In message , Pam Moore
writes
On Mon, 16 May 2005 11:39:39 +0100, "Paul D.Smith"
wrote:

BTW, nettles are good activators in a compost heap as well as attracting
various insects so you might want to keep a patch around.


Yes. You can also make a good brew if you dunk nettes in a barrel of
water. Can you leave a patch of nettles for the butterflies
(tortoiseshell I think) which lay eggs on nettles.
I would cut most down (strim?) andthen try to dig up the roots. They
have thick yellow roots which I find not easy to get rid of with
weed-killers. You may not get rid of them all in one season. I think
they may sprout from bits of roots left in the ground. Don't be in too
much of a hurry.

Pam in Bristol

Whilst on the subject of nettles. I would like to leave a patch for the
flutterbies but dread the seedlings that would emerge everywhere else (I
still haven't managed to clear the old ones yet) Is it feasible to
strim them before they set seed ? Or will that defeat the object ?
--
Sue Begg

Do not mess in the affairs of dragons - for
you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!