What Is Nettle

Cooking the nettles will obliterate those pesky hairs. How to grow stinging nettle greens in the garden then? The plant will be under a foot in height.Pick the first two or three pairs of leaves from the top of the plants.

Until this gardening year I killed ALL weeds, without mercy. * Mustard - many decades; some have been known to sprout after 600 years!To improve MY soil, I will be buying and spreading natural amendments including composted manure along with the green...

You'll have better luck at getting the entire weed when the soil is damp, and a garden fork or a long, narrow tool such as a dandelion weeder can make it easier to get the long taproots.Always pull the weeds before they bloom and set seeds.

A tall perennial fond of moist, disturbed ground, it ran rampant at the wildlife park I once worked at and often gave me stinging slaps as I tromped around the vast free-roaming area inhabited by moose, bison and other animals.

The locals harvest it and it is sometimes sold in the local vegetable market. I didn't dilute, but many gardeners do so. That's a lot of potassium! That's also much higher nitrogen fraction than dried cow manure, maybe four times as potent.

I was old enough that I remember it very well, and Aunt Bett said I had spring fever and needed a tonic. Growing up as I did with a great aunt who made herbal medicines and a grandmother who lived off the land, it would have been easy for me to rely completely...

When the leaves are boiled, the bristles soften and become edible, making nettles popular in tea, salads, and herbal remedies. Use a hoe or shovel to dig out a patch of nettles that have become bothersome.Treat a sting first with cold, clean water.

I thought I would put it in the jar with the other caterpillars (to share their nettles), but I kept it in a plastic bag overnight, so that I could take some more pictures, before adding it to the jar.

After poring through every book I had on the shelf, I got on a popular social media site that links botanists from around the world and shared some of the plant's characteristics. It is popular for the treatment of anemia and in support of reproductive...

Although Maya Angelou was never a farmer, we farmers can learn a lot from her attitude and composure. As we can all attest, life isn't easy and the farming life is downright difficult at times.

« More Farm Inspiration » Tags enthusiasm , farmers , farming , inspiration , passion Don't get me wrong, it's been full of wonderful things—like nurturing my first home-grown pumpkins , attending family weddings and having rich conversations with...

Mound of Possibilities Assess your site. Angle of Bed Sides While most no-till methods create relatively flat beds, permaculture expert Sepp Holzer advocates for a 45-degree (or steeper) angle on huegelkultur beds.

Spring will give way to summer, which will blossom into autumn and eventually return to winter. (As did the giant pot of chili I made Monday night; my mother always said there was no better food in winter than a steaming bowl of soup.) Lo and behold,...

Complementary therapies are things like herbs , Reiki, massage, chiropractic adjustments and homeopathic remedies. Send me your question! Please keep in mind that I receive a lot of questions, so I won't always be able to answer each one immediately.

Humans who ingest berries can suffer symptoms associated with caffeine poisoning. Teach children never to eat fruit from the winterberries in your garden or your home.Whether snitching berries from the bush or off holiday decor, animals that ingest leaves...

We're always thinking of ways to better our gardens or brainstorming new recipes to try out in the kitchen, and unlike other daydreams—I'm looking at you, Three Arms—we have the power to make them come true.

Nutritional Powerhouse Traditionally, ashitaba leaf was used for longevity and rejuvenation in Japan. I nodded my head as he spoke because I have routinely thumbed through his catalog looking at the many varieties and yearned to grow more of them here...

At first glance, I thought I was looking at several immature assassin bug nymphs on the hunt. This afternoon, while inspecting my late-summer garden, I came across several small, vividly colored insects on a winter squash blossom.

Test your soil first by walking on it or patting it in several locations. Soil that is ready for planting is easy to dig and yields to your shovel. Keep reading to find out how to tell if ground is frozen or not.Although it may seem as if spring has arrived,...

Damping off can be reduced by planting fungicide-treated seed directly into the garden. This often depends on the particular fungus. However, portions of the roots and stems can still be attacked, resulting in poor growth and reduced yields.freestar.queue.push(function()...

More and more cities and townships are initiating municipal composting programs. Unless you make your own compost do you really know what your compost contains? Do they use chemicals or hire a lawn service that applies chemical fertilizers, herbicides...

Add all the ingredients and stir for a minute or two until the sugar and salt dissolve.Put the turkey into the brine and refrigerate for 24 hours. They are capable of walking, running, even flying, and capable of breeding by themselves.

I always keep dry laurel leaves in a glass jar for spicing my winter meals: sauerkraut or dry beans in a casserole, sauerkraut stuffed rolls, marinated sauce for meatballs, beef belly sour broth, Christmas pork dishes and pickled sweet peppers.

This high-humidity houseplant can grow to heights of nearly five feet.Dracaena sanderiana is considered non-toxic to humans.The ASPCA's Poison Control Center lists lucky bamboo as a toxic substance to dogs and cats.Although Dracaena sanderiana is considered...

Don't plant the same veggies year after year. American culture values the neat and the familiar in home landscapes, and nurseries offer the plants consumers seek; as a result, the biodiversity of the nation declines.Biopests are usually picky, relying...

Production won out over soil health. In the second field, he planted an annual legume such as lentils (Lens culinaris) or peas (Pisum sativum). This philosophy fuels the idea of sustainable farming and gardening, where wise crop rotation -- and allowances...

The grain is straight to slightly wavy and may be slightly interlocking. On the Janka scale, a standard measure of wood hardness, Okoume's rating is only 380. The cut wood is not resinous, and lacks any pronounced odor.Okoume has a low density, with a...