In article , 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.

Thistles (and dandelions) grow in poor undeveloped soils. As FarmI said,
they bring nutrients to the surface. The are both good as food and
medicine to them whats got any sense. If you want to get rid of
thistles, improve the quality of your soil.
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