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I am a keen gardener who will soon be moving from a house with a large garden to a flat with none so got an allotment last week so I can move all my moveable plants over.
The problem is though I having been quite happy digging up the weeds (I got rid of them in my garden and I can do it again), one section under a few nice fruit trees on the plot and all round the 2 compost bins are loads of nettles and I use to have a bad reaction to them.
I decided I must of just been a wimp as a child and put gloves on and started digging/pulling them up. Well I got stung twice (must of been a small hole in the glove) and it is 2 days later and my hand is still painful and swollen.
So I am trying to decide now if I should stray roundup on them or not, will this damage the fruit trees - I can put stuff round the base of them to protect it but worry that I can not 100% guarantee none will get on the trees ?
Oh and the trees are all about 6 feet tall.
The problem is though I having been quite happy digging up the weeds (I got rid of them in my garden and I can do it again), one section under a few nice fruit trees on the plot and all round the 2 compost bins are loads of nettles and I use to have a bad reaction to them.
I decided I must of just been a wimp as a child and put gloves on and started digging/pulling them up. Well I got stung twice (must of been a small hole in the glove) and it is 2 days later and my hand is still painful and swollen.
So I am trying to decide now if I should stray roundup on them or not, will this damage the fruit trees - I can put stuff round the base of them to protect it but worry that I can not 100% guarantee none will get on the trees ?
Oh and the trees are all about 6 feet tall.
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