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Nettles In The Vegetable Patch
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We have been inundated with nettles but they seem to have got worse over the past couple of years. Last year we tried the Resolva "Extra Strength" which worked initially but now they are back with a vengeance with lots about 12 inches tall. Can anyone recommend a weed killer that will get rid once and for all. We have also dug them out by hand but as soon as you turn your back there they are again. Any help much appreciated.
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Here's what the RHS has to say about the matter: https:// www. rhs. org. uk/ advice/ profile? pid= 714 Alternativel y . . . https:// www. bbcgoodfood. com/ recipes/ 2137636/ nettle- soup ;-)
19:23 Wed 09th Jan 2019
Here's what the RHS has to say about the matter:
https:/ /www.rh s.org.u k/advic e/profi le?pid= 714
Alternatively . . .
https:/ /www.bb cgoodfo od.com/ recipes /213763 6/nettl e-soup
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I got rid of mine in the garden with glyphosate. There are two things you need to do. The first is not to let them seed. The second is to treat them once thoroughly and then leave them alone. Glyphosate takes time to affect the whole plant and if you cut them down or dig them up too soon then you risk leaving roots un affected and they will shoot. I left mine a whole year to die properly and only removed them the following late spring. I did get a few weak shoots which I treated in the same way and now the patch is gone.
Hate using chemicals might kill your weeds and any good things in soil basically streraling it. Just dig them out making sure you get all the bits of roots out. Digging will also do soil some good and you can incorporate some fertility or grit depending on your soil type.
If you go to RHS website everything is there
If you go to RHS website everything is there
Loosen the soil around the roots with a garden fork, get some thick gardening gloves on (and long sleeves!) and pull the nettles up firmly from the base. There's hardly any sting at the base and none in the roots or the horizontal runners that run between the plants just below the surface. It's these runners you need to get out to stop them coming back. Don't risk using chemicals near your veggies. It will work as long as you remain vigilant for missed bits regrowing. Failing that, I can give you a lovely nettle soup recipe!
This worked for me many years ago, we bought our first house and the garden ( 1/3 of an acre ) was totally overgrown mainly with nettles. I got a petrol strimmer and strimmed the lot down to the ground and then just kept mowing it regularly. The grass grew but the nettles never came back !. However it wasn't a vegetable patch.
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