When you see a nettle patch like this sprouting up in your garden, what are your first thoughts?
Is it: Oh no!!! Let me get rid of it as fast as I can!
Or.
Is it: I am so happy!! Nettles are growing. I can't wait to eat some!
What is your answer?
Mine is yay!!! Nettles!! I am so happy.
Nettles are so full of nutrition and they are delicious!!
Now, don't get me wrong. I don't enjoy getting stung by nettles and do my best to avoid that. I either harvest with gloves on my hands but more often, I grab them with some tongs and cut them with scissors.
They go into my green smoothies, salads and into soups. I also dry them for tea and of course, I also use the fresh ones for tea.
Once they are chopped, dressed or cooked - no more stinging. Just deliciousness.
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This is very interesting! Thanks for sharing. I've never eaten nettles, but it's good to know that they're edible :)
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Yes!! Just make sure they are young - before they go to seed.
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Nettle soup is lovely! They are a bit like spinach! :)
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It is!! A bit milder and richer at the same time, I think.
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I don't have a garden.
Proceeds to cry in a corner
I could sure go for some nettle soup though. Or tea!
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stop crying!! the prompt is up! You can write your dream garden into it :)
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sees the prompt is "Dread
You changed it for me, didn't you?
I want to be mad, but at the same tim am so thankful. My feelings are confused!
Thank you!
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I've only ever read the word Nettles, I never considered them a source of nutrition. Do they have a strong flavor or a mild one? I don't know that Nettles grow around here.
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I am sure they grow around your area. Just find them where the dog don't pee 🤪
I think the young ones are pretty mild...
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lol warning noted No Dog Per areas! Thanks @mariannewest :)
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One of these days I am going to have to try nettles. I think it is the stinging part that keeps putting me off.
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Yes, you do best by wearing gloves and using tongs. But if you get stung - I heard it is good against arthritis lol
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I am always stiff and sore from work. Maybe I should find a patch and roll around in it.😉
But seriously, nettle is on my list to try this year.
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😱 Don't roll in them :)
Let me know if you like them!!
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will do!
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Yeah! Delicious 😋
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agreed!!
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I had no idea you could eat them!
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They are best when they are young - you don't want eat them after they go to seed.
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Now that you say that I remember hearing this.
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I also use nettle manure for the garden,
It helps grow the plants of the garden!
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Yes!! for sure. they are so nutritious for everything!
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I don't think They grow in my country, what exactly are they?
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this is the latin name: Urtica dioica
And this is the wikipedia entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica
I don't know where you live - but it likes a bit of moisture. It grows here only in the late winter after we had some rain.....
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That plant although touching it we can injure ourselves, it has some incredible medicinal applications!
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For sure!!!
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