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tulalip
13-07-2011, 11:26 PM
This spring I collected young nettles (under 10 cm tall). Blanched, they are very tasty. Like spinach, with some floral flavour.

Now that it is Summer, the nettle is very tall (1m+). When do people harvest them for fiber? When they are green or after the first frost and they have gone brown, but still standing?

Ta!

jus_young
13-07-2011, 11:47 PM
Hi Tulalip and welcome to NB. Why not introduce yourself here

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/forum/forumdisplay.php?37-Introduce-Yourself-amp-Welcome-to-the-Community!

But in answer to your question, I have been using the fibres for some weeks already. The fibres can be a little delicate but they are perfecrly useable.