Weed Identification

fatgit · « **on:** June 03, 2007, 20:03 »

Could anyone confirm what these two weeds are ?

They are about 1ft outside my plot, and I'm not sure if one of them is Japanese Knotweed.
I've found some of the first on my plot, and if it is knotweed, I don't fancy having to have the entire plot dug up

not only can I not afford it, the plot is only 16m*5m!

cheers

WG. · « **Reply #1 on:** June 03, 2007, 20:04 »

dock and nettle

Zak the Rabbit · « **Reply #2 on:** June 03, 2007, 20:11 »

yep, dock and stinging nettle

fatgit · « **Reply #3 on:** June 03, 2007, 20:12 »

heh you can see I'm new to this

I found some pics of knotweed that looked pretty much like the first one, so I got worried

Thanks for making easing my mind, though I now feel like a complete eejut

Annie · « **Reply #4 on:** June 03, 2007, 20:51 »

At least you`ve got the pair,get stung by the nettles and you can rub the dock on.It`s a good year for dock in my garden here.

ziggywigs · « **Reply #5 on:** June 03, 2007, 22:14 »

Take the seed heads off the Dockens and then dig them out by the roots....only way to get rid of them.

The stinging nettles are a sign of fertile soil and you can make a liquid feed from them.

GrannieAnnie · « **Reply #6 on:** June 03, 2007, 22:22 »

I had Japanese Knotweed, luckily not too much of it, and hopefully I've dug it all up, but watch the movie on this link that I found on here!!!! I'll be keeping a close eye on the patch from now on!!!!

http://www.jksl.com/what-is-japanese-knotweed.htm

spinny · « **Reply #7 on:** June 03, 2007, 23:08 »

Quote from: "ziggywigs"

The stinging nettles are a sign of fertile soil and you can make a liquid feed from them.

You can eat them as well.....

slow_worm · « **Reply #8 on:** June 04, 2007, 10:16 »

DOCK & NETTLE

wellingtons · « **Reply #9 on:** June 04, 2007, 11:05 »

... I've been stung so often ...

Sadgit · « **Reply #10 on:** June 04, 2007, 12:08 »

Mmmm nettle soup...

slow_worm · « **Reply #11 on:** June 04, 2007, 13:35 »

I have just dug some nettles out from the side of my plot but have left a few at the back as food plants for butterfly caterpillars such as peacocks, tortoiseshell etc.

fatgit · « **Reply #12 on:** June 05, 2007, 18:25 »

The thing that got me worried is that there's a known patch of knotweed about 50feet away, the area is full of both the dock, thistle, bushes, and the knotweed, I just didn't know which was which, as until last year, all my gardens grew concrete

I've written to the council to ask them to remove the knotweed safely before it spreads any further (it's already covering a large area)

WG. · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2007, 19:15 »

Always better to check, mate.

noshed · « **Reply #14 on:** June 05, 2007, 22:17 »

Knotweed does have reddish stalks but the leaves are completely different. Bung the nettles in a bucket of water and they will make good liquid feed.

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