Stinging Nettles

[bobc1941]

I have cut all my stinging nettles down and soaked them in water for 4 weeks
what benefits will I get ?

[MargoTester]

https://www.nature-and-garden.com/gardening/fermented-stinging-nettle-tea.html
Morning Bob - this may be of some help.

[Old_Geezer]

The joy of soggy nettles.

[fiction-factory]

You can now safely walk round your garden in shorts and flip flops

[margarettom]

Love that answer ff at 08.40!

[iluvmargie]

^ So do I!

[roopower]

From what I can gather, if you put it in the wrong place - lots more nettles!

[woofgang]

a bucket of stinky water

[zebo]

They'll regrow even stronger, you need a serious weed killer!

[aelmpvw]

not that i recommend it . . .
https://www.bing.com/search?q=nettle+wine&cvid=7272a3f9d0e54081b040812437693d76&pglt=547&FORM=ANNTA1&PC=U531

[webbo3]

"tender handed stroke a nettle and it stings you for your pains, grasp it like a man of mettle and it soft as silk remains.

Aaron Hill, the nettles lesson 1743

[fiction-factory]

If you get a hangover from the nettle wine, eat some boiled dock leaves.
When I first read the original post I thought it was a reference to claiming Universal Credit or similar

[hellywelly4]

Apparently Peacock butterflies lay their eggs on stinging nettles, so they can be useful!

[Chipchopper]

Also, the food plant of the small tortoiseshell butterfly in its larval stage. So it's beneficial to leave a patch of nettles for them.

[iluvmargie]

Agree totally with the last two comments. Nettles are very beneficial to butterflies.