How do they taste? Do they not, uh, sting with the little spikes?
I got then popping up all around.
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Montagge@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I harvest stinging nettle to use as a spinach replacement
I’m going to try to make maple syrup from big leaf maples this year too!
Vathsade@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Damage@feddit.it 1 day ago
If you cook them they stop stinging.
My mother makes pasta with them too, puts them in the dough.
irelephant@anarchist.nexus 8 hours ago
if you crush them, or flatten them, they don’t sting.
Montagge@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
I blanch them and then freeze them. So no stinging!
punksnotdead@slrpnk.net 11 hours ago
How to harvest, dry, and make tea with nettles:
If you have arthritis or hayfever they’ve been shown to help with that. Science has confirmed the old wives tales traditional herbal remedy works for this one. Not as effectively as modern medicine of course but if it’s all you can afford, or whatever, then something is better than nothing.
Bluewing@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
You would harvest the leaves when they are small and young. And they would be one of the first fresh greens available in the spring. But their season quickly passes as the plants grow pretty fast.
FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
You can make them into patties and fry them up, surprisingly good.
RedSnt@feddit.dk 1 day ago
I mostly eat spinach now for potassium, but I just looked it up and stinging needle has only 25% lower potassium content than spinach, so at least for my use case it seems like a fairly good substitute seeing as how well stinging needle grow.