[nickholl]

Hi Everybody

Just taken on my first allotment it has sowthisle on it.

How do i get rid of it there is alot spread around?

[mumofstig]

Hi there, welcome to the forum.
You can either dig up the roots of sow thistle, or spray with glyphosate if you don't mind using chemicals.

[nickholl]

Thanks for advice best get the spade out.

[Fairy Plotmother]

Welcome nickholl.

[BabbyAnn]

of all the weeds, sow thistle is so easy to remove - the roots are fairly shallow so the smaller ones can just be hand pulled out, or use a fork under the root ball to help lift it up

[Dr_Pepper]

Although it's a pain in the rear end with all the seeds blowing everywhere I always leave a few of them dotted around the beds as they bring in so many beneficial insects. They seem to be a magnet for hoverflies (whose larvae consume huge amounts of aphid) in my experience.