Nettle question

[max abell 196]

This might seem like a daft question but my grandson asked me the other day when we were out shooting a few rabbits

and i didnt know the answer he said why do stinging nettles always grow on rabbit holes we can go into a field and there

are 8 rabbit burries in it and you can always tell where they are in summer because there are 8 bundles of nettles on top of them

and not another nettle in the whole field which he was quite right about

So i said i would try and find out why rabbit holes attract stinging nettles even under hedges does anyone on the forum have

any theorys to why so i can give him some sort of answer because to be honest i aint got a clue HELP

[stubby 175]

because the rabbits plant them there, d'oh

 

 

 

maybe its something to do with the rabbit shite being a good growing medium

[stealthy1 3,964]

Because rabbits sit in their burrows laughing at us trying to net up, but more so because rabbits always dig where there's cover, and the only thing cattle and sheep dont eat is thistles and stinging nettles

[The one 8,445]

Because the rabbit piss is acid and the nettles grow better in acid soil???

Anybody got a better answer ?

[Leeview 788]

Because the rabbit piss is acid and the nettles grow better in acid soil???

Anybody got a better answer ?

I'd go along with that and I've never seen the rabbits eating them either

Y.I.S Leeview

[jenksi87 3]

Because the rabbit piss is acid and the nettles grow better in acid soil???

Anybody got a better answer ?

 

the stinging nettles are really rabbits in ghille suits lol

[longdog13 36]

This might seem like a daft question but my grandson asked me the other day when we were out shooting a few rabbits

and i didnt know the answer he said why do stinging nettles always grow on rabbit holes we can go into a field and there

are 8 rabbit burries in it and you can always tell where they are in summer because there are 8 bundles of nettles on top of them

and not another nettle in the whole field which he was quite right about

So i said i would try and find out why rabbit holes attract stinging nettles even under hedges does anyone on the forum have

any theorys to why so i can give him some sort of answer because to be honest i aint got a clue HELP

 

Maybe cos' rabbits eat everything but the nettles, thus leaving them to grow in great numbers,

[longdog13 36]

Because the rabbit piss is acid and the nettles grow better in acid soil???

Anybody got a better answer ?

 

they must have an irrigation system and a half for that matey

[h.22 1]

its because the acidity in their urine stops any other thing growing but nettles

[Ideation 8,216]

Yes basiclly the rabbits remove all competition for nutrients and light etc from above their burrows by eating and pissing on them. All that will grow is stingy nettles.

 

 

Jai.

[max abell 196]

Yes basiclly the rabbits remove all competition for nutrients and light etc from above their burrows by eating and pissing on them. All that will grow is stingy nettles.

 

 

Jai.

That sounds logical thanks for the replies now i can pretent to the grandson how clever i am LOL

[lorelei0922 2]

lol grandpa always knows EVERYTHING!!!

[ecostorm 2]

Never noticed this problem before buddy, the only problem i've had are the fecking thorns. Gunna keep my eyes open on this one!

Edited May 6, 2010 by ecostorm

[maty j 6]

its because the acidity in their urine stops any other thing growing but nettles

 

Spot on