Top tip: 'Always avoid composting any part of milk thistle,' warns Craig. Instead, he recommends bagging up the plant and sending it to landfill. 'Applying a weed-control product containing the ...

Each flower head is up to 2 cm long and about ... MCPB can be used on young rosettes, or else 2,4-D or MCPA on older plants. In parts of Hawkes Bay, we have found populations of slender winged thistle ...

It may look like the last thing you'd want to eat, but that scary-looking bull thistle is edible. Here's how to prepare it ...

nodding thistle is not yet found in every part of the country, but is common in Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Canterbury and Otago. Nodding thistle is often listed as a Pest Plant by Regional ...