i think after a nuclear war, it will be giant bull thistles and giant cockroaches 🪳

i use a bush scythe to clear areas of black berry and thistle.

the ones i harvest, i do in the same way as nettle. cut the base with the scythe, and then pull a couple out using thick leather gloves. the nettles i let dry, with the bull thistle i cut the leaves off with scissors, then individually cut the spines of either side so the center of the leaf is left. i dry those and store them for tea.