In article , Martin Brown
writes


Nettles are tough but shallow rooted and fairly easily ripped up. If you
dress that part you can wade in and tear them out in bulk.

And if you're not dressed for it, you can still knock aside the growth,
lever up some roots and pull on those. I've cleared several square
metres of established nettle patch in sandals and without gloves.

Provided you
have a hot heap it makes great compost too. You can also bend the prongs on
a fork doing it if they are not decent quality tools.

You can even break the tines on a Spear and Jackson!

--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/garden/