Hi,
I’m hoping I’m posting in the right area. I’m a parent of a student at a nature school. When the property was set up they had a gentleman who was a permaculture expert set up a food forest on the property. The director of the school has been learning about how to care for the food forest. But we’ve run into a nettle issue. It has become overgrown and has overpowered the area to the point that the kids are having a hard time working in or being in the area. He’s been mowing the walkways, he also put a tarp down over a hillside that was getting covered that he could not mow. Is my only hope to rip the roots/ tubers out? Is there a good plant that could suppress the nettle? We don’t want to eliminate it entirely, just make it more manageable for the kids. They do harvest some for teas but no where near the quantity we have. I’d like to help bring it into balance and I do have some time to contribute. Your knowledge and help would be most appreciated!
Thank you!
Kelly
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