Stinging Nettle

Growing from seed

Direct-sow Stinging Nettle outdoors around your last frost date, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.

Companion Planting

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  Cloudberry
  

  CloudberryGreat pair

  • ❧Stinging Nettle draws Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Cloudberry acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Stinging Nettle
  • ❧Stinging Nettle gives Cloudberry sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Coral Bells
  

  Coral BellsGreat pair

  • ❧Stinging Nettle draws Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Coral Bells acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Stinging Nettle
  • ❧Stinging Nettle gives Coral Bells sheltering shade in the heat of summer
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  Foamflower
  Great pair

  • ❧Stinging Nettle draws Butterflies that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Foamflower acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Stinging Nettle
  • ❧Stinging Nettle gives Foamflower sheltering shade in the heat of summer

How to grow Stinging Nettle

1. Sow0 weeks from frost
2. Germinates14 days
3. Space30 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 120 cm · Soil: Moist, rich, nitrogen-rich