Samen Seeds Semences Semillas Sementes 種 About © : Contact SAFLAX - http://www.saflax.de/copyright About © : Contact SAFLAX - - http://www.saflax.de/copyright About © : Contact SAFLAX - http://www.saflax.de/copyright Organic - Nettle Urtica dioica Most people consider Nettle as a pesky weed, but foremost it is a tasty plant. During blooming from May until November, the leafy Nettle plant develops rather inconspicuous greenish-white flowers that are arranged in hanging heads and are pollinated by the wind. It’s an annual herbaceous plant that reaches growing heights between 10 and 60 cm. To avoid the unpleasant stinging of the nettle hairs, you might want to wear leathery gardening gloves for harvesting and wrap the leaves afterwards in a piece of cloth and roll them with a rolling pin. Nettle can be picked throughout the whole vegetation Natural location: Nettle is real cosmopolitan plant as it can be found in all temperate zones of Europe, Asia and the Americas. Cultivation: Initially, place the seeds in a refrigerator for about a week to stimulate germination. The best time for propagation is starting in February at a sunny place indoors as the seed is a light germinator. Scatter the seeds onto moist coconut substrate or organic herbal soil and slightly press them on. Cover the seed container with clear film to prevent the soil from drying out, but don’t forget to make some holes in the clear film and take it every second or third day completely off for about 2 hours. That way you avoid mold formation on the potting compost. Place the seed container somewhere bright and warm with a temperature between 20°C and 25° Celsius and keep the surface of the earth moist, but not wet (ideally using a water sprayer). Depending on the propagation temperature the first seedlings will come up after two to five weeks. Seedlings that are already raised indoors can be planted out with beginning of May. As soon as there is no more night frost expected, you can move the seedling with its complete root ball, to avoid stress for the plant. Place: The plant needs the sun, warmth and a wind-sheltered place to produce its full aroma. Care: Keep the soil always moist, but not wet. Water your plant as soon as the top layer of the earth has dried out. Fertilize the plant either very modest with compost or organic fertilizer for herbs, or don’t fertilize at all. During the winter: Sow again the next year. © Saflax * Frank Laue * Gropiusstraße 7a * 48163 Münster * Germany / Allemagne / Germania / Alemania Alle Rechte vorbehalten / All rights reserved / Tous droits réservés / Tutti i diritti riservati / Todos los derechos están reservados / 無断転用禁止 Verwendung nur nach schriftlicher Zustimmung / Using only with prior written permission / Utilisation uniquement avec autorisation écrite préalable / L'utilizzo solo previa autorizzazione scritta / El uso se admiten sólo con una autorización previa