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🥦 Nettles (Stinging)

Urtica dioica
vegetables Perennial Urticaceae
Nettles (Stinging) plant photo
☀️ Sun
Partial Shade to Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
3-10
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, moist
🚿 Drainage
Moist
📏 Spacing
18-24 in
📐 Height
36-72 in
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Fruit Trees
Nettle patch near orchard increases biodiversity
🤝 Tomato
Nettle tea spray strengthens tomatoes against disease

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

Most nutritious green in temperate world. Cooking destroys the sting. Excellent fertilizer tea. Butterfly host plant.

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Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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