tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post5267930045542554217..comments2024-03-29T01:07:20.050-06:00Comments on NORTHSIDER : Nettle Clearing And Feeding It To The Livestock.northsider http://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-19245910849597894302022-11-16T05:54:17.262-07:002022-11-16T05:54:17.262-07:00Thanks Tigger. I have tried nettle tea and nettle...Thanks Tigger. I have tried nettle tea and nettle soup. northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-29403519833006801032022-11-16T05:34:17.559-07:002022-11-16T05:34:17.559-07:00They also make a great substitute for spinach in a...They also make a great substitute for spinach in a Greek spanakopita/hortopita. The humans it was tested on in our house didn't know the difference (just the soft tips leave though - the older ones can be bitter)Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-62648483798775148872022-11-16T01:51:50.502-07:002022-11-16T01:51:50.502-07:00Yes Virginia they are different. Our donkeys like...Yes Virginia they are different. Our donkeys like eating thistles. Thanks for commenting.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-17585128158246893172022-11-16T01:49:07.635-07:002022-11-16T01:49:07.635-07:00Do Nettles not grow over there Debby?Do Nettles not grow over there Debby?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-24725603711165967572022-11-16T00:00:18.335-07:002022-11-16T00:00:18.335-07:00Nettles are completely different from thistles, ar...Nettles are completely different from thistles, aren't they? I'm not sure I ever 'met' nettles, but I had a pony who loved grazing on thistles - especially the flowers. We'd walk in the rough patches on the roadsides and he have a lovely time reaching for the best bits. Now that was 'some time ago' - nearly 60 years!! Memory sparked. Thank you. Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06864657381173674455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-68709608686214617122022-11-15T18:18:32.687-07:002022-11-15T18:18:32.687-07:00I feel as if I am missing out! I feel as if I am missing out! Debbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531125606268748793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-41908387397957033082022-11-15T09:32:17.043-07:002022-11-15T09:32:17.043-07:00Forgot to say I hope Tom is feeling well again and...Forgot to say I hope Tom is feeling well again and you start writing blog posts again real soon.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-58446393047499043222022-11-15T09:29:39.660-07:002022-11-15T09:29:39.660-07:00Thanks Briony. Apparently it was said to be good ...Thanks Briony. Apparently it was said to be good for arthritis if you lay in a nettle patch. Yes we eat the pigs and poultry. I don't like sending them to the butchers but I have got use to having a chest freezer full of meat. Homegrown veg and meat is thee best northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-13426023309396627652022-11-15T09:17:29.575-07:002022-11-15T09:17:29.575-07:00Are you joking about laying in a bed of nettles, l...Are you joking about laying in a bed of nettles, lol. I can just see me flattening the bed, I need something for my arthur it's killing me. <br />Love those pigs, are you intending to eat them? I couldn't do that myself but then that is being a hypocrite isn't it as I love pork and am happy for others to do the dirty job for me.<br />Am not posting at the moment as Tom is quite ill but will resume at some time. In the meantime I love reading yours.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-73341141982748803452022-11-15T09:04:25.443-07:002022-11-15T09:04:25.443-07:00They make a great herbal tea LA for humans to drin...They make a great herbal tea LA for humans to drink and also they can be used for a garden tea. Your nettles probably burnt up in the Poros heat. Believe it or not you can buy nettle seeds online. Not that I have that problem living in the verdant Emerald Isle.😊northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-62413682581312282822022-11-15T08:50:55.292-07:002022-11-15T08:50:55.292-07:00I look for nettles since you once mentioned how go...I look for nettles since you once mentioned how good they are as a fertiliser tea. They all seem to have disappeared in our area.<br />Your animals are obviously healthy and happylocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-83147549066448965362022-11-15T08:27:23.817-07:002022-11-15T08:27:23.817-07:00The nettle had been grasped.The nettle had been grasped.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-76745843165386369152022-11-15T08:17:07.473-07:002022-11-15T08:17:07.473-07:00Your response has really nettled me!Your response has really nettled me!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-14566553098815766172022-11-15T07:33:40.766-07:002022-11-15T07:33:40.766-07:00Yes JayCee I fill an old pillowcase with nettles a...Yes JayCee I fill an old pillowcase with nettles and tie a knot in it and tie a piece of string on it in a bin and weigh it down in the water with a stone. I have made garden teas like this with comfrey and also seaweed. They don't seem to sting the large pigs. They love them. Plus it's quicker than composting the nettles.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-10560889710261092802022-11-15T07:19:38.884-07:002022-11-15T07:19:38.884-07:00P used to make nettle liquid fertiliser for the ga...P used to make nettle liquid fertiliser for the garden. Stinky stuff.<br />I once fell off my bike into a nettle patch. Ouch.<br />Those pigs must have no feeling in their mouths to eat raw nettles!JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-59911833473652778092022-11-15T06:48:11.227-07:002022-11-15T06:48:11.227-07:00Was it on Nettlefix (Netflix) YP?Was it on Nettlefix (Netflix) YP?northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1577767911269302322.post-36799536324309431082022-11-15T06:42:06.240-07:002022-11-15T06:42:06.240-07:00Nope! I do not feed nettles to my livestock and I ...Nope! I do not feed nettles to my livestock and I have never made nettle hay but I have been to a village in Lincolnshire called Nettleton and I once watched an episode of "Bergerac" starring John Nettles.who is now 79 years old and has a daughter called Emma Nettles. He lives in Cornwall and is now a nettle farmer.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.com