On Apr 27, 6:05*am, "brooklyn1" wrote:
Charlie wrote in message

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On Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:10:33 -0700 (PDT), z
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On Apr 24, 10:16 pm, Charlie wrote:
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:39:51 +1000, "FarmI" ask@itshall be given
wrote:

Thistles are actually wonderful plants as they are 'deep miners'. What
I
mean by that is that they send their roots down waaaay deep and bring
minerals up into the top soil.

This is a point too often not made and too often forgotten.

Thistles are good additions to the compost pile, because of this deep
mining, provided they are nicked out before seeding.

Charlie

yep. dandelions too.

Yes indeedy.

Dandelions have several uses round here.

Salads, teas, fried blossoms....and compost.

Oh, and fun for the grands to blow seedheads.

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If you want to remove it entirely, save your fingers, use a precise
deep root extractor like a weed twister or weed popper. Less soil
disturbance than shovels and hoes.

Good discussion...