[aroid-l] Care when mowing down unwanted elephant ears

From: <hcward416 at comcast.net> on 2004.07.12 at 17:38:55(11738) Yesterday I was mowing down a clump of extremely wet elephant ears that produce runners underground and was going to spray them with roundup afterwards. The lawnmower blower got clogged and after stopping the machine I laid down on the ground and reached under mower to clean out the clippings. I forgot that elephant ears are loaded with oxalic acid. As a result my arms and legs are on fire and have been since yesterday. It was like being stung with thousands of red ants. I will not be doing that again-ever!!!! +More Hope this helps so that no one else makes this mistake. Barbara

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