Nettles are a fantastic plant for controlling the pest species in your garden. but if you would like to know some other ways to control them, then this is the next video you should watch. ua-cam.com/video/uz0TIzYkI-U/v-deo.html
@@chronicchloe5329 Hey, The only issue with that sort of content is it falls under what's known as YMYL which YT and google will not promote unless you have the expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness. For medical content, I don't have that.soo they would suppress the video. Anything medical unless you are proven doctor or medical professional they are suppressing so they don't get sued
Nettle Fibres have also been used to make clothes, Sacking etc. Apparently the German Army uniform was made from Nettle Fibre in one of the World Wars. The
I hired a man to build my garden fence and he told me, when he spotted my patch of nettles, that during the war in his homeland, Albania, there was almost no food and people would have starved but for the nettles. His mother made nettle everything - soup, pies, omelettes... and they survived and remained healthy.
@@rumoor3865 pick the leaves in the spring as the leaves get tougher by midsummer, also I let the butterflies have them for the caterpillars after that
Stinging nettles was used by my grandma as a perfect base for early spring soup (I'm from Russia). Collect young shoots, blanch it with hot water and use it as you would use spinach.
The only thing you did not mention about this plant's uses is that it produces a bast fiber similar to flax, which can be spun and crafted to create hard wearing textiles. This plant is endlessly useful and grows nearly everywhere.
@@manasseskamau5327 i have found a few things /videos online. In Nepal this fiber is produced, by hard working mountainnwomen. . I'd love to see that happen more, in North America, where it seems very few realize the value of nettles.
Years ago I went camping with a local youth group. The leaders warned us about Nettle and pointed out several plants that will soffen the sting. The one I always rememberd was "Lambs Ear." Years and years later I was hiking a trail with some friends and one of the very young children got stung! He was just running along the path letting the soft ferns brush his hands. He screamed and all the adults started to panic thinking it was a bee or something. (He was alergic) I saw the plant leaf fall out of his hand and instantly knew what to do! I looked around, and sure enough Nature had the answer less than two feet away. I grabbed the Lambs Ear, chewed it up to make a poltus, and used other leafs to wrap his hand up. He was fine after 5 minutes. And my friends never questioned my Herbal Knowledge again!
Dock leaf, in the UK...the plant you call lambs ear. No need to chew it or make a poultice. Just crush it and rub it on the area of skin that was stung. Thirty seconds later it's as if the sting never occurred. Nature, in her wisdom, places both plants within a small distance of each other.
@@billyandrew yes! I harvested some seeds and planted for myself because I didn’t have any dock in my garden, but many nettles. It’s hardy and perennial
When my Father was a small boy living in Ireland, back in the day, my Grandma used to send him out to harvest nettle tips, which Grandma added to cabbage when she was cooking it.
Stinging nettle infusion taken twice a day regrows my thinning, 65 year-old hair. Hair condition is improved, hairline is restored, scalp stops showing through.
I did a little after wash with nettle for my hair. After you would wash out you product you can pour cold nettle tea at you scalp ( massage a little bit). Then dry it with a towel and that it! Hope you’ll like it.
Spring's on the way so get ready for lovely fresh tips. High in protien, great for stress induced adrenal exhaustion. And the ladybirds love them too so they stick around and deal with the aphids. Win win. The ripe seeds can be harvested, dried, ground & sprinkled into soups etc for added nutritional value. Fresh leaves ( preferably young tips) turned into an infushion (long brewed tea) and drank over 2 or 3 days can replenish exhausted bodies. Pour boiling water over, leave for min 4 hrs, strain & keep in the fridge. Any undrank tea, return to the land. Thanks for the video, Tony. The humble nettle is a powerful ally 🌿
Amazing post & and thorough info on Stinging Nettie....I been scouring UA-cam posts all morning to find the info I needed to managed its growth in my Garden. Yours was the only one that I found the info. In addition, I'm now armed with info of the different growth times of plant/tree to use as a tea/fertilizer, its benefits for pollinators & then the removal of it seed heads for itsmanagement in the garden . Thank you so much for the wealth of info you have in this post!!!
Thanks the sting from the nettle feels like being stung from fire coral . Now I am going to pay the nettle plant back from all the childhood pain , I am going to eat it.
@@exb.r.buckeyeman845 I was there from 80-83. Was supposed to process out in 82, but I extended a year. I wanted to see England since a child. I was there during the Royal wedding, The Falklands, Maggie Thatcher. I camped in the peak district. I backpacked Wales. Stonehenge, Nottingham castle, Sherwood forest. Pubs and great beer. My fav was green king bitter. I made many friends and had the time of my life. Thanks for asking.
@@ezwayocho8296 Thats great that they are teaching about this plants to children I think our common plant species have been forgotten and they have so many benefits
Great video! I LOVE nettle. I removed the bottom of a large wooden flower box and planted the nettle in there but in my garden so it can still root in the soil. It keeps the nettle from spreading. I chop about a foot off the top as soon as it starts to flower and make tea out of it so I never worry of it spreading in the rest of the yard. I probably end up trimming it back 4-5 times a year but it's worth it. I also dry the leaves for tea and powder to encapsulate them , I love making natures medicine. I'm going on four years and it has stayed the same other then being taller and fuller each year.
This is a brilliant idea! We have copious amounts of nettles in and all around our large allotments and I have banned my partner to remove them!! Nettles can fix Nitrogen in the soil where they grow too 🙂
@@wild_childofthe80s That reminds me I forgot to mention what a fantastic fertilizer nettle tea makes for everything in your garden ! It is game changer!!
@@TheGreenBean Yes! I am in the process of trying to find a bucket with a lid so I can make some!! 😇 Can't wait!! I have given myself much more of a task this year with growing so many new sorts of fruit and veg and more in volume too, so they all need looking after 🥰 x.x
@@wild_childofthe80s how did you get on with your new vegetables .I am growing lots of new ones this year and I have a large nettle patch and huge comfrey patch
Nettles also contain a property called tumor necrosis factor. It is a powerful anti cancer medicine. It also is synthesized and used for modern arthritis medicines.
An amazing plant. I was raised in Scotland and remember the use of the Dock leaf. Spit on it, rub the leaf to break the cells and apply for relief. It worked. They will, like mint take over the World! A friend of mine's Mother used to make nettle wine, not bad. Better than parsnip! The stems were used to make very strong cordage. Even bow strings. They have been described as the most nutritious plant on Earth. Great video, enjoyed!
I have a nettle patch in my garden which I use as you suggest. I also dry them. I make an infusion of nettles, lemon balm and mint. They have really helped me with aching muscles, joints and when I’m feeling generally low. In fact I’m going to have a brew now👍
Nettle tea is indeed useful. But if you have aching joints, let nettles sting your joints repeatedly every year, in summer. After the first 1-2 stings every year you will no longer feel the pain that strongly, and after a few years the joint pains will probably disappear completely. The sting of nettles, although unpleasant, has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. Alternatively, pour some hot water over a mass of leaves, thoroughly drain the leaves once soaked, pack the plants into paper towels and apply to the joints while still hot, directly on the skin. The effect is faster but less long lasting and less strong than it is from the sting itself.
@@a0flj0 yes I had read that, apparently it stimulates blood flow to the joints and may help with arthritis, but I’m too much of a chicken to try it on purpose🐓
Thank you. What a fine introductory presentation on nettle! I would like to add that from the roots of the nettle we can produce a fantastic tincture that anyone with any skin condition should consider taking. It clears the blood so well.
Yes, I have a lot of nettles in my garden, mostly along an old stone wall. The caterpillars that live on them pupate in the safety of gaps in the wall - and my garden has been full of Red Admiral butterflies for the past month. I do use the nettles as a fertilizer (though didn't know it had quite that many minerals) and have used the leaves in stir-fries. I do find it gets a bit tough for culinary purposes around June. I let them flower and run to seed because, though some do fall and germinate, they do attract Bullfinches, which feast on the seeds all winter. Bullfinches are such an eye-catching bird at that time of year, it's worth putting up with a bit more weeding in summer just to see them.
I have LOVELY crop of stinging nettles in my garden right now and I am delighted with their development. Though I had to stop my garden guy from pulling them out when he turned up for the once ever 6 week garden visit to do a few needed chores to be done in the garden. They are growing as a mass of plants adjacent to the stone fruit trees. When I cut down some of the nettles, soon, for making fertilizer I also intend to allow some to go to seed as I want another crop of stinging nettles to come up from seed in the garden
I learned by accident how nettle stings can be beneficial to a damaged knee, easing the pain considerably. Since used them effectively on other joints, I've become almost immune to adverse effects. Also nettle tea fertiliser really does smell bad but appears to work.
@@Shwellness I touched the nettle against the knee accidentally & the "sting" caused a sensation within the knee which made it feel a lot better. I continued to do this then on a daily basis & still do if I feel it being a problem.
Ha ha, Iv'e had a few run ins falling into a bunch of them as a child. Dock leaves help. They don't seem to sting me much anymore. Plus I've never had hay fever? Done me good I recon : )
"I do believe Nature has all the answers"...that one statement made me subscribe to you. I believe this deeply as well. Thanks so much, I look forward to viewing your videos.
I was recommended to this video. I liked the presenter, the content and the manner he explains everything. I subscribed and especially like the slow, calm tone of how you talk. I have already experimented with nettle but the details here are much more thorough than what I knew, 💯
@@user-yk9sk7pg6v "Can I treat the nettle like spinach after I brew it for tea?" If you are using fresh leaves from a young plant, then yes, that should work. They did taste like spinach to me. The stickers on the leaves may have been slightly noticeable, but they were not a deal-breaker for me. This may depend on the variety of nettle, but I think that the boiling mostly takes care of the issue. I would consume the nettle leaves right away, though. They would probably keep briefly in the refrigerator, but I think they would be best eaten right away.
@@lyndagruen2047 Nettles start to rot quickly after being harvested. If you want to keep them, you can keep them in the freezer. But they loose much of the taste.
@Ginga Ninja we are in the USA. They don’t have them. We would consider them weeds, and pull them. Even in garden plots, gardens, victory gardens, nobody talks about this being a “Food”. Tea? Greens? Nothing... not even by another name.
Thank you for this lovely stingy nettling video... I so love this plant and since I’ve gone plant based 6yrs ago I’ve been foraging it for food and medicinal purposes. It works wonders for my daughter’s hay fever symptoms. I just love eating and drinking it. And I’m that odd one who’s gotten used to the stings now. 🌿👍🏾
I’m so glad I found your channel. I knew some of the info about nettles, but I still learned a lot from you. I like the way you get straight to the point and your videos are so well edited. Thanks so much for this fantastic site ! All the best from Suffolk.
Hi, I am glad you're enjoying my videos. Welcome to the channel, it's great to have you here. there is way over 400 videos some not so well edited but I have been doing this a few years now, and it's amazing what you learn along the way :)
When i was little, i had a secret part of a lake i would play at all day, exploring, and i went around and accidentally touched those...realizing only after, BUT, i think what i did, was when i realized what it was i touched (i had a book on plants i was reading at home) i quickly washed my arms off with mud and the water...i was fine!. -just a little red, but it stopped the reaction and feeling, however i am not sure if that is the practical way that works for everyone, it was just my idea, and it worked for me, same with how my skin reacts to wild carrot except that i am becoming immune and it has needles that react in combination with sunlight harder, but i find rubbing in the opposite direction they got stuck in, with some grass + washing with soap after does the trick, just ALWAYS gotta go the opposite direction, like you're petting an invisible dog.
I always allow a small patch to grow in my garden and I make tea with it. Amazing food. When I get stung by stinging nettle I pour water immediately on the area stung but I don't rub or scratch it. Keep pouring cool water over it and the stinging goes away.
I love this part of year. I pick many nettles and make pie and dry for tea. Love eating them after steaming them. Delicious. Thank you for helping me learn more about how this wild is healing my body.
Suffering from a VERY sore throat and struggling to swallow, my neighbor went with gloves to their garden came back with stinging nettle. Boiled the leaves and gave me the tea. Unbelievable how it went to work on my throat. Amazing stuff. All that vitamin C means your body can assimilate the iron as well. Amazing
Stinging Nettles has been eaten in Ethiopia for hundreds if not thousands of years. Moreover, when agricultural land becomes depleted, farmers plant nettle to fatten the soil. 🙏🙏🙏from Ethiopia
Hello Mr. Tony! Very interesting talk about the Nettles. I checked and we do have them here in South Carolina although all the articles talk about eradicating them. One did mention that they were edible but not to eat them from the field as they had to be harvested and prepared a certain way. As a Diabetic, I am always looking for natural ways to help with my Diabetes. Thank you for the helpful information. Take care of yourself and the family. God bless.
The reason for not harvesting from a field is because you are not sure if chemical pesticides have been used. This is why it is good to grow your own. type googlescholar.com and then put a search into that. scholar is articles written by universities and the like so you will find the info you are looking for there
I think God sends healing plants and 'weeds' that we walk over on our way to get a prescription of some engineered medicine. This happened to me and is how I found out about inexpensive, unassuming arnica gel.
Where and how did you find arnica gel and what's it used for will there be a utube on it like this did you also know that Garlic and certain nuts grow in our wild as well as our faithful blackberry
You can also make a nettle ferment with organic brown sugar. No liquid needed, after a few hours in a mason jar you'll have a shelf stable brew that's even more potent than the tea with none of the horrible smell!
My Great Grandma used nettles for her arthritis. I am now 70 years old and as a child we would watch great grandma harvest them, this used to freak us out because they were the cause of so much irritation for us kids.
Great information about having them in the garden. Gathered a big sack full on Sunday and made soup, dried some, put some in the freezer... Never thought about growing them at home. Lots of benefits to that.
Great information Tony! I learned some interesting things about a very beneficial plant I that I thought I was already familiar with. Thanks for sharing!
Nettles have been a part of the diet in the Himalayas. If u go to Nepal, U'll find that people have been eating nettles since hundreds of years. It's a delicacy which gives them the necesary nutrients and energy to sustain in harsh climate.
No salad. Soups, side dishes, greens on pizza, mixed into fillings for dumpling, all sorts of things, but don't try nettle salad. You can get rid of nettles by regularly tilling the soil where they grow. They grow strongly, but only if undisturbed.
Just received a 40# bag of tall nettles in flower with great roots for transplanting, seed harvest (tiny as in 1/4 teaspoon per day), plant compost tea, and fiber for cordage. Love your advice. I have some beautiful comfrey for tea, also. Just waiting for the bees to finish. Thanks so much, and don't eat the nettles this time of year. Only in early spring when short. Top two levels. Just read up on what they have in them now. I'm continuing my research. Powerful plant!! So nutritious!!
Instead of using crushed dock leaves to sooth the sting, try rubbing on the skin the leaf juice of purslane (portulaca) or chamomile. These two plants should be much more effective in relieving the symptoms. Very informative gardening tips! Thx so much!
Nettles grow beautifully here particularly along my fence line and path. I tend to leave them . I never get around to doing anything about that area until the nettles are too big, lean over onto the path and sting me every time I walk along it. I really think it's one of the reasons why I don't tend to get a lot of pest insects in the garden however. They converge on the stinging nettles which then get covered in lady beetles, lace wings and other predators going after them. Because they're so close to the path I tend to cut them down when I get sick of being stung by them as I walk past. I add the ones I cut down to the compost but they soon grow back in the same area as there must be an absolute ton of nettle seed in that narrow strip since they've gone to seed there so many times. I don't mind them being there at all until they get too big and start leaning on the path and stinging. I have some huge ones there at present. They're growing like crazy now spring has hit here and the weather is warming up. I was just thinking earlier in the arvo I really need to do something about them again as they're getting too big. I've been stung by the things so many times it really doesn't bother me that much anymore. I found the quickest and easiest and most effective way to stop a sting is don't touch the area, rinse it under cold water and then wash it thoroughly with soap and water. The sting and other effects is gone in minutes.
I have made the fertiliser - smelly, but very effective. They also make delicious nettle soup. I have also used them for sciatica pain by stinging myself - no more pain. I always keep them in my garden and frequently sting myself on purpose. After a while you don't notice it..I love them....
Used to have sore forearms and wrists from over working, would glide them along nettles and it would instantly releave the pain to the point I liked the sting !
If you get stung from nettles you can crush the nettle leaves and rub it on the sting to stop the sting from the nettle. Yes it really works I have done it many times but now I hardly get stung although I harvest nettles barehanded. I believe the reason I don’t get stung is because I respect nettle, ask her if I can harvest and I drink nettle infusions often. I have found that when I tie them together as soon as I stop paying attention to her is when she stings me. She is like an old lady demanding respect.
i enjoyed watching david Wolfe demonstrate how to "taco" a nettle leaf in order to pick and eat it raw, stingless. i like the idea of rubbing the leaf.., that makes homeopathic sense. ...
When I moved here to Ireland, I inherited a huge patch of nettles. Knowing all that is in this video I kept a large section and they are just flowering and to be harvested... NB I had a goat at one place and she munched nettles very happily. It made me wince but she loved them..
Tony, thanks for driving it home quickly... I was on a search for Cnidosculus, often mistaken for Uticaria (sp?) and closed a few apps and you showed up! Seems the plant, by common name is widely known as packed with goodies. Potassium seems a bit low but wood ashes could balance that out. But lightly SPARINGLY because ash can increase pH --basic. Ash has other minerals like Ca, Fe, Cu, B, Mo, Cr too varying in proportion ....e.g. Quercus virginiana- Live Oak in America is high in Iron and Molybdenum- density of it is noticable too- lift our native white pine or invasive Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis) of equal volume and then compare! Nature has ALL the answers, and we ALL should learn from the "wood wide web". Thanks
WARNING: My comment is pretty gross. For first-time tea makers: ALL green leafy material smells "very bad" after a week or more when soaked in water. If you hear an experienced gardener say that Nettle/Comfrey smells "bad" they really mean that it smells like someone is making stew with sewer waste...literally. Sorry, just wanted the new gardeners to be prepared.
@@bevsartsandcrafts715 If you are looking for bad smells the worst smell on earth is putting snails in a plastic container and leaving them for a couple of weeks. When you next open the container you can literally smell the stuff from 100 meters away. Try it let me know what you think!!! It is literally worse than 5 stink bombs.
I used to wonder why my grand auntie used to have a corner of her garden filled with nettles and I guess it was many of the things you mentioned. I remember she used to make green tea with them and I got a clout round the back of my head when I tried to cut them down
I use nettle to relieve joint pain and inflammation. It’s not for the faint of heart as you do have to sting the affected area and put up with discomfort of the stings for a few hours but the relief of joint pain lasts for a few weeks. Really interesting vlog , I must use them in a soup or something.
I have read that it is flailed over the joints and you just tolerate the stinging. I don't have arthritis but I would definitely try that if I did. I'd much rather tolerate the stinging than get medication that hardly works anyway for arthritis.
Nettle cannelloni, made with ricotta cheese. Deffo the best cannelloni I've ever eaten. Its has a slighly heavier, chewier texture than spinach canneloni, with a mild flavour.
Make a soup, the same way Germans make salad soup, with nettles. Best greens soup for me. Then again, I grew up with it, and absolutely love nettles, so it may be an acquired taste.
A great plant from which I use the tea a lot. It has improved very poor soil on my allotment and my plants love it. I keep it however in a far away corner as the smell is very strong. Thanks Tony.
I collect comfrey tea, another smelly liquid, by placing in a bin with a weight on top. Over time the juice flows out of the bottom of the bin through a hole and into a container underneath. This method eliminates the smell, wondering if this will work the same for nettles
@@simplifygardening Tony and its free. Someone i know had nettles on their plot, i told him how to use them, he was from another country, he asked me later which ones are nettkes, i told him you will know dont worry. 🙈🤣. Well done getting a video out on them. I have the comfry brew set up next to it.
Love your blogs as you are so knowledgeable and they have helped me in my first 4 years in my new adventure in taking over the garden chores! Nettles grow in the woods next to me, so I will acquire some seeds from them this year and contain them in the corner of my gardens! Many thanks! Take care!
Genesis 1:29 God said, “I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food.
The nettles on my plot are proper evil! You’ve only got to slightly touch them and it’s like acid on your skin...no joke. And the sting lasts for a couple of days 😢
Great knowledge , i grow them to dry out for tea , deffo going to gather lots for stewing compost tea , what a great idea ! i do this with lawn clippings and put it back on the lawn ! please consider doing a show on Dandelions !
Nettles are a fantastic plant for controlling the pest species in your garden. but if you would like to know some other ways to control them, then this is the next video you should watch. ua-cam.com/video/uz0TIzYkI-U/v-deo.html
As always, excellent video, thank you!
I would love to see you address urtication for arthritis
@@chronicchloe5329 Hey, The only issue with that sort of content is it falls under what's known as YMYL which YT and google will not promote unless you have the expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness. For medical content, I don't have that.soo they would suppress the video. Anything medical unless you are proven doctor or medical professional they are suppressing so they don't get sued
@Satisfying Slime DIY No they are all edible
Nettle Fibres have also been used to make clothes, Sacking etc. Apparently the German Army uniform was made from Nettle Fibre in one of the World Wars. The
I hired a man to build my garden fence and he told me, when he spotted my patch of nettles, that during the war in his homeland, Albania, there was almost no food and people would have starved but for the nettles. His mother made nettle everything - soup, pies, omelettes... and they survived and remained healthy.
Yes they are very nutritious
Thanks 👌
My mother used to discipine me with nettles phewh.i had forgotten till now.😨
@@andreebesseau6995 what?!
@@gee-wizz.5050 i think she only did it once or twice.i must have been a bad child that day.she never laid a hand on me
I make nettle crisps. Coat in olive oil, salt, pepper and chilli flakes, spread on a baking sheet and bake for 20 mins. Absolutely delicious.😋
Ooh, must try this. Just moved to a new home & the garden is completely covered in them!
@@rumoor3865 pick the leaves in the spring as the leaves get tougher by midsummer, also I let the butterflies have them for the caterpillars after that
Like kale chips! 😊 Yum, sounds great.
@@rumoor3865 best to pick the young leaves on the top of each plant before the plants begin to flower
PUT THE NETTLE IN THE KETTLE❤😂
Stinging nettles was used by my grandma as a perfect base for early spring soup (I'm from Russia). Collect young shoots, blanch it with hot water and use it as you would use spinach.
Thank you Timur, greetings from Cornwall.
The only thing you did not mention about this plant's uses is that it produces a bast fiber similar to flax, which can be spun and crafted to create hard wearing textiles. This plant is endlessly useful and grows nearly everywhere.
I would be interested to know more about how it’s processed into fiber.
The German Army uniforms were made from Nettles in WW1
Also valuable as cordage to backpackers.
Also makes a great tea! 🤙
@@manasseskamau5327 i have found a few things /videos online. In Nepal this fiber is produced, by hard working mountainnwomen. . I'd love to see that happen more, in North America, where it seems very few realize the value of nettles.
Years ago I went camping with a local youth group. The leaders warned us about Nettle and pointed out several plants that will soffen the sting. The one I always rememberd was "Lambs Ear."
Years and years later I was hiking a trail with some friends and one of the very young children got stung! He was just running along the path letting the soft ferns brush his hands. He screamed and all the adults started to panic thinking it was a bee or something. (He was alergic) I saw the plant leaf fall out of his hand and instantly knew what to do! I looked around, and sure enough Nature had the answer less than two feet away. I grabbed the Lambs Ear, chewed it up to make a poltus, and used other leafs to wrap his hand up. He was fine after 5 minutes. And my friends never questioned my Herbal Knowledge again!
Perfect story right there to show that we dont need shed loads of chemicals, we need educating again
@@simplifygardening Most definitely. So, so true.
@@simplifygardening you are 100 percent correct my friend!!
Dock leaf, in the UK...the plant you call lambs ear.
No need to chew it or make a poultice.
Just crush it and rub it on the area of skin that was stung.
Thirty seconds later it's as if the sting never occurred.
Nature, in her wisdom, places both plants within a small distance of each other.
@@billyandrew yes! I harvested some seeds and planted for myself because I didn’t have any dock in my garden, but many nettles. It’s hardy and perennial
So happy to see this!!! We harvested Stinging Nettle every spring in Alaska. It cured me of a horrible Cottonwood allergy.
Stinging nettle is my answer to three questions:
-favorite superfood?
-favorite medicine?
-favorite plant?
I love it 😋
Mine too! Its awesome
Great against GOUT
When my Father was a small boy living in Ireland, back in the day, my Grandma used to send him out to harvest nettle tips, which Grandma added to cabbage when she was cooking it.
It was a great way to increase the amount of food they had back then
I have a lot of variety of nettles in my backyard but I eat a leaf a day but I must preserve it for winter.
Lovely memories are priceless.
3 feeds of nettles before May Day ..
Interesting video Must give a try as plenty growing in my garden
I use them all year round in my smoothies with dandelion too 😍 I love that your promoting our natural defenders 🌸
That will be a health smoothy
I keep reading that nettles are only healthy for humans before they flower, after flowering they can have adverse effect on kidneys?
do you use fresh uncooked...do they still sting if fresh. I am thinking of used dried leaves but uncertain how to safely handle them
@@darkodacha no they just get a very bitter taste
@@lindapruitt2656 use gloves wash in a large bowl of salted clean water then rinse several times and leave to drain on a clean dry cloth
Stinging nettle infusion taken twice a day regrows my thinning, 65 year-old hair. Hair condition is improved, hairline is restored, scalp stops showing through.
What is an infusion? Do you take it boiled as tea ?
Thank you, great tip! 💕
@@jemand7488 - Easy to look it up
I did a little after wash with nettle for my hair. After you would wash out you product you can pour cold nettle tea at you scalp ( massage a little bit). Then dry it with a towel and that it! Hope you’ll like it.
BEATS MINOXODIL (Rogaine®) which is only a vasodilator.
Spring's on the way so get ready for lovely fresh tips. High in protien, great for stress induced adrenal exhaustion. And the ladybirds love them too so they stick around and deal with the aphids. Win win. The ripe seeds can be harvested, dried, ground & sprinkled into soups etc for added nutritional value. Fresh leaves ( preferably young tips) turned into an infushion (long brewed tea) and drank over 2 or 3 days can replenish exhausted bodies. Pour boiling water over, leave for min 4 hrs, strain & keep in the fridge. Any undrank tea, return to the land. Thanks for the video, Tony. The humble nettle is a powerful ally 🌿
Yes there will be loads of them and packed with nutrients too
Amazing post & and thorough info on Stinging Nettie....I been scouring UA-cam posts all morning to find the info I needed to managed its growth in my Garden. Yours was the only one that I found the info. In addition, I'm now armed with info of the different growth times of plant/tree to use as a tea/fertilizer, its benefits for pollinators & then the removal of it seed heads for itsmanagement in the garden . Thank you so much for the wealth of info you have in this post!!!
Thanks the sting from the nettle feels like being stung from fire coral . Now I am going to pay the nettle plant back from all the childhood pain , I am going to eat it.
I never heard of stinging nettles until I was stationed in England. You sure know when you get into some. The name fits!!!
lol oh you certainly know about it
Constitution Scott Hope you enjoyed your time over here, despite our weather.
@@exb.r.buckeyeman845 I was there from 80-83. Was supposed to process out in 82, but I extended a year. I wanted to see England since a child. I was there during the Royal wedding, The Falklands, Maggie Thatcher. I camped in the peak district. I backpacked Wales. Stonehenge, Nottingham castle, Sherwood forest. Pubs and great beer. My fav was green king bitter. I made many friends and had the time of my life. Thanks for asking.
I learned about stinging nettles while on a Girl Scouts camping 🏕️ trip when I was 9 🤣
@@ezwayocho8296 Thats great that they are teaching about this plants to children I think our common plant species have been forgotten and they have so many benefits
Great video! I LOVE nettle. I removed the bottom of a large wooden flower box and planted the nettle in there but in my garden so it can still root in the soil. It keeps the nettle from spreading. I chop about a foot off the top as soon as it starts to flower and make tea out of it so I never worry of it spreading in the rest of the yard. I probably end up trimming it back 4-5 times a year but it's worth it. I also dry the leaves for tea and powder to encapsulate them , I love making natures medicine. I'm going on four years and it has stayed the same other then being taller and fuller each year.
Brilliant and its great to see others using them too
This is a brilliant idea!
We have copious amounts of nettles in and all around our large allotments and I have banned my partner to remove them!! Nettles can fix Nitrogen in the soil where they grow too 🙂
@@wild_childofthe80s That reminds me I forgot to mention what a fantastic fertilizer nettle tea makes for everything in your garden ! It is game changer!!
@@TheGreenBean Yes! I am in the process of trying to find a bucket with a lid so I can make some!! 😇 Can't wait!!
I have given myself much more of a task this year with growing so many new sorts of fruit and veg and more in volume too, so they all need looking after 🥰 x.x
@@wild_childofthe80s how did you get on with your new vegetables .I am growing lots of new ones this year and I have a large nettle patch and huge comfrey patch
Nettles also contain a property called tumor necrosis factor. It is a powerful anti cancer medicine. It also is synthesized and used for modern arthritis medicines.
Thanks Kate I didnt know that
According to the SAS the two most important plants in a survival situation are Stinging Nettles and Dande Lions. It is a superfood without any doubt!
Agreed
Nettle Soup is fab! My grandmother used to make it all the time.
yes it is
How do you make it?
An amazing plant. I was raised in Scotland and remember the use of the Dock leaf. Spit on it, rub the leaf to break the cells and apply for relief. It worked. They will, like mint take over the World! A friend of mine's Mother used to make nettle wine, not bad. Better than parsnip! The stems were used to make very strong cordage. Even bow strings. They have been described as the most nutritious plant on Earth. Great video, enjoyed!
Yeah the amount of minerals and nutrients is huge. and goes to show all the studies that are being done on them
I have a nettle patch in my garden which I use as you suggest. I also dry them. I make an infusion of nettles, lemon balm and mint. They have really helped me with aching muscles, joints and when I’m feeling generally low. In fact I’m going to have a brew now👍
That's a great idea! not tried them for sore muscles. I get plenty of those looking after my garden
Nettle tea is indeed useful. But if you have aching joints, let nettles sting your joints repeatedly every year, in summer. After the first 1-2 stings every year you will no longer feel the pain that strongly, and after a few years the joint pains will probably disappear completely. The sting of nettles, although unpleasant, has a strong anti-inflammatory effect. Alternatively, pour some hot water over a mass of leaves, thoroughly drain the leaves once soaked, pack the plants into paper towels and apply to the joints while still hot, directly on the skin. The effect is faster but less long lasting and less strong than it is from the sting itself.
@@a0flj0 yes I had read that, apparently it stimulates blood flow to the joints and may help with arthritis, but I’m too much of a chicken to try it on purpose🐓
@@diogenesegarden5152 Try the hot water and soaked leaves cake instead. Still helpful.
@@a0flj0 will do but will have to wait for a couple of months now for them to come up in the spring. I have tried that method with comfrey though.
Thank you. What a fine introductory presentation on nettle! I would like to add that from the roots of the nettle we can produce a fantastic tincture that anyone with any skin condition should consider taking. It clears the blood so well.
Thanks for putting that in the comments for the community to read Mony. Hopefully some folks will give that a try :)
Loved this! If only we could see and understand the wonder and power of plants and nature.
Our garden of Eden! 🌿🌸
Yes, I have a lot of nettles in my garden, mostly along an old stone wall. The caterpillars that live on them pupate in the safety of gaps in the wall - and my garden has been full of Red Admiral butterflies for the past month.
I do use the nettles as a fertilizer (though didn't know it had quite that many minerals) and have used the leaves in stir-fries. I do find it gets a bit tough for culinary purposes around June.
I let them flower and run to seed because, though some do fall and germinate, they do attract Bullfinches, which feast on the seeds all winter. Bullfinches are such an eye-catching bird at that time of year, it's worth putting up with a bit more weeding in summer just to see them.
Yes Debbie much better to pick through spring, they are much sweeter then.
@@simplifygardening .
I have LOVELY crop of stinging nettles in my garden right now and I am delighted with their development. Though I had to stop my garden guy from pulling them out when he turned up for the once ever 6 week garden visit to do a few needed chores to be done in the garden. They are growing as a mass of plants adjacent to the stone fruit trees.
When I cut down some of the nettles, soon, for making fertilizer I also intend to allow some to go to seed as I want another crop of stinging nettles to come up from seed in the garden
I learned by accident how nettle stings can be beneficial to a damaged knee, easing the pain considerably. Since used them effectively on other joints, I've become almost immune to adverse effects. Also nettle tea fertiliser really does smell bad but appears to work.
Very interested! Are you saying it helped the knee by consuming internally or by rubbing it against the damaged knee?
@@Shwellness I touched the nettle against the knee accidentally & the "sting" caused a sensation within the knee which made it feel a lot better. I continued to do this then on a daily basis & still do if I feel it being a problem.
Ha ha, Iv'e had a few run ins falling into a bunch of them as a child. Dock leaves help. They don't seem to sting me much anymore. Plus I've never had hay fever? Done me good I recon : )
"I do believe Nature has all the answers"...that one statement made me subscribe to you. I believe this deeply as well. Thanks so much, I look forward to viewing your videos.
A great informative video, thanks for outlining how we all can use the humble stinging nettle, much appreciated.
Glad it was helpful!
Another useful site is organic facts, the amazing benefits of nettles. I make nettle soup every week in the summer and they make me feel so energised
I was recommended to this video. I liked the presenter, the content and the manner he explains everything. I subscribed and especially like the slow, calm tone of how you talk.
I have already experimented with nettle but the details here are much more thorough than what I knew, 💯
Great video and lovely to hear a Welsh voice entwined in nature.
Thanks for a thorough and very informative review of an amazing plant. Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! Scott. Are you about today for a test before I leave the studio? Will be here another half an hour
Gardener Scott you should grow stinging nettle plants and comfrey booking 14
@@ZE308AC I have my seeds and will grow stinging nettle this year. Thanks for the suggestion.
Thanks for information on stinging nettles, I saw these on road sides! I tried to get and made tea and eat it. Tasty.
I dont want to be pricked!
I made a nettle omelette once, it was surprisingly tasty. Wilt the nettles first in steam, treat like spinach. The flavour is quite mild.
Yes it is until later in the year. it gets bitter then
Hi Mark, ok, I did not know this. Can I treat the nettle like spinach after I brew it for tea?
@@user-yk9sk7pg6v "Can I treat the nettle like spinach after I brew it for tea?" If you are using fresh leaves from a young plant, then yes, that should work. They did taste like spinach to me. The stickers on the leaves may have been slightly noticeable, but they were not a deal-breaker for me. This may depend on the variety of nettle, but I think that the boiling mostly takes care of the issue. I would consume the nettle leaves right away, though. They would probably keep briefly in the refrigerator, but I think they would be best eaten right away.
@@lyndagruen2047 Thank you for the reply - I will make this recipe soon. ♡
@@lyndagruen2047 Nettles start to rot quickly after being harvested. If you want to keep them, you can keep them in the freezer. But they loose much of the taste.
I mix comfrey leaves with nettles for a great tea for my garden. Thank you so much for this brilliant video!!
Never had any experience with nettles! This is all new to me! Thank you for information...
Any time! Glad it was of interest to you
@Ginga Ninja we are in the USA. They don’t have them. We would consider them weeds, and pull them. Even in garden plots, gardens, victory gardens, nobody talks about this being a “Food”. Tea? Greens? Nothing... not even by another name.
@Ginga Ninja seriously, I personally never heard about them before... with times being what they are, we all are looking for food resources..
Thank you Tony, you are so enthusiastic in all that you do, and I am very happy to receive all your updates.
Great stuff Tony.Good for Angina too -it widens the arteries.
It sure is Patrick. It has so many more uses than I included in the video, but you know what video is like you have to keep it short and sweet
Love my nettle tea ,nettles are everywhere in the Pacific Northwest ❤
Great video. Very clear & informative. My grandmother swore by them and would regularly put them in the stew. Tastes similar to spinach I found.
Thank you for this lovely stingy nettling video... I so love this plant and since I’ve gone plant based 6yrs ago I’ve been foraging it for food and medicinal purposes. It works wonders for my daughter’s hay fever symptoms. I just love eating and drinking it. And I’m that odd one who’s gotten used to the stings now. 🌿👍🏾
I’m so glad I found your channel. I knew some of the info about nettles, but I still learned a lot from you. I like the way you get straight to the point and your videos are so well edited. Thanks so much for this fantastic site ! All the best from Suffolk.
Hi, I am glad you're enjoying my videos. Welcome to the channel, it's great to have you here. there is way over 400 videos some not so well edited but I have been doing this a few years now, and it's amazing what you learn along the way :)
When i was little, i had a secret part of a lake i would play at all day, exploring, and i went around and accidentally touched those...realizing only after,
BUT, i think what i did, was when i realized what it was i touched (i had a book on plants i was reading at home)
i quickly washed my arms off with mud and the water...i was fine!. -just a little red, but it stopped the reaction and feeling,
however i am not sure if that is the practical way that works for everyone, it was just my idea, and it worked for me,
same with how my skin reacts to wild carrot except that i am becoming immune and it has needles that react in combination with sunlight harder,
but i find rubbing in the opposite direction they got stuck in, with some grass + washing with soap after does the trick, just ALWAYS gotta go the opposite direction,
like you're petting an invisible dog.
I always allow a small patch to grow in my garden and I make tea with it. Amazing food. When I get stung by stinging nettle I pour water immediately on the area stung but I don't rub or scratch it. Keep pouring cool water over it and the stinging goes away.
That's a great idea! Thanks
I love this part of year. I pick many nettles and make pie and dry for tea. Love eating them after steaming them. Delicious. Thank you for helping me learn more about how this wild is healing my body.
Wow ! How do you make your tea ☕️ please ?
Thank you so much for the clear and good tips.
your welcome
I make cold process soap to which I add my nettles (dried and powdered). It is great for oily hair and skin.
That's a great idea! I never even though of it in cosmetics. Thanks
Suffering from a VERY sore throat and struggling to swallow, my neighbor went with gloves to their garden came back with stinging nettle. Boiled the leaves and gave me the tea. Unbelievable how it went to work on my throat. Amazing stuff. All that vitamin C means your body can assimilate the iron as well. Amazing
Stinging Nettles has been eaten in Ethiopia for hundreds if not thousands of years. Moreover, when agricultural land becomes depleted, farmers plant nettle to fatten the soil.
🙏🙏🙏from Ethiopia
What you said Tony is so true. Well presented video.
Excellent informative video. Top tip: Rub soap on nettle sting for immediate relief.
I love this plant! It is yummy in my scrambled eggs!
Mine too!
Hello Mr. Tony! Very interesting talk about the Nettles. I checked and we do have them here in South Carolina although all the articles talk about eradicating them. One did mention that they were edible but not to eat them from the field as they had to be harvested and prepared a certain way. As a Diabetic, I am always looking for natural ways to help with my Diabetes. Thank you for the helpful information. Take care of yourself and the family. God bless.
The reason for not harvesting from a field is because you are not sure if chemical pesticides have been used. This is why it is good to grow your own. type googlescholar.com and then put a search into that. scholar is articles written by universities and the like so you will find the info you are looking for there
I can tell you from experience that it does help control blood sugar to a healthy level.
@@simplifygardening unforgettable that is where mine are located, next to the field out back--ugh!
Great video, I now allow stinging nettle to flourish in my garden and yard. Thanks
I think God sends healing plants and 'weeds' that we walk over on our way to get a prescription of some engineered medicine. This happened to me and is how I found out about inexpensive, unassuming arnica gel.
I couldn't agree more with you Rose :)
Arnica is amazing
Where and how did you find arnica gel and what's it used for will there be a utube on it like this did you also know that Garlic and certain nuts grow in our wild as well as our faithful blackberry
Brilliantly put, thank you. Agree 100 per cent.
Your correct!
Not only a great and very nutritious super food, but a great fertilizer and pest controller!
Totally agree!
I've picked so many Spring nettles it doesn't bother me. I actually "sting" myself for arthritis
YEs they have good effect for helping arthritis
You might want to eat a plant base diet for arthritis
@@ZE308AC Yes will make a huge difference
Jennifer, Is it in your hands the arthritis ? Do the nettles help?
I'm same, I have them in my garden! I pull them so often it makes your fingers numb after a while!
Great video! Lots of helpful information about this amazing plant! Thanks for doing this 🌱
Glad it was helpful!
You can also make a nettle ferment with organic brown sugar. No liquid needed, after a few hours in a mason jar you'll have a shelf stable brew that's even more potent than the tea with none of the horrible smell!
Thank you
Ok.... this is excellent information. Delighted I have found you. Tomorrow im going to harvest. Great job... thank you x
That was so full of interesting info. Thanks Tony
Glad you enjoyed it Suzy. It is amazing what is around us
My grandma used to make nettle spinach and nettle soup. Make sure to use the young leaves for spinach :)
My Great Grandma used nettles for her arthritis. I am now 70 years old and as a child we would watch great grandma harvest them, this used to freak us out because they were the cause of so much irritation for us kids.
Yeah Mike it was the same for me, they are amazing plants though
sounds like a punishment. do you want to gather the nettles by yourself tomorrow? then stop hitting your brother.
Great information about having them in the garden. Gathered a big sack full on Sunday and made soup, dried some, put some in the freezer... Never thought about growing them at home. Lots of benefits to that.
Yes there is
Great information Tony! I learned some interesting things about a very beneficial plant I that I thought I was already familiar with. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed!
Wonderful! I am glad you still got something from the video Kevin :)
Great thanks :)
Nettles have been a part of the diet in the Himalayas. If u go to Nepal, U'll find that people have been eating nettles since hundreds of years. It's a delicacy which gives them the necesary nutrients and energy to sustain in harsh climate.
Thank you! I’m over run with nettle atm and it’s driving me mad! But now I’ll have some amazing fertiliser and maybe be some salad
Awesome they are never a pain when you have something to do with them
No salad. Soups, side dishes, greens on pizza, mixed into fillings for dumpling, all sorts of things, but don't try nettle salad.
You can get rid of nettles by regularly tilling the soil where they grow. They grow strongly, but only if undisturbed.
Just received a 40# bag of tall nettles in flower with great roots for transplanting, seed harvest (tiny as in 1/4 teaspoon per day), plant compost tea, and fiber for cordage. Love your advice. I have some beautiful comfrey for tea, also. Just waiting for the bees to finish.
Thanks so much, and don't eat the nettles this time of year. Only in early spring when short. Top two levels. Just read up on what they have in them now. I'm continuing my research. Powerful plant!! So nutritious!!
Perfect just make sure to harvest the seed before they blow away
When I lived on Whidbey Island, I would pick nettles. I ate them steamed and made them into soufflés.
Yep its about time we started to listen to nature. Thank you soooo much for your vid and love the welsh accent sooo cute
We can't make a simple salad and perhaps many of us don't know where is coming from all we know is one of a prepared supermarket one
Instead of using crushed dock leaves to sooth the sting, try rubbing on the skin the leaf juice of purslane (portulaca) or chamomile. These two plants should be much more effective in relieving the symptoms. Very informative gardening tips! Thx so much!
Thanks Michael thats a great tip
Lambs ear works very well too
Stinging nettle soup. My favorite!
I don't care what anyone says. Nettles (and comfrey and thistles) are super useful weeds. I'd cultivate all three if I had the space.
Couldnt agree more with you. I have 2 of the three and use them for feed
How can anyone not like this information? Great stuff!!!
Cheers Darren I appreciate that very much
Nettles grow beautifully here particularly along my fence line and path. I tend to leave them . I never get around to doing anything about that area until the nettles are too big, lean over onto the path and sting me every time I walk along it. I really think it's one of the reasons why I don't tend to get a lot of pest insects in the garden however. They converge on the stinging nettles which then get covered in lady beetles, lace wings and other predators going after them. Because they're so close to the path I tend to cut them down when I get sick of being stung by them as I walk past. I add the ones I cut down to the compost but they soon grow back in the same area as there must be an absolute ton of nettle seed in that narrow strip since they've gone to seed there so many times. I don't mind them being there at all until they get too big and start leaning on the path and stinging. I have some huge ones there at present.
They're growing like crazy now spring has hit here and the weather is warming up. I was just thinking earlier in the arvo I really need to do something about them again as they're getting too big. I've been stung by the things so many times it really doesn't bother me that much anymore. I found the quickest and easiest and most effective way to stop a sting is don't touch the area, rinse it under cold water and then wash it thoroughly with soap and water. The sting and other effects is gone in minutes.
Yes they can be a pain when they are near paths. But it seems to me they are performing a valuable service to you and your garden
im the same i can pick them and it dosent bother me..
@@hankwaddingham5025 Lucky i need gloves on
I have made the fertiliser - smelly, but very effective. They also make delicious nettle soup. I have also used them for sciatica pain by stinging myself - no more pain. I always keep them in my garden and frequently sting myself on purpose. After a while you don't notice it..I love them....
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Used to have sore forearms and wrists from over working, would glide them along nettles and it would instantly releave the pain to the point I liked the sting !
If you get stung from nettles you can crush the nettle leaves and rub it on the sting to stop the sting from the nettle. Yes it really works I have done it many times but now I hardly get stung although I harvest nettles barehanded. I believe the reason I don’t get stung is because I respect nettle, ask her if I can harvest and I drink nettle infusions often. I have found that when I tie them together as soon as I stop paying attention to her is when she stings me. She is like an old lady demanding respect.
Oh you definitely have to respect them but the stinging is worse for some, its like bee stings you can become immune to them
i enjoyed watching david Wolfe demonstrate how to "taco" a nettle leaf in order to pick and eat it raw, stingless. i like the idea of rubbing the leaf.., that makes homeopathic sense. ...
When I moved here to Ireland, I inherited a huge patch of nettles. Knowing all that is in this video I kept a large section and they are just flowering and to be harvested... NB I had a goat at one place and she munched nettles very happily. It made me wince but she loved them..
They have tougher skin than us and nettles dont penetrate their skin. so just a nice green to them
When making tea to drink go cannae ( easy) on them 'as they can be strong. Scottish Andy.
Thanks for the tip Andy
Tony, thanks for driving it home quickly... I was on a search for Cnidosculus, often mistaken for Uticaria (sp?) and closed a few apps and you showed up!
Seems the plant, by common name is widely known as packed with goodies. Potassium seems a bit low but wood ashes could balance that out. But lightly SPARINGLY because ash can increase pH --basic. Ash has other minerals like Ca, Fe, Cu, B, Mo, Cr too varying in proportion ....e.g. Quercus virginiana- Live Oak in America is high in Iron and Molybdenum- density of it is noticable too- lift our native white pine or invasive Carrotwood (Cupaniopsis) of equal volume and then compare!
Nature has ALL the answers, and we ALL should learn from the "wood wide web".
Thanks
WARNING: My comment is pretty gross.
For first-time tea makers: ALL green leafy material smells "very bad" after a week or more when soaked in water. If you hear an experienced gardener say that Nettle/Comfrey smells "bad" they really mean that it smells like someone is making stew with sewer waste...literally. Sorry, just wanted the new gardeners to be prepared.
Oh its smell alright. but it is great for the garden
Yeah but the fun and pleasure when you tell someone “smell that! It’s really stinks!” And they smell it 😂👍🏻😂😂 the joy 😂
Much like the first time I fish dipped ferns ....ewwwww
@@bevsartsandcrafts715 If you are looking for bad smells the worst smell on earth is putting snails in a plastic container and leaving them for a couple of weeks. When you next open the container you can literally smell the stuff from 100 meters away. Try it let me know what you think!!! It is literally worse than 5 stink bombs.
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I've collected nettles for making a feed for my plants, i tried it last year & they loved it i also drink nettle tea & i don't mind the smellxx
Such a great plant Penny
I used to wonder why my grand auntie used to have a corner of her garden filled with nettles and I guess it was many of the things you mentioned. I remember she used to make green tea with them and I got a clout round the back of my head when I tried to cut them down
lol, We seem to have been too spoilt as we grew up as a nation, and forgotten about all the healthy wild plants we have available
I use nettle to relieve joint pain and inflammation. It’s not for the faint of heart as you do have to sting the affected area and put up with discomfort of the stings for a few hours but the relief of joint pain lasts for a few weeks.
Really interesting vlog , I must use them in a soup or something.
How exactly did you use it? I’m just not comfortable at ingesting it. But I have arthritis real bad in my hands.
I have read that it is flailed over the joints and you just tolerate the stinging. I don't have arthritis but I would definitely try that if I did. I'd much rather tolerate the stinging than get medication that hardly works anyway for arthritis.
Nettle cannelloni, made with ricotta cheese. Deffo the best cannelloni I've ever eaten. Its has a slighly heavier, chewier texture than spinach canneloni, with a mild flavour.
nice mouth is watering
Make a soup, the same way Germans make salad soup, with nettles. Best greens soup for me. Then again, I grew up with it, and absolutely love nettles, so it may be an acquired taste.
A great plant from which I use the tea a lot. It has improved very poor soil on my allotment and my plants love it.
I keep it however in a far away corner as the smell is very strong. Thanks Tony.
That's great! Thanks for viewing
6:58 watch out buddy someones behind you ready to attack
lol
Tony, this is a great video and you yourself are a class act; thanks!
I collect comfrey tea, another smelly liquid, by placing in a bin with a weight on top. Over time the juice flows out of the bottom of the bin through a hole and into a container underneath. This method eliminates the smell, wondering if this will work the same for nettles
Yes another great feed. did you see my video about organic feed which included my comfrey pipe?
Yes nettle juice for seedlings and comfrey when they are established 👍
Great video thanks for sharing, subscribed
It’s the most important plant on the planet look it up please
Tony i fell in love with nettles last year someine on here told me the benefits, always have the brew on for the garden.
Its really great stuff. I have 6 pint milk bottles full of it all over the place. and always a brew on :)
@@simplifygardening Tony and its free. Someone i know had nettles on their plot, i told him how to use them, he was from another country, he asked me later which ones are nettkes, i told him you will know dont worry. 🙈🤣. Well done getting a video out on them. I have the comfry brew set up next to it.
Love your blogs as you are so knowledgeable and they have helped me in my first 4 years in my new adventure in taking over the garden chores! Nettles grow in the woods next to me, so I will acquire some seeds from them this year and contain them in the corner of my gardens! Many thanks! Take care!
Thats awesome and it will bring in all sorts on insects to the garden that will help you
Genesis 1:29 God said, “I have given you every plant with seeds on the face of the earth and every tree that has fruit with seeds. This will be your food.
Plus loads of meat n fish.. lol
You are amazing you sold it to me and I already knew this but you reinforced my belief how so grateful
The nettles on my plot are proper evil! You’ve only got to slightly touch them and it’s like acid on your skin...no joke. And the sting lasts for a couple of days 😢
Trim them right back and when new shoots come dont let them get woody thats when they hurt lol
Great knowledge , i grow them to dry out for tea , deffo going to gather lots for stewing compost tea , what a great idea ! i do this with lawn clippings and put it back on the lawn ! please consider doing a show on Dandelions !
I looked like the little girl crying after I went thru about 50 yards or nettles.
ouch id be the same