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Stinging nettles are able to survive in a wide range of conditions but are most common on ground that's been left uncultivated for a long period. Plants can spread to form clumps, and seed is also distributed to infest new areas. Stinging nettles

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effective control is to remove the plants while they're seedlings. Use a total weedkiller, such as glyphosate. Avoid spraying on a windy day, or when the weed's near other desirable plants. all over the gardenall yearMore advice on removing weedsWillow herbStinging

to suppress seedlings.Apply a contact weedkiller when the plants are young and before they get a chance to flower. freshly-cultivated ground in borders, established flowerbeds, pots, vegetable plotsspring, summer, autumnMore advice on removing weedsStinging

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before spraying to bruise and crush them, which will allow the herbicide to enter the plant and be taken down to the roots. undisturbed ground, cracks in paving, walls, waste groundspring, summer, autumnMore advice on removing weedsMind your own businessStinging