Identify, Harvest, and Prepare Stinging Nettle

[@itskerbs]

Can also be found in my front yard while taking out the trash barefoot at night

[@thyme-and-place]

Thank you for sharing another way to identify nettle! 😂 sorry for your taking out the trash woes

[@jarodshuler9566]

Your love of the natural world is on full display here!! One point I would like to clarify: you say that nettles cannot be eaten raw because of stinging "hairs". However, if you simply take a pair of scissors and cut the harvested leaves into tiny pieces, the stinging effect is neutralized. Mixing those fragments into a mixture of other edible "weeds" like dandelion or plantain results in a mixed salad of the highest quality. Over the past two years I have eaten this way and my salads have never been anything but delicious!

[@thyme-and-place]

I hadn’t thought about that but it makes sense since the acid decays quickly!

[@seavisions]

You deserve way more subs. Great content. Thank you.

[@gargamelandrudmila8078]

Great info. I always viewed them as something to be avoided at all cost. Now I will try your ideas, especially being an older guy and seeking natural ways to benefit my prostate and reduce blood sugar thus onset of diabetes. Thank u .

[@thyme-and-place]

That's great! They can still be annoying at times, but nettles are very beneficial if you know how to use them.

[@timtimmons8871]

What a wonderful video. Your description and showing all the ways to enjoy this herb and right on. Thanks so much!!!!

[@pearlmambinge451]

New subscriber thank you very much for the informative video. Will definitely start harvesting though am a bit late but will definitely get some to cover me through the winter.❤❤❤

[@IndianHemlock]

Very well made video !! Very informative and you covered everything about nettle !! Awesome ! New subscriber 😀

[@toyopup1026]

Great video! Thank you so much! Very informative!

[@ericargento4429]

hi and thank you I just found your channel great information about nettle. I’m still looking for it on my land hopefully with the additional information I’ll find some. I have one spot that has good soil, water, and enough sunlight. I liked and subscribed look forward to more of your excellent sharing. 👍🌹😎

[@yikes830]

Praise God Paying it Forward ❤️🙏

[@nickk.827]

Just tasting first batch of stinging nettle wine! Wonderful 😊

[@thyme-and-place]

That's incredible! I'll have to try it sometime

[@nickk.827]

@@thyme-and-place highly recommended! Let me know if you want the recipe 😋

[@jstu8]

Excellent video. Liked and subscribed!

[@hikingaftersixty]

Recently I didn’t bother wearing gloves while stripping leaves off nettle stems prior to dehydrating them. I was stung many times, which doesn’t bother me much. A few days later I noticed a 90 % reduction in arthritis that has been affecting a finger on my right hand this past year. Ten days later and the stiffness is still negligible. It had no impact on the arthritis in my knees, unfortunately, but I’m tempted to get more nettle and sting my knees to see what happens.

[@thyme-and-place]

That’s fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

[@staceystory6414]

I’m in Nor Cali & I went to pick what I grew & it was awful! It was FULL of “needles”/thorns. I had no idea how intense it would be & they’re so tiny it took me forever to find them & pull them out. It was intense.

[@lr1732]

I heard that using them to whip the body was a cure for such things back in my early days as a new herbalist. Super cool you have this experience.

[@cv6442]

​@lr1732 I have also heard this!! The stings really bother my hands, but I keep in mind that it may help later. 😃

[@WulfNSpice]

very surprised this only has 2k views very well done

[@4hoolie]

Nice video I harvested my first ever nettles yesterday and made the most delicious Dahl with them 😋

[@thyme-and-place]

That's amazing. It sounds delicious!!

[@gracev2335]

Very informative. Thank you. I came upon your video while trying to understand the pain I’m in after touching nettle. Hours later. I just made a paste of baking soda which helped alleviate the burning slightly. I had no idea this herb was so medicinal. I appreciate you describing the taste and explaining how by cooking nettle or blending it breaks down the stinging hairs. I suppose we would ingest the formic acid. I need to be pain free before considering this herb further. I grow many herbs and enjoy many as teas.

[@thyme-and-place]

Thanks for your comment! The nettles that grow around me generally aren't painful and the sting goes away almost immediately, but I have come across some nasty nettles. Nettle tea on it's own isn't the tastiest, so I recommend blending with another tea herb. I enjoy mixing nettle with mint or cinnamon chips.

[@lovegratitude6137]

This video is really good. Very informative and well presented. Thank you. 🙏🏾

[@ernestobenito839]

Great content. Thanks for sharing.

[@hemiv8949]

how come your not getting stung handling it whilst chopping?

[@mustangunique3214]

Such a very nice video!

[@pryadhan9367]

This was fantastic🖤 Wow, you remind me of Ryan Harington from Learn Your Land. You are exceptional and your knowledge is vast, thank you for this video!

[@thyme-and-place]

That is such a lovely compliment! Thanks!

[@gpayneinc]

Thank you for discussing the cloth. Your work is good

[@danpopek2028]

This is awesome! And I love your glass mug!

[@ivebeenthere2115]

Thank you!

[@muralidharankv169]

Excellent video. Dr.Eric Berg DC 8.12M subscribers says that this is the best backyard Weed for Arthritis .He has made a video on this in his KZbin channel.

[@thyme-and-place]

Thanks, that’s great to know!

[@hemiv8949]

grt video thank you. i just chopped a load down from the farm track behind my property was about 4ft tall would that have already flowered & is that okay to use after flowering as a nettle tea the same day as chopping the long stalks down?

[@thyme-and-place]

Yes, still good for tea! Likely too fibrous to eat.

[@willwoods222]

This was a great video

[@thyme-and-place]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@wayausofbounds9255]

I live in an apartment in a fairly urban area. I ordered some urtica dioica and urtica urens seeds and am going to grow them in aerogarden units and as microgreens. Do you have any suggestions on preparing the roots? I've heard they are medicinal as a tea but does the heat activate a compound or would the roots of the microgreens in a smoothie have the same effect?

[@thyme-and-place]

Nettle roots are typically either dried and made into a tea, or they are tinctured in alcohol. Heat is usually used to better extract a medicinal constituent, If you are eating the whole plant part like the root, you still get the medicinal constituents as well as the fiber of the root. Microgreen nettles is a new one to me!

[@dianelap67]

Thank you very educational! I just barely touched the plant and my finger was sore for the rest of the day, it was very painful! Can't imagine intentionally using it, much too painful.

[@thyme-and-place]

Thanks! The nettle I grew from seeds turned out to be incredibly painful! I’ll have to wear some heavy duty gloves and a jean jacket to harvest those.

[@IndianHemlock]

One question, after picked and wilted you was handling it making tea and drying it, does it not sting you after it’s wilted ? Thanks

[@thyme-and-place]

Good question! It can still sting when wilted, but not as bad in my experience. As I work more with nettle this year, I’m feeling how varied the stings are from plant to plant. I barely brushed up against one and got many stings at once a few days ago. Fortunately, the pain goes away quickly, but I recommend gloves if you want to avoid the stings completely until the plant is completely dry or cooked.

[@IndianHemlock]

@@thyme-and-place thank you very much for replying back, I appreciate that !! And thanks for the advice on picking !!

[@wolfenstein6676]

I've been learning about neetles and their various uses and they sound great, a really healthy option. However, I also heard that once the neetle plants flower you can no longer eat the leaves unless you cut the plant back to encourage new growth. Is this true and if so, how much of the plant do we cut back to encourage that new growth?

[@thyme-and-place]

Nettle gets more fibrous and unpalatable as it grows older. So yes, when it’s in its flowering stage the leaves will be tough and not fun to eat, but you could still make nettle tea at that point if you wanted. I’d cut it back to about 12 inches from the base of the plant to encourage new growth.

[@wolfenstein6676]

@@thyme-and-place Thanks for the information, I'll try it out.

[@racheal74]

Is it possible to take too much nettle ? Thanks for the video

[@thyme-and-place]

Nettle is generally considered a very safe edible and medicinal plant. That being said, extremely high doses of anything, even foods, can cause problems. Eating nettle in meals, as a tea or tincture 3 times a day is standard use. People on medications or who are pregnant would be wise to seek professional advice before consuming nettle in larger quantities.

[@RoxyGirl0816]

Hi, is it safe to still harvest when stinging nettle has gone to seed?

[@thyme-and-place]

Yes, it is still safe and edible. If you're harvesting it for the leaves, know that older plants and plants that have gone to seed will have tougher leaves. Take the top leaves of older plants if you plant to eat them.

[@lyrebird9749]

Great video and good explanation of what to look for. But I never understand why Americans don't pronounce the 'h' in herb !

[@thyme-and-place]

It is funny, isn't it? Early Americans went through a sort of rebellious teenage phase and modified seemingly random parts of the English language to differentiate us from England, "our tyrannical parent." That's the reason why there are a lot of spelling differences like color vs. colour and gray vs. grey. We're just being difficult. 😄

[@roymadison5686]

Herb is a guys name . ERB is a medicinal plant . The new yorkers would say "oib".

[@lyrebird9749]

@@roymadison5686 Americans are strange. In every other English-speaking country, plants used for medicine or flavouring food are called herbs not 'erbs. And no, we don't have a problem confusing those plants with guys called Herb (Herbert). Just like we don't confuse women called Rose, Rosemary or Olive with plants!

[@DS-nv8bi]

i have noticed that when i fill the jar to the tip top with 100prf vodka i prevent oxidation and get a better medicine

[@thyme-and-place]

Thanks for the advice! You’re definitely right. I ran out of vodka while filming this which is kind of embarrassing! I love the folk method, but I’m currently getting into standardizing my medicine making by being intentional about herb to solvent ratios and alcohol content. It’s never ending experimentation. :)

[@BluezoneCostaRicakitchen]

I saw a guy that purned on fire to get ridículo of the hair

[@dalecarpenter8828]

an old gas cook stove that uses a pilot light can be used as a dehydrator wile not in use as an oven !!!

[@thyme-and-place]

Great tip, thank you!

[@justinuvelle8650]

I'm so lost

[@jarodshuler9566]

Don`t allow yourself to waste your precious life. Turn to nature for the inner answers you are seeking!