Nancy Today: Harvest, dry and store nettles-nutritious green

Nettles are excellent greens, as good as spinach and free! "it's a strong diuretic, adds electrolytes and alkali to help with the transport of wastes (mostly acidic) out of your body. powdered leaves are extremely high in chlorophyll, minerals, iron, etc.. a plant your body recognizes- green food-" says Eveningprim

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[LostInAMimeBox]

When is it safe to harvest these? I read at some point they're no longer good or if they start to have large leaves they're no longer good.

[NancyToday]

@LostInAMimeBox I don't know what 'they' say, but I harvest them whenever I get to it!

[eveningprim]

it's a strong diuretic, adds electrolytes and alkali to help with the transport of wastes (mostly acidic) out of your body. powdered leaves are extremely high in chlorophyll, minerals, iron, etc.. a plant your body recognizes- green food-

[NancyToday]

@eveningprim Wonderful to hear more about how good they are!

[arcusdog]

Wow, that's great! So the dried nettles don't sting you...didn't know that. What all can you do with nettles in food?

BTW, I love your pot rack! Very cool!

[NancyToday]

I just drop them into stews by the handful. You can conceal them in foods if they don't taste that great on their own.

[NancyToday]

@Skyrimize Me too!

[bemoreonline]

Great video about nettles ~Nancy !! So easy and good for us !!! I will have to see about getting some started !!!

[1234circle]

I love the concept of studying something new for one year each year.

I see you truly love life, and that's how God intended to be.

To get closer to our diviness we must get closer to nature.

[EarlandPatty]

Great Video! Thanks Nancy. Love that drying rack.

[karyzzmatic]

At what point are the nettles safe to handle? An hour after they are picked, a day, a week?

[Skyblueginger]

Human Nature!