In message , Nick Maclaren
writes

In article ,
Sue Begg writes:
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| 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 ?

Not in my experience. If, however, the nettles are separated from
cultivated areas, compost heaps etc. by at least 5, preferably 10,
yards of grass, it isn't a problem. The seeds are heavy and drop.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Great, thanks Nick I will leave a couple of suitably isolated patches
:-)

In fact the other side of the garden boundary is a field's 'conservation
strip' might just let a lot of seeds fall in there
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Sue Begg
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