Friday, May 15, 2015

Wild Stinging Nettle?


If this is what I think it is, I've hit the jackpot for my herbal teas this year.  Is this stinging nettle?  I see spiky thing-a-ma-jobs (can you tell I have kids?) all over the center stem and on the leaf stems.

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If it is, I'm gonna need a few more herb drying racks.  I'm heading out to the big barn and ripping off some siding.  Woo hoo, barn destruction has started.  

A teensy bit anyway.



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14 comments:

  1. JESMay 15, 2015 at 8:35 AM

    Brush your hand against them and you will know immediately :) What a find! We also have them growing and I have dried them for teas. They are excellent for women's health.

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  2. SusanMay 15, 2015 at 10:31 AM

    Looks like it to me! Bonanza!

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  3. Mama PeaMay 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    Looks like stinging nettle to me. But, gosh, what a big bunch of it you have there. Seems like it must have been there last year if not longer. Watch out though or it will take over the whole acreage!

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  4. EMMAMay 15, 2015 at 12:35 PM

    Does it sting?
    We've been having nettles in our morning smoothies. Apparently nettles are good for hayfever as they reduce the hitamine in the body!! but it's snowing here today so my boys allergies are not bothering them.

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  5. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 15, 2015 at 3:25 PM

    Jes, Hubby said that it stings his legs when he mows, so it has to be stinging nettle.

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  6. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 15, 2015 at 3:25 PM

    Susan, I can't believe I never saw it there before.

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  7. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 15, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Mama Pea, I am getting some barn wood ready to make another herb rack, then I'll let Hubby weed wack the rest.

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  8. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 15, 2015 at 3:27 PM

    Emma, I have heard it's great for allergies.

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  9. CarolynMay 15, 2015 at 8:42 PM

    How lucky to find that....and withOUT being stund to find out :)
    I've been looking for stinging nettle on or around our place for years and haven't found any.

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  10. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 16, 2015 at 7:36 AM

    Carolyn, I was out walking dogs, and saw it. I caught it before Hubby weed wacked.

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  11. RBMay 17, 2015 at 12:22 AM

    I Googled it, selected [Images] and it does look like some of the strains shown there. You might want to double check with Google to see what you think though. If it is, it's prone to aphids which can decimate the plant quickly, so watch closely for those.
    God bless.
    RB
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  12. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 17, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    RB, thanks!

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  13. Sam I Am......May 19, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    It looks like it and I had it on my farm and ouch did that stuff hurt! I walked through the pasture and got it just about all over me and I was "hurtin' for certain"! Wear gloves! It hurts for a long, long time too!

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  14. Pioneer Woman at HeartMay 19, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Sam I am, I went to cut some today, and saw that a few leaves trapped a few bugs and spiders.

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