Flick75 32 Posted February 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2012 Thanks for all the info and advice.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mattydski 560 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Glyphosate is Systemic, so it will kills roots... In certain agricultural applications soapy water is added to aid application, and ensure coverage. Some consumer brands contain surfactants to do the same thing. Most likely cause of failure is emergence after application... (It is post emergence) or incorrect application.. Otherwise it is a good, safe chemical.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flick75 32 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Glyphosate is Systemic, so it will kills roots... In certain agricultural applications soapy water is added to aid application, and ensure coverage. Some consumer brands contain surfactants to do the same thing. Most likely cause of failure is emergence after application... (It is post emergence) or incorrect application.. Otherwise it is a good, safe chemical.. .....ah, that makes sense now. I've been digging over the last few days and turning the soil over...those roots go down so deep. Will use roundup as soon as the shoots come through...is that right? Do I wait until some green shoots are up? We were going to put some hens on there, but then we were told hens wouldn't touch nettles. I suppose the roundup way is quicker too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Lots of nettles.......i'd bet my bottom dollar theres been hens or something similar on the patch before? You can get stuff called Grazon as well, it will kill the nettles but wont effect any grass that might be there. Obviously not organic but really the only way to do that is to pull them out... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martnmagik 68 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 have a fire on the patch! it will kill the roots and make them easier to dig out when youve moved the ash Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flick75 32 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Lots of nettles.......i'd bet my bottom dollar theres been hens or something similar on the patch before? You can get stuff called Grazon as well, it will kill the nettles but wont effect any grass that might be there. Obviously not organic but really the only way to do that is to pull them out... Not sure about chickens being there before...maybe? There are four big raised beds, which are totally infested with nettles...the others aren't as bad. But the digging is a nightmare! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flick75 32 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 have a fire on the patch! it will kill the roots and make them easier to dig out when youve moved the ash Oh a fire....we never thought about that. And would the fire kill all the roots too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flick75 32 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 ....we did strimmed all the big nettles down, at the end of October when we bought the property...they were about 6' foot high. And very dense too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mooch. 177 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Yes, wait for the new shoots to emerge then spray. It'll require more than one application though because some of the roots will be deeper than others and the shoots will take longer to break the surface. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flick75 32 Posted February 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 ...thanks. Never realised how bloody difficult nettles are! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mooch. 177 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 ...thanks. Never realised how bloody difficult nettles are! Just wait til you meet bindweed and ground elder! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,415 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 Dig the roots out by hand. But don't forget it's nice to have a few nettles about the place, that ways you'll always have a few butterflies about..... Another good reason for good clean nettles is that they make a fine ale too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bootsha 1,306 Posted February 21, 2012 Report Share Posted February 21, 2012 get your thick leather gloves on, pull the buggers up by the roots, chances are theres been farmyard manure put on the raised beds at some point as sure as eggs is eggs, when yer puts shit on yer plot, yer gets lots of nettles. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 round up. i know its not organic but it works. Yep I'll second that , used this on a piece of land we have now cleared and it did the job perfect. You can get different strengths but its not cheap......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted February 22, 2012 Report Share Posted February 22, 2012 I dont think you can buy Roundup of the shelf now. Someone mentioned it already but the equilent to it now is Gallup and its just as good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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