had not come out yet. So it snapped and liquid came out and my neck instantly began to hurt. It felt like a jellyfish had gotten meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288438866218508267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-62355173049038374192021-05-14T18:25:21.502-07:002021-05-14T18:25:21.502-07:00As a landscaper I am frequently asked to correct h...As a landscaper I am frequently asked to correct homeowners mistakes of planting a rhizome based bamboo with no borders to keep it from spreading. I had never had any reaction to any bamboo until the other day when clearing a 10x20 ft section some of which was approximately 20-25 ft tall. My method of cutting it at the base in sections and tying it into bundles to be drug to the road for pickup had me wrapping my arms around it and lifting one end of the bundle onto my shoulder to carry and by about halfway through I developed a severe rash on both forearms and my neck on the side that I was shouldering. No itching just a constant burning sensation. I kept working and it became so bad that the area inside my left elbow felt like it was rubbed raw. At the end of the day a warm shower and cortisone cream helped and it was all but cleared up by the next morning, all but the area on my left arm that is still healing like the worst carpet burn you’ve ever had. I will definitely be wearing sleeves from now on when working with bamboo but it does seem odd to have developed such an allergy all of a sudden. Garry Rawlstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12973544454951502129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-89557067673265592782021-02-18T19:02:27.873-08:002021-02-18T19:02:27.873-08:00Great information. Thanks for sharing.Great information. Thanks for sharing.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-14144244964555887682021-02-18T18:53:08.013-08:002021-02-18T18:53:08.013-08:00The tiny spores from the bamboo are invisible and ...The tiny spores from the bamboo are invisible and will go thru clothing. A family member was covered in spots and welts for over a week. They were horrendously itchy. Her throat was sore and she lost all energy. Only settled with antihistamine creams prednisone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456455066522682004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-17510752663604134672020-08-18T04:13:50.416-07:002020-08-18T04:13:50.416-07:00oh boy i carried a whole bunch of cut bamboo at le...oh boy i carried a whole bunch of cut bamboo at least 20 and my chest and arms are so itchy and red feels like insulation I was wearing a shirt that covered my chest so I dont know why it is itchy in that area, I understand the arms. Lesson learned, as I plan to build a small sort of arbor at the entrance to the lanai. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07003680553307976228noreply@blogger.com