Stinging Nettle Seeds: Nature's Hidden Gifts 🌱 - Harvest, Health Benefits & History

Stinging nettle seeds are one of nature's greatest gifts! 🌱 Bursting at their little green seams with vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids, antioxidants, adaptogens, and more! 💚
Enjoyed for centuries as a wild and free source of food and medicine, nettle seeds can be eaten fresh, sprinkled on meals, blended into smoothies and pestos, infused with honey, or added to any dish you fancy. 🍯
Although these seeds are little, they have big health benefits. They are able to: 👇
🌱 Boost Energy and Vitality
🌿 Enhance our Immune System
🌱 Improve Skin and Hair Health
🌿 Support Kidney and Urinary Health
🌱 Boost Mental Clarity and Mood
🌿 Balance Blood Sugar and Hormones
🌱 Provide Anti-inflammatory Benefits
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[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Please like, comment & share this video! Also check out our awesome series of books! Knowledge To Forage: Wild Edible & Medicinal Plants & Trees amzn.eu/d/0cMyqIQl Our follow along foraging subscription packs 👇 ko-fi.com/followalongforaging

[@notme1345]

These are the things they should be teaching children in school without getting to political!!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

We're trying to get our books into schools 🙂

[@notme1345]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Good luck 🙏

[@elizabethdavis2070]

If kids don't learn about politics, large corporations with support of government will so decimate our wild places and indeed our world that much of this knowledge will become useless.

[@margaretwallaces3625]

We used to learn these things because our teachers were very intelligent; and so, interested in them & wanted to pass information on.

[@josephocallaghan3000]

the lady seeds can change to man seeds, n vice versa

[@_spacecadetsprayshack_9194]

I’ve recently started utilising the wonderful power of these seeds. A tea spoon of dried seeds into my kefir and frozen fruit smoothie each morning has given me a wakefulness with even only a few hours sleep to get through my shifts at work without using caffeine which is only a placebo that tires my neurospicy brain lol

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Caffeine sends my neurospicy off too! thanks for the new term 🤣

[@bathsheba.b8656]

Stinging nettle seeds are great for poultry, my turkeys go out of their way to eat them and my chickens eat the bits the turkeys drop because they aren't tall enough to pick their own. I cook with nettles a lot so will share a recipe that I call Bubble and Sting. It is like Bubble and Squeak but with steamed nettles replacing the cabbage, when mixed with left over mashed spuds and then fried it is absolutely heavenly. I live in Bulgaria and all parts of the nettle are used for food and medicine, there is a great herbal medicine tradition here and if you go to see your GP you are just as likely to be prescribed herbal medicine as big pharma stuff. At the moment I am gathering artemesia, we are going to add it to our apricot rakia (demon, home made spirit) for a new take on absinthe.

[@batcactus6046]

Oh yum, I'll be right there.

[@bobbycollins6783]

I've suffered from hay fever for years And the thing I've found is that nettle tea is the best thing to help me through the day. I pick them fresh with some mint leaves. Brew them up in a pan. And drink it throughout the day. Sometimes add some raw honey. The young leaves at the top are best.

[@patrickdaniel4953]

Great video here !! thank you !! I love growing stinging nettle here in the Southeast United States !! 🌱🌱🌱

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Cheers Patrick!

[@user-mn1vz5ew7o]

I hit the like button before I even watch the video now. Thank you as always Dane and family for sharing your wisdom 🧐🥰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thanks you we really appreciate that!

[@RichardTaylorgardening]

I have used nettles for over 50 years to control slugs wild around my brassica tunnel and as mulch in my beds slugs dont like getting stung happy gardening Richardx

[@bergannon6585]

Thank you for the tip. I will definately try it.

[@MsBeadee]

Thanks for the tip as I am plagued with slugs in my vepatch

[@MsBeadee]

Veg patch!

[@oaktreegirl]

Thank you for the tip 🙂 do dead nettles still sing them if laid around plants as mulch? Thank you

[@RichardTaylorgardening]

@@oaktreegirl not really change often and not just around all over the beds happy gardening Richardx

[@rens1030]

Everytime the nettle is in the spotlights for her power it makes me smile

[@nomadron6169]

When is best time to pick them ? Some people say now some in mid to late August

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Some people pick them when dry others when fresh. We prefer fresh in summer 🙂

[@perculiar_daughter]

Thank you for the excellent information. I have often used the leaves for soup but never considered the seeds. 😊

[@user-vx6lx4tt2d]

Nettle Tea is a good antihistamine one if my Turkish rescue dogs has it in his food it's the only thing that works for him also goud for chronic fatigue so it helps me as well

[@mikeharrington5593]

Thanks I learnt far more than I expected

[@maureengreen7352]

Amazing information. I’m going to go and pick me some nettle seeds. 🙌

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Awesome!

[@agibsonallan]

fantastic multi-vitamin you and your dog both me and my pup take dry leaves and seeds every day

[@MarionMcIntyre-ve3on]

This is fantastic information. I have been using the leaves for several years but did not know what a nutritional dynamo the seeds are. I will definitely harvest seeds this year and will let the small Nettle patch at the edge of my property expand. I will also add your your book to the Foraging section of my home library.

[@Max-ek4dn]

Perfectly timed

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😄

[@AnnettMcDavid]

Great videos, extremely educational. I grew up in Germany with a lot of stinging nettles. Fortunately, my mom taught that stinging nettles are NOT a weed but a healthy medicinal plant. But you've taken it a step further with your info. Thank you so much!

[@louisafletcher2743]

Lady Birds!!! We are in England……!

[@Berniesongspirit5]

Lady Birds! Yes! Some of us are aren’t in England though 😘 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@gobnaitaine5103]

We call them lady birds over here in Ireland too! 💚

[@caledonianson927]

Was England now a multicultural state somewhere in western Europe.

[@ianhillier1687]

Do they lose their benefits if you blanch , cook or bake them ie in cookies and can you dehydrate them in a dehydrator thanks

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

They only reduced a little bit when cooked 🌱

[@ianhillier1687]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Thank you

[@nerlind]

The leaves are are very tasty too

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Indeed!

[@Gymnure]

Another wonderful video. Also, I just received your book and it's brilliant. So grateful that you have put in all this work to produce these things. I'm sure they bring great joy to many. Wishing you and your family all the best.

[@Zaggrippas]

Greeting from the woods of Sweden 😃👋🇸🇪 I make my own electrolyte drinka from salt, sugar and nettle. It contain everything u need and more. No need to buy these things. Thanks for a great channel and knowledge

[@gobnaitaine5103]

Sounds good! Can you put up your recipe please and how to prepare? Thank you. 💚

[@Zaggrippas]

@@gobnaitaine5103 yes ofcourse. The messurements is swedish though. I m not sure how to convert to british. I boil 1 liter water with 1/2 tsk salt and 6 tsk sugar. Then take away from stove and put the dry or fresh nettle in. Let it cool. Then pour it throu net and to bottle. I put a lot of nettle in it. I think more than 200 gram. Its a very nice green drink.

[@gobnaitaine5103]

@@Zaggrippas Thank you so much! Much appreciated. Love from Ireland ☘️

[@Jessiepaige82]

Absolutely love your videos

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😄✌️

[@samanthabloggins1775]

Thankyou for the information!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Welcome!

[@PsychedelicGoo]

Wonderful video! Thank you.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Welcome!

[@songbirdalbert1247]

Wonderful, I've just ordered your book for my granddaughter, thank you 😊

[@peteward6478]

Awesomeness, thankyou 😊

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

You’re welcome 😊

[@thebeehutt]

Thanks for the vid! Love your book too it's great.

[@GodsGraceFarmHomestead]

I love stinging nettle leaves. I do sometimes grind the dried leaves and place them in pill form.

[@billysaunders544]

1st comment woo! Love this channel

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😄

[@buckholdboy967]

Fantastic,thanks from Ireland☘️

[@thekarmafarmer608]

Well presented and very interesting. Thank you 👍👍👍👍👍

[@sarahcarroll4254]

Thankyou !

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Welcome!

[@malinoisamericanakita2022]

Fantastic

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@divinedefiance7069]

wow. Just wow!

[@howyacuttin9087]

Apart from your busy arms and hands, fantastic information

[@AgentTrust]

Thank you ❤

[@ramonajolley1966]

I need to find a good place to buy my nettle seeds from. I have a friend who grows Nettles. Maybe I'll go and see if I can pick the seeds. Thank you for the video!!

[@jewel2022now]

Thank you, great message ❤

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@christophersmith7714]

Great explanation!

[@RobinSongsAreMagical]

Great video, many thanks! 😊

[@daviecrocket9160]

Great knowledge

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Cheers!

[@redshorse]

Excellent. Interesting and informative.

[@mohicanpreservationarboret1024]

Good job!

[@Captain-Donut]

🙏❤️ Love from Scotland ❤️🙏

[@markirish7599]

Brilliant video

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you!

[@joecampbell6486]

fantastic, thanks 👍 👍

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@peregrinegrace8570]

😊 love nettles

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Us too 😁

[@taffdavies35]

Brill as always.

[@user-mn1vz5ew7o]

Just a wonderful channel 🥰

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@ginavandam735]

Finally!!!🤪👌someone that could explain the female/male thing..thanks! Much appreciated...greetings from Sweden🇸🇪

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad to help!

[@franbenson5805]

Excellent..thankyou very much 😊

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Most welcome 😊

[@gary437]

just tried it on my weetabix one teaspoon full very nice flava my 85 year old mums gonna try it out thanks

[@ddoherty5956]

Remember if they have yellowy rings on the leaves they may have been sprayed with glyphosphate (roundup)

[@jobjobbed8459]

If they have been sprayed with glyphosate they will be dead.

[@magoomchhugh]

Awesome thanks for the info my friend ✌️

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Any time!

[@enricolovadina3560]

❤ love.

[@MrTrecutter1]

Ive never encountered stinging nettle, I grew up in every place it should grow. Never met the jelly fish of the earth 🌎

[@drrahilakurdi5943]

Nice ❤

[@magicadvent8489]

I like your videos, thank you.🙏 Blessings 🥰

[@ianhorsham7751]

I didn't know a hardback book was available. Darn it!

[@brianmckerrow817]

Good for the kidneys. Good to know. Will look into this. Cheers.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Any time!

[@-Atmos1]

This video is perfect timing . Nettles are Awesome , Thanks for explanation .

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Glad it was helpful!

[@-Atmos1]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Yes , the difference between the female seeds & the male flowers is really helpful .

[@mathdaly4088]

also delicious cooked a few minutes in salted water

[@oaktreegirl]

Hi, have you ever tried pickling them to preserve? Or made a non-alcohol tincture with them please? I picked some the other day as they had drawn their attention to me. I felt an immediate lift in consciousness and awareness (much needed as I've felt pretty 'dense' for a while now! Haha). I live in a very old static van which is a bit damp so just drying them doesn't do too well for me. Thank you. On the off-chance I did a tiny jar of seeds in apple cider vinegar to see what happens. 🙂

[@christinaplaisted9563]

Brilliant thankyou will check in my garden tomorrow see if I have any female seeds ❤❤❤

[@annajuliet5652]

A lovely informative video.I have never heard 'Ladybug' used before , only 'Ladybird' in the English Westcountry where I grew up.

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

I normally say ladybird I don't know why I said ladybug that day 🤣

[@annajuliet5652]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Beware of unconscious creeping Americanisation of the language my 'ansum .You'll know its too late when you say you're 'running to the store' when you are actually popping up to the shop :-) he he he

[@Laura_B__]

I have a very large patch of nettles next to my house. I always wondered about them because the seeds I got from them look different than the photos I've seen of nettle seeds. Now after watching your video, I think my entire patch is male plants. May I please ask, 1. Is it possible to have a patch of male-only plants? 2. So the "seeds" on the male plant are not good for medicine? I have been harvesting them for several years. I love the way they taste and use them as a seasoning on food.

[@jasonnewman8455]

I'm loving these fab videos thank you. One thing I was hoping for, was a pointer to the best time to harvest these, and what condition to look out for etc?? Any chance of a reply with info please? Many thanks. 😊

[@rens1030]

Perhaps an important sidenote: Nettle is a powerfull agent to bind heavy metals in her being from the soil, it is because of the magnesium ions in her abundant chlorofyl. Advisable not to collect around heavy industry, busy roads or otherwise poluted grounds.. This also means, when the magnesium ions are vacant, they are able to withdraw heavy metals from out bodies and thus a strong detoxifier.

[@ianking-jv4hg]

Like your little poem. Is that your guitar picking ?

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

My poem but not my guitar 🎸

[@mickskov3949]

I stay away from Stinging Nettles because of the needles. Because of my at times sensitive stomach I don’t risk the chance of a needle getting by. Planting perennial food plants in the forest is fantastic.

[@michaelgambit6432]

Can you eat the male flowers? Or are they poisonous?

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

They are harmless but don't have any goodness

[@michaelgambit6432]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Thanks for the reply!

[@cleverclogs2244]

Has anyone tried then in bread - do they have much flavour?

[@heavenboundtoourlord]

"If you don't like being stung, use gloves." (4:50) (Handles nettle with bare hands...)

[@chompers11]

❤ sounds delicious, all of those lol 7:06

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

😁

[@lisajarvis6560]

❤❤❤

[@niceglass6484]

Love your videos posted a question on an older video I had a question about the heal all coconut salve is that shelf stable when done or do you have to leave in fridge?

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Best in the fridge 😁

[@leemorrison8785]

🙏❤️

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

💚

[@robertcorradi8573]

Thanks Dane ..... Another good one.

[@nathanaustin2627]

Marvellous!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Indeed!

[@josephinehull8633]

You remind me of the wonderful David Bellamy...by the way ..I think seeds should be soaked before use due to possible high oxalate content

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Thank you I get that a lot it's a great compliment I enjoy reading every time 😁

[@DonCulion]

Thanks Dane 🙏

[@eddiegrant58]

How can we enjoy their full nutritional benefits without getting stung in the mouth? Presumably drying will remove the sting? Great video as always!

[@homeiswhereourheartis]

Drying does indeed remove the sting. The stinging is also milder than the leaves

[@eddiegrant58]

@@homeiswhereourheartis Okay, thanks!

[@isthatsonotsofast9604]

I have some nettle seeds. Is it to late to plant them in zone 6 in Ohio?

[@Captain-Donut]

⚠️Warning incredible Info Ahead ⚠️

[@tinyquinn4768]

Does stinging nettle and stinging nettle seeds boost testosterone for men?

[@JoButterwick]

Don't they sting your mouth?

[@barbarcreighton6726]

CAN YOU PUT THEM IN A SOUP AND SIMMER - WITH brocoli AND OTHER VEG , carrots ETC garlic onoin