Stinging Nettle
Urtica dioica
Nettle is precocious, and stinging but also soooo beneficial especially in Spring.
Gather greens before bloom as a mineral rich food stuff, or dry and save for tea all year long
Plant out of the way so it doesn’t surprise you and mind it every year to help it stay in it’s bounds
Traditional usage (TWM): Allergies, builds blood. Source of trace minerals, potassium and the blood-like molecule known as chlorophyll. Plant prefers moist soil in sun or shade. Biodynamic gardeners use nettles to increase the potency of neighboring herbs, and to stimulate humus formation. Young shoots and leaves are delicious steamed as spring greens, very high in minerals and protein. Dried, the leaves make a great hair rinse, are good for steepin in a bath, or for chicken feed. Choose your spot carefully; the spreading rhizomes as well as the leaves can sting. Cooking removes the sting. Plant in damp rich soil with high nitrogen content; especially likes composted manure piles or the leaky side of your lushest compost bin.
Urtica dioica
Nettle is precocious, and stinging but also soooo beneficial especially in Spring.
Gather greens before bloom as a mineral rich food stuff, or dry and save for tea all year long
Plant out of the way so it doesn’t surprise you and mind it every year to help it stay in it’s bounds
Traditional usage (TWM): Allergies, builds blood. Source of trace minerals, potassium and the blood-like molecule known as chlorophyll. Plant prefers moist soil in sun or shade. Biodynamic gardeners use nettles to increase the potency of neighboring herbs, and to stimulate humus formation. Young shoots and leaves are delicious steamed as spring greens, very high in minerals and protein. Dried, the leaves make a great hair rinse, are good for steepin in a bath, or for chicken feed. Choose your spot carefully; the spreading rhizomes as well as the leaves can sting. Cooking removes the sting. Plant in damp rich soil with high nitrogen content; especially likes composted manure piles or the leaky side of your lushest compost bin.
Urtica dioica
Nettle is precocious, and stinging but also soooo beneficial especially in Spring.
Gather greens before bloom as a mineral rich food stuff, or dry and save for tea all year long
Plant out of the way so it doesn’t surprise you and mind it every year to help it stay in it’s bounds
Traditional usage (TWM): Allergies, builds blood. Source of trace minerals, potassium and the blood-like molecule known as chlorophyll. Plant prefers moist soil in sun or shade. Biodynamic gardeners use nettles to increase the potency of neighboring herbs, and to stimulate humus formation. Young shoots and leaves are delicious steamed as spring greens, very high in minerals and protein. Dried, the leaves make a great hair rinse, are good for steepin in a bath, or for chicken feed. Choose your spot carefully; the spreading rhizomes as well as the leaves can sting. Cooking removes the sting. Plant in damp rich soil with high nitrogen content; especially likes composted manure piles or the leaky side of your lushest compost bin.
