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Posted: 29-10-2008 , 12:00 PM #1 |
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![]() Hi All,
I'm looking for a way to get rid of nettles, they have spread like wildfire throught my back garden, also i have a cat and a dog so i'm looking for a pet friendly way to do this, i've tried roundup and garlon, but this just kills everything not to mention having to keep the pets in all day. anyone got any eco & pet friendly solution ? Thanks in advance |
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Posted: 29-10-2008 , 12:04 PM #2 |
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![]() doc leaves (for yourself)
Pull them outta ground, thats what I do, they down come back for a good while |
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Posted: 29-10-2008 , 12:15 PM #3 | |
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![]() I read this on another site:
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Here is a good site: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/orga...weed.php?id=90 |
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Posted: 29-10-2008 , 06:45 PM #4 |
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![]() Thanks Tallon & HappyHunter, i might just try the pulling out if i dont find any other answers, there might be a 'free nettles to take away' post soon, i wish there was something (not chemical) that you could put on them to kill them off.
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Posted: 30-10-2008 , 12:21 AM #5 | |
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I wouldn't have even thought you could eat nettles HH, although I do know some people make nettle tea ! Uggh ! What's the story re them being good for arthritis ? just rub them on ? Don't want to be replacing one pain for another ! LOL |
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Posted: 30-10-2008 , 12:52 AM #6 | |
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Yeah I guess if u had a pain in your big toe and ended up smacking your little toe off a door the pain in the big toe would be forgotten haha I have a special patch of organic nettles where every morning I walk barefoot, it wakes me up and gets me hopping round like a bunny ready to face the day hahahah. It's a bit like walking through hot coals. I am joking here, but the research is serious. I cannot imagine agreeing to participate in a study such as the one above but it is interesting. http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/s...tle-000275.htm |
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Posted: 30-10-2008 , 01:03 AM #7 |
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![]() I drink a cup of nettle tea every morning and can swear by it as a great detox! and it doesnt taste bad at all!!
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Posted: 30-10-2008 , 02:03 AM #8 |
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![]() Thanks for that reply HH, but sounds like swapping one pain for another !! LOL
Think i'll stick to my usual pain killers tho'. Misetusa, fair play to you. I think i'd find this disgusting as i don't even drink normal tea, i'm a coffee freak ! |
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Posted: 30-10-2008 , 12:12 PM #9 |
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![]() Bizarly enough, I hate normal tea - only drink herbal teas! Cant even stand the smell of normal tea!
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Posted: 31-10-2008 , 05:19 PM #10 |
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![]() Hi Everyone,
Thanks for all the responses, but i have still not found a way to get rid of the nettles, i have so many that if i started to think about tea with them i'd be able to challenge china for the saying... i wouldn't do that for 'all the tea in china' it would become i wouldn't do that for 'all the nettle tea in dave's back garden' thanks for all the effort everyone has put in but i want to KILL the nettles, any ideas please.... |
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Posted: 31-10-2008 , 08:23 PM #11 |
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![]() Hi,
Vinegar Weed Killer Recipe • 120 mls (4 ounces) Lemon juice concentrate • 1 liter (1 quart) white or cider vinegar Simply mix the two ingredients together in a spray bottle and you have your organic weed killer formula. Spot spray it directly on the weeds, being careful not to spray desirable plants. For the most effective result the best time to spray in during the heat of the day. http://www.small-farm-permaculture-a...r_formula.html it worked I did try it good luck |
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Posted: 01-11-2008 , 12:50 AM #12 |
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![]() use white vinigar as the a healing for the stings, sprayed on a cloth then applyed.... only advicei can give... i dont feel nettles anymore :(
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Posted: 01-11-2008 , 10:23 PM #13 |
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![]() Thank you smudge & everyone else, i will try it on monday if its not raining & let you know the results, thanks again :)
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Posted: 05-11-2008 , 12:16 AM #14 |
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![]() I saw it on a tv program on bbc where they went out and burnt the nettles with a torch and I think they had to do it a few times to starve the root completely. A lot less effort than digging them out (or pulling them out) and those roots grow bloody deep too! You'd need to do a lot of digging to get them all. Leave one root and they'll come back.
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Posted: 05-11-2008 , 06:03 PM #15 |
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![]() Thanks bluecurlygirl, i've tried what smudge said, if it doesn't work i'll probably have to give your way a go. thanks again everyone
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