Nettles are one of Nature’s gifts to us, and our soils.
\nA nitrogen lover, and nutrient collector, it is one of the best Spring Tonics, emergent young leaves being packed full of micronutrients, perfect to boost our health after a long winter.<\/p>\n
We can manage patches to give us young leaves for more of the year, but once into the summer it’s not advised to eat the leaves.<\/p>\n
Urtica dioica
\nNettle soup : pick young leaves<\/p>\n
Nettle greens : use young leaves like spinach<\/p>\n
Nettle tea<\/p>\n
Nettle leaf crisps<\/p>\n
Nettle seeds<\/p>\n
Nettles as mulch – nettles are a perfect crop and drop mulch, bringing the wonderful nutrients back into the soil as they decompose.<\/p>\n
Nettles as wildlife food especially several butterflies like the peacock butterfly, comma, and the small tortoiseshell.<\/p>\n
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