[permaculture] Mulching Out Thistle

T Remiarz tomasremiarz at cooptel.net
Wed Apr 15 18:51:46 EDT 2009


i find that with thistles, as with many other tough perennials, frequent
cutting is a good way of getting rid of it. Another way is mulching with
straw/hay, then wait till the thistles/docks or whatever come popping
through, lift the mulch layer with a fork and drop it back on the weeds.
after repeating that procedure a few times, the weeds usually give up.

tomas

> Does anyone have experience with mulching out thistle?  We have a thistle
> that only spreads by seed, so I'm wondering if mulching it out is an
> option,
> or if generally thistles are too vigorous.  Although, since it only
> spreads
> by seed, I suppose that we could mulch and if it didn't work then deadhead
> later on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
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