These nettles are so healthy for you they are full of minerals ..high in iron, magnesium and calcium.
Spring is the time to get these...wear garden gloves when handling the nettle(you will probably still get stung through them if you are harvesting alot...Dock may take some bite out of the sting just rub on the area)...cut with scissors about a foot down if you are going to eat them and they are fairly tall cut closer to the ground if you are drying for tea. Give the nettles a good shake to get most of the bugs off of them.
At home....clip off the top and take just the leaves farther down the stalk remember to wear your garden gloves. To store place unwashed nettle in a clean plastic bag and place inside of the fridge. Before cooking soak in cold water and drain/rinse well before cooking. If using for tea just tie all the bottom stalks together with twine and hang upside down to dry.
The nettle loses its sting after drying or cooking...use caution until then. It shrinks right down when being cooked so harvest alot for a couple of meals.
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I've only had nettle tea, but have never eaten them. What do they taste like exactly and where can you harvest them?
Hmmmm...some people compare them to spinach but I think they taste nothing alike. They taste green:) not bitter they are mild tasting but unique. They grow wild...we see them out camping a lot. We harvested these at a friends horse farm where there were was enough for three families to take home a bunch.
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