Comments on: Stinging Nettle: Nourishment for You and Your Garden https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/ Making healthier choices. For you, your family and community, and our Earth. Sun, 02 Jun 2024 21:32:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Everything Written on A Real Green Life in 2020 - ARealGreenLife https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/258 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-258 […] Stinging Nettle: Amazing Nourishment for You and Your Garden […]

]]> By: Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/255 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-255 In reply to Terry.

You’re welcome, Terry, I’m glad it was useful.

]]> By: Terry https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/254 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-254 Thanks for the article Kate. I have mainly been using nettles as a compost tea and as a mulch – it grows naturally in many parts of our garden. I am encouraged to try out some of the uses you have mentioned.

]]> By: Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/159 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-159 In reply to Theresa.

Hi Theresa, thanks for your comment. I’ve tried making cordage from banana fiber before and I’d be keen to try with nettle fiber (there is so much to learn!) so thanks for the resources 🙂

You can indeed eat the seeds of nettle; I’ve read that they are great for thyroid health in particular. I’ve decided to stop cutting a section of my nettle patch to allow it to flower and seed so I can have my first go at harvesting nettle seeds. I’m thinking maybe I need another nettle patch 😉

]]> By: Theresa https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/158 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-158 Nettles can be used to make cordage/string. There are loads of videos on YouTube but Sally Pointer has the best method for joining in, I think. There’s also a Facebook page called Nettles for textiles. A guy called Allan Brown has made some good videos on the subject. I’ve only made cordage and I’m only a beginner but it’s quite soothing to do.
You can apparently eat the seeds too, as they are highly nutritious and great sprinkled on your muesli, salad or soups. In the UK our nettles have only just begun to flower and seed, so I’m hoping to give it a try.

]]> By: Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/157 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-157 In reply to Raine Bradford.

Glad you liked the bailing twine, Raine 🙂

That’s fascinating about eating nettles and not needing deodorant any more. Another use for nettle!

And thanks for the dehydrator tip. I have dried them in the Excalibur before too, and then crumbled them for use in soups and stews and such. (“Mum, what’s these green dots?!”)

But I gave up doing that because it didn’t occur to me (duh) to strip the leaves and only dry them, without the stalks — so there were always stalky bits in the soup.

I think now that you’ve reminded me I’ll try again with only the leaves 🙂

]]> By: Raine Bradford https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/156 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-156 Hi Kate, another great article! I love your perspective on everything! I started a nettle patch a couple years ago, but haven’t made use of it as well as you have.

I will share my main use for nettles, though. I put them in my Excalibur dehydrator and then use them in smoothies all year. I have one every day, and have been able to stop using deodorant since I started eating nettle every day, no joke! I can’t remember where I found out about this attribute of nettle, but it works!

Love your pic of the bailing twine and how “real” you are!

Thanks again,
Raine Bradford

]]> By: Kate https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/155 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-155 In reply to Jay Stuart.

I’m glad it was helpful Jay. Thanks for commenting 🙂

]]> By: Jay Stuart https://arealgreenlife.com/stinging-nettle-nourishment-you-and-your-garden/#comments/154 https://arealgreenlife.com/?p=8865#comment-154 A great article, thank you. I knew nettle had many uses but wasn’t sure so this was a useful reminder. I make tea with it in the spring and summer.

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