Question

What’s the best (non-chemical) way to kill stinging nettles?  

Answer 1

Roll annoying children over them.  

Answer 2

Boiling water

Answer 3

For my weeds I used a mix of vinegar and salt 3 parts vinegar to 1 part salt but dont use this if it's in soil as itll effect future planting

Answer 4

Literally don a pair of marigolds and gardening gloves, put a jacket on and pull them up they are rooted close to the surface and will come up with ease

Answer 5

Pull up with as much root.  

Answer 6

Pull them, boil them, drink juice  

Answer 7

Boiling water and salt

Answer 8

Flame thrower.  

Answer 9

Spade and plenty of elbow grease  

Answer 10

Salt and washing up liquid in a mix .  

Answer 11

Eat them , very nutricious .  

Comments

@isaak Seasideguy A Bulgarian woman also said the same, how do you ensure you don't eat the stinging part?  

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@kolyma Pick the leaves with gloves , young leaves are the best, steam or cook in water and the sting will go. Just eat leaves not the stalks.  

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@kolyma It is like a spinach. A German WW2 recipe.  

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@isaak Seasideguy Uhmnnn, nice @ I have loads in my front garden @ will read up a bit more re; nutritious content. Thanks for the information

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If u dry them and crush them then u can add a spoonful to just about anything. Very good for u. Lovley in spagboll

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@vaulted Them as in the leaves?  

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Yes the whole above ground plant

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Best when new and flowering and lovley in bread

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@vaulted I thought the stalk is not to be eaten?  

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You can deep fry the leaves to make crisps too. I remember doing it years ago, to be honest, they just taste like grass  

Answer 12

Elbow grease a pair of gloves and long sleeved shirt

Answer 13

Keep pulling them by hand. Eventually the plant grows tired of regrowing and gives up. Takes time but worth it and saves smothering your garden in weed killer.  

Answer 14

You can make a feed for your plants with nettles

Answer 15

If you wait till they have flowerd they dont sting  

Answer 16

Cover with plastic sacks or old carpet?  

Comments

Carpet only any good if you removing this year to flatten and prepare to remove by hand as they creep round on top of carpet within a month. double gloves long sweat shirt and pulling up the best long term option. sooner you do the better for you.  

Answer 17

Digg them out roots are near surface and actual easy to remove. Just remove as more come out hold right at root and pool runners out. Teapot a few times and they will gone in no time.  

Answer 18

Boiling water, pour it at the base of the plant

Answer 19

Boiling water and loads of digging

Answer 20

Dig them out they have two sets of roots. Ones that spread near the surface and the other main tap root that sends new shoots up. If you don't dig out the main tap root it will just grow and grow and grow. The biggest ones I have dug out over the last few weeks are about 100mm in diameter and 6ft long

Comments

@auricular6060 thanks - I think the roots go under the shed

Answer 21

Dig them up.  

Answer 22

They make great plant food when soaked in water for a couple of weeks

Answer 23

Pull them up and make liquid plant food

Answer 24

White vinegar and salt

Answer 25

Dig them up if you must . and pull the root. But they make excellent food, tea and fertiliser.