Gardening

Dodging the stinging nettles.
@plantsnft blew my mind when he came for a walk, got stung, and told me you don’t have them in USA. They’re part of the fabric of a well rounded UK childhood 😂
I don’t like to cut them down anymore because they’re great for butterflies.

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We have them in the US but I didn’t know about it til I moved from south FL to Orlando and encountered them in my yard. Supposedly there’s lots medicinal uses but I can’t get past the thought of the sting, OUCH 😅 didn’t know it’s a host plant though, thanks for sharing!

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You can make soup and all sorts from it, but it’s a very old world ingredient we don’t use anymore. 
Do you have the plant called ‘Dock’, we have dock leaves which are a natural antidote to the sting and grow in the same environments.
They’re very important for biodiversity, and I wonder if it’s a native plant or brought over for medicinal uses by first settlers 🤔

I’ve never heard of Dock but I just asked ChatGPT and learned so much! Looks like it can grow in FL but not common. How interesting!