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Seed | Stinging Nettle

Seed | Stinging Nettle

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Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) seeds grown using ecological methods. This hardy perennial offers multiple medicinal and nutritional properties, while attracting beneficial insects to your garden. Ideal for permaculture gardens.
A LITTLE HISTORY

Nine of the thirty species of Urtica, a herbaceous plant or shrub in the Urticaceae family, are found in temperate regions of the United States and Canada, in wastelands, alongside hedges and gardens. The most common is Urtica dioica.

Nettle, which grows to a height of nearly 3 feet. The root of this perennial is creeping and branching, the dull green stem is usually covered with stinging hairs that pierce the skin and emit a liquid that is acrid to the touch and causes pain.

The nettle leaves are coarse, opposite, and distinctly pointed. The small green flower is visible from June to September.

Always use your tender leaves. First Nations people use the young leaves, roots, and seeds to prepare various dishes or herbal teas.

For example, nettle is a plant that has been used for years to regenerate the blood system.

Here is the legend of this plant:

At the creation of the world, the Great Kije mando created everything that exists to populate the Earth. Among his creations, he invented a miraculous plant, a true concentrate of benefits and virtues. To distinguish it from the others, he made it golden like the sun. Thus, all living beings could recognize it and see how exceptional it was.

This plant is the Nettle.

The Great Kije Mando left and returned several months later to see how his creations had evolved.

To his surprise, he finds Nettle sad and desperate.

She explained to him that it was so visible and full of miraculous properties that all the animals consumed it excessively. She feared disappearing.

So, to help her, the Great Kiije Mando transformed her golden color into an ordinary green. He endowed her with tiny thorns capable of causing

intense burns so that it could protect itself and survive, because this would be its way of speaking to us. From now on, only those who took the time to observe, tame, and understand the nettle would be able to benefit from its medicine.
PROPERTIES

Helps Skin and Bone Health The antihistamine, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties of stinging nettle help in the treatment of acne and skin problems.

Stinging nettle is rich in amino acids, proteins, flavonoids and bone-building minerals.

  • Vitamins: Vitamins A, C, and K, plus several B vitamins Minerals: Calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium Minerals: Linoleic acid, linolenic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid Amino acids: All essential amino acids Polyphenols: Kaempferol, quercetin, caffeic acid, coumarins, and other flavonoids
  • Pigments: Beta-carotene, lutein, luteoxanthin and other carotenoids.
  • Stinging nettle is one of the greatest sources of vitamin K. Vitamin K helps maintain bone health by promoting osteoblastic activity (bone production and strengthening).
  • Boron is abundant in nettle and is used to maintain calcium levels in the human body at a healthy level.

Stinging nettle, rich in boron, can help delay the onset of osteoporosis. You can make your bones strong and robust by eating nettle.

  • It reduces inflammation in arthritic pain.

So as you can see it's a superfood, the only catch when you pick it is to use gloves.

But when you rinse the plant in water along with your skin, the tingling and burning will magically disappear!
HOW TO COOK?

Here are some ways to cook stinging nettle (Urtica dioica):

  • 1. Nettle Soup
    Ingredients: Fresh nettles, onion, potatoes, broth, cream (optional).
    Preparation :
    Brown the onion in a saucepan with a little oil.
    Add the diced potatoes and broth.
    Stir in the nettles (be sure to wear gloves to avoid stings).
    Cook until the potatoes are tender, then blend. Add cream if desired.
  • 2. Nettle Pesto
    Ingredients: Nettles, walnuts (or pine nuts), garlic, parmesan, olive oil.
    Preparation :
    Blanch the nettles for 1 to 2 minutes, then drain and rinse.
    Blend the nettles with the walnuts, garlic, Parmesan cheese and olive oil until you get a smooth paste.
  • 3. Nettle Omelettes
    Ingredients: Nettles, eggs, onion, salt, pepper.
    Preparation :
    Brown the onion in a pan.
    Add the chopped nettles (blanched beforehand).
    Beat the eggs and pour them into the pan. Cook until the eggs are set.
  • 4. Nettle herbal teas
    Ingredients: Dried nettle leaves, water.
    Preparation :
    Steep 1 to 2 teaspoons of dried nettle leaves in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes.
  • 5. Nettle Cakes
    Ingredients: Nettles, flour, eggs, spices.
    Preparation :
    Chop the nettles, mix them with flour and eggs to form a paste.
    Cook small pancakes in a pan until golden brown.
  • 6. Nettle Quiche
    Ingredients: Shortcrust pastry, nettles, eggs, crème fraîche, cheese (e.g. Gruyère), onion.
    Preparation :
    Preheat the oven to 180°C.
    Brown the chopped onion in a pan.
    Add the drained white nettles.
    In a bowl, beat the eggs with the cream, season, and add the cheese.
    Spread the dough in a mold, add the nettle mixture, then pour in the egg mixture.
    Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
  • 7. Nettle Risotto
    Ingredients: Arborio rice, nettles, broth, onion, parmesan, olive oil.
    Preparation :
    Brown the onion in olive oil.
    Add the rice and stir until translucent.
    Gradually add the hot broth, stirring.
    Add the blanched nettles at the end of cooking and add the Parmesan.
  • 8. Nettle Chips
    Ingredients: Fresh nettles, olive oil, salt.
    Preparation :
    Preheat the oven to 180°C.
    Wash the nettles and dry them.
    Mix them with a little olive oil and salt.
    Spread on a baking sheet and bake until crispy.
  • 9. Nettle Puree
    Ingredients: Nettles, potatoes, butter, milk, salt.
    Preparation :
    Boil the potatoes in water.
    Add the blanched and drained nettles.
    Mash everything with butter and a little milk, season.
  • 10. Nettle Tart
    Ingredients: Puff pastry, nettles, ricotta, eggs, nutmeg.
    Preparation :
    Spread the dough in a pie dish.
    Mix the blanched nettles with ricotta, eggs, salt and nutmeg.
    Pour over the dough and bake at 180°C for 30-35 minutes.
    These recipes highlight the versatility of stinging nettle in cooking.

Would you have thought of cooking nettle so much?

Enjoy it!
HOW TO GROW?

It will be necessary:

  • Cold stratification:
  • Prepare the seeds: Clean them and, if necessary, soak them for a few hours.
  • Mix: Mix the seeds with a moist substrate (sand or vermiculite).
  • Condition: Put everything in an airtight bag.
  • Refrigerate: Place the bag in the refrigerator for 4 to 12 weeks.
  • Check: Make sure the substrate remains slightly moist.
  • Sow: After the stratification period, sow the seeds in prepared soil.

That's it! It helps the seeds germinate.

Otherwise you can start indoors but the germination rate will be lower. Finally, this is a variety that is difficult to clean because it is a dusty seed, but don't worry I will put much more in your envelope than less.

Our seeds are vigorous, open-pollinated and adapted to the Quebec climate.

  • Species: Urtica dioica L; Urticaceae
  • Sowing: Early March indoors, early April under cover outdoors or sow broadcast on the surface to be cultivated outdoors.
    in the spring before the last frost on the ground in your region or towards the end of August
  • Seeds: 10-15 seeds per pot, final transplanting into an outdoor pot or on top of the soil around mid-May
  • Sowing depth: 0.5 cm
  • Germination time: 10-25 days
  • Soil: Poor, humus-rich, loose and well-drained
  • Location: Sun and tolerates shade and cold very well
  • Spacing between plants: 30-40 cm
  • Height at maturity: 70-150cm
  • Maturity: 105-120 days | Perennial
  • Seed per envelope: +/- 300
    Our seeds are guaranteed for the year of purchase.

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