How do you remove thistles?

Answer 1

Controlled burns, cover crops, ground cover, mowing, natural enemies and solarization when the thistle is considered a weed and needle, salves, tape, tweezers and wax hair remover when the thistle is embedded in skin are ways to remove thistles. Thistle cannot tolerate alfalfa, burns by controlled fires or from light-absorbing, weighted-down black plastic ground covers, buzz-cuts from extreme mowing schedules, painted lady butterfly caterpillar and weevil feeding, shade or tillage. It is important to institute the above-mentioned controls during the plant's first year, before first bloom times.