Giant Hogweed Treatment

Turk King Lawn Experts offer Giant Hogweed Treatment.

• Extremely dangerous, noxious, invasive plant which is a public health haza
• Found along waterways, in ditches, edge of forests, in partially shaded areas and sometimes in backyards
• Reacts with sunlight.  Contact with sap can cause intense burning and blistering of skin which may result in scars
• Reacts with sunlight.  May cause blindness if sap comes in contact with eyes
• If you come in contact, wash affected area immediately with soap and water, keep skin out of direct sunlight and seek medical advice as soon as possible
• Perennial plant native to Asia
• Do not mix dead plants with regular compost
• Grows to 3 - 4 meters in height
• Blooms mid-May through July with numerous small white flowers forming an umbrella shape
• Purplish hollow stalk with small spikes
• Looks like a huge Queen Anne’s Lace or Wild Carrot plant
• Seeds can germinate up to 15 years after parent plant has been killed
• Do not walk on or near even when product is dry - plant is too dangerous for people and pets
• Treated as Vegetation Eradication
• Sprayed with a different product than that used on lawns
• Start seeing results in about 10 days
• May need to be treated for a few years and amount will decrease yearly