Guest guest Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 I usually just wear rubber gloves, or gardening gloves. It always surprises me how irritating nettle stings are. Jo , " Ann Hall " <arborhall wrote: > > How do you handle the stinging nettle without being stung? I didn't know what this was until one day we were geo-caching and I got stung by it and thought well I guess that's stinging nettle! : ) > Ann > > > jo.heartwork > Tuesday, March 17, 2009 10:57 AM > > Re: herbs, was Re:noobie > > > Could you post your recipe for nettle muffins please :-) > > Jo > > - > yarrow > > Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:58 AM > Re: herbs, was Re:noobie > > > I had my first big crop of nettles this winter, so I've made nettle > tea (to drink) as well as lovely green nettle muffins, and put the > leftovers into a bucket (with alfalfa and cornmeal) to ferment and > then feed the plants. > > At 7:53 AM +0000 3/17/09, heartwerk wrote: > >I'll have to try the comfrey tea. I usually make a nettle tea, > >mainly because we have patches of nettles in odd corners. I leave > >it for about a week - it smells aweful, but does seem to make a good > >fertiliser. > > > >Jo > > > > , yarrow@ wrote: > >> > >> I make tea for plants, not for me, with the comfrey. The new leaves, > >> especially, contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids. One of my plants had 70 > >> or so flowering stems, so I remove them after they've flowered, put > >> them in a bucket, fill with water, cover, and let it all ferment for > >> a week. > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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