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Organic Stinging Nettle Seeds

Nature & Nurture Seeds Barcode: 02607644

Urtica dioca

$4.09

Select Size: Pkt (Approx 160 seeds)
Organic Status: Certified Organic

Organic stinging nettle seeds grow hardy, nutrient-rich perennial plants with edible leaves used for teas, soups, and herbal remedies. Thriving in moist, well-drained soil, these fast-growing plants improve soil health and attract beneficial insects. Packed with vitamins and minerals, stinging nettle is valued for culinary, medicinal, and permaculture uses, making it a must-have for home gardens.

Cooked it has the taste and texture of cooked spinach. The tea is a great spring tonic and tastes as green as it looks! We love to enjoy nettle's new shoots as they emerge in spring cooking it in soups & stews, especially miso soup!  Fresh plants have tiny stinging hairs that protects it from animals that would otherwise eat it - wear gloves when handling fresh nettles. Can be grown in the shade. (aka Stinging Nettles - Urtica dioica)

Wear gloves while handling fresh nettle - it's called "stinging nettle" for a reason! You have been warned. We suggest planting it in a wilder area of your yard so that you don't accidentally brush against it. 

Height: up to 4'. Nettles will spread by roots so plant it somewhere that it can spread.

How to Grow How to Harvest How to Save Seeds

Start seeds inside 4/15-5/15. Sow seeds 1/8" deep. Cover with a dome or keep well misted or bottom watered. Days to germination: 14. Nettle plants have tiny stinging hairs SO ONLY HANDLE LIVE/FRESH PLANTS WITH GLOVES ON! Transplant outside 5/15-6/15 spaced 12" apart. Or, direct sow seeds outside in spring in an area where you won't accidentally brush up against them (they have tiny hairs that sting!).

NETTLE PLANTS HAVE TINY STINGING HAIRS SO ONLY HANDLE LIVE/FRESH PLANTS WITH GLOVES ON! The stinging hairs disappear after drying or cooking. Harvest shoots and tops in the spring. Use fresh or dried.

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