Is Zac Efron allergic to gardening?

Actor Zac Efron was busy in Marina del Rey, California making his promotional rounds for his latest film Charlie St. Cloud on July 17, 2010.  Fame Pictures, IncAttempting to do do his own gardening has apparently brought Zac Efron out in a rash.

Zac reportedly encountered some poisonous oak while clearing up around his Hollywood Hills home, and ended up suffering an allergic reaction.

‘Zac doesn’t mind physical labour and he likes to save money where he can,’ a source told  the National Enquirer. ‘But this time it ended up backfiring on him — big-time!’

‘He was sweating like crazy and pulled his shirt off at one point. After he was done, Zac began to itch like mad.’

‘He came down with a bad case of poison oak and had red welts all over his body. The itching was driving him up the wall!’

‘Zac says he’s hiring professionals to take care of his yard from now on!’