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  Neil Petrie BSc Landscape Mgt October 7, 2008 at 12:10am

  Ditto what pro gard said. Depends on what you're killing and where etc....
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  Darren October 7, 2008 at 8:56pm

  stinging nettles mainly there is no grass just earth which will end up being a veg plot
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  Andrew Fereday October 7, 2008 at 9:30pm

  I'd just go for hiring a rotavator and churn it all up into the soil. You'll probably find that there will be seeds of the nettles in the soil so if you can get them dug quite deep into the soil they'll be much less likely to germinate. The dead material won't do anything but will rot down over the winter to help with the condition of the soil, although some well-rotted manure will definitely help to put some nutrients back into the soil.
  
  Darren said:

  stinging nettles mainly there is no grass just earth which will end up being a veg plot
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  Classic Gardens October 8, 2008 at 1:08pm

  Thats exactly what i would do i did it on my allotment i didnt have any probs in the spring
  
  Andrew Fereday said:

  I'd just go for hiring a rotavator and churn it all up into the soil. You'll probably find that there will be seeds of the nettles in the soil so if you can get them dug quite deep into the soil they'll be much less likely to germinate. The dead material won't do anything but will rot down over the winter to help with the condition of the soil, although some well-rotted manure will definitely help to put some nutrients back into the soil.
  
  Darren said:

  stinging nettles mainly there is no grass just earth which will end up being a veg plot
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  Nick Steele October 8, 2008 at 7:17pm

  Just be sure the nettles really are dead before you dig or rotovate - they often need 2 doses of Glyphosate to kill them, and if you dig them in before they're well and truly deceased, you'll just end up spreading them around even more.