Lillie Nelson

Stinging nettle has been used for hundreds of years to treat painful muscles and joints, eczema, arthritis, gout, and anemia. Today, many people use it… Read More »What’S The Purpose Of Stinging Nettles?

The leaves are edible at any stage of the plants’ growth. Cooking or drying them denatures the sting. They are nice and tender earlier in… Read More »How Can You Tell If Nettles Are Edible?

Nettles can reproduce themselves from seed and rhizomes that form underground stems that extend out and grow, producing new shoots, enabling the nettle plants to… Read More »How Do Stinging Nettles Reproduce?

Nettle plants are a primary food source for caterpillars/butterflies and bees which are great pollinators in the garden. Ladybugs use nettle plants as a prime… Read More »What Are Nettles Good For In Nature?

You might think that because your dog has a nice thick fur coat, they won’t feel stinging nettle stings. However, their fur only gives them… Read More »Do Animals Feel Stinging Nettles?

3. Avoid when leave are tinged with purple. Sometimes the leaves of stinging nettles are tinged purple. This need not be a problem, nor a… Read More »When Should You Not Eat Stinging Nettles?