Comments on: Plant Shall Eat Plant http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/ Gardening for the People. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Karen http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-13914 Karen Sun, 27 May 2007 13:11:13 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-13914 Kacey... I used to get the bumps when I was younger. That's just where the plant pricked your skin. The bumps usually go away after a day or so. I happened upon stinging nettle in my garden and didn't realize it until I had touched one of the leaves to the back of my thumb. No bumps this time, just lots of tingling the rest of the day. Kacey… I used to get the bumps when I was younger. That’s just where the plant pricked your skin. The bumps usually go away after a day or so. I happened upon stinging nettle in my garden and didn’t realize it until I had touched one of the leaves to the back of my thumb. No bumps this time, just lots of tingling the rest of the day.

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12670 Gayla Tue, 08 May 2007 14:45:20 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12670 Nettles sting because of its' chemical constituents... there are a few different chemicals involved including histamine and acetylcholine. The plant is covered in tiny, hollow prickles that deliver the chemicals through your skin. My skin gets painfully red and itchy from touching the plant but I have never experienced lumps. Some people are more sensitive to the chemical sting than others. Nettles sting because of its’ chemical constituents… there are a few different chemicals involved including histamine and acetylcholine. The plant is covered in tiny, hollow prickles that deliver the chemicals through your skin.

My skin gets painfully red and itchy from touching the plant but I have never experienced lumps. Some people are more sensitive to the chemical sting than others.

]]> By: kacey http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12631 kacey Mon, 07 May 2007 21:13:52 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12631 hello kacey here, i was just wondering how do nettles leave marks when you have been stung or prikled and why do they sometimes leave lumps please answer thanks. hello kacey here, i was just wondering how do nettles leave marks when you have been stung or prikled and why do they sometimes leave lumps please answer thanks.

]]> By: kelly http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12350 kelly Thu, 03 May 2007 17:44:57 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-12350 Dandelion and plantain and dock plants (usually plentiful) also make great liquid compost. I keep buckets in the garden, adding water and more plants regularly. Dandelion and plantain and dock plants (usually plentiful) also make great liquid compost. I keep buckets in the garden, adding water and more plants regularly.

]]> By: jenn http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-7247 jenn Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:07:36 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-7247 Horsetail! Well, hey, I'm glad it's good for SOMETHING! Horsetail!

Well, hey, I’m glad it’s good for SOMETHING!

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-2212 Rebecca Fri, 11 Aug 2006 16:16:13 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-2212 Hey! This is wonderful, I was just bugging our head gardener where I work about which teas he would recommend and these were the three. I love "boiling down" the tea options to just three plants, it makes it a lot easier to incorporate into ones own garden. Speaking of useful invasive plants, I feel a kindness toward Sweet Woodruff... I just make a LOT of May Wine. One must do what one has to do... Hey! This is wonderful, I was just bugging our head gardener where I work about which teas he would recommend and these were the three. I love “boiling down” the tea options to just three plants, it makes it a lot easier to incorporate into ones own garden.

Speaking of useful invasive plants, I feel a kindness toward Sweet Woodruff… I just make a LOT of May Wine. One must do what one has to do…

]]> By: Callie http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-527 Callie Fri, 12 May 2006 13:29:52 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-527 Stinging nettle tea is excellent for humans too! Stinging nettle tea is excellent for humans too!

]]> By: stef http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-507 stef Wed, 10 May 2006 04:11:09 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-507 like emira, i'm definitely not lacking in horsetail - i will definitely try this out. like emira, i’m definitely not lacking in horsetail – i will definitely try this out.

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-487 Gayla Tue, 09 May 2006 00:38:12 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-487 Hanna: Not every herb plant has the nutritional content you would want. There are a few others but I would stick with the comfrey, horsetail, or nettle Sophie: Don't know where you are located but stinging nettle grows wildly and abundantly in fallow places. Hanna: Not every herb plant has the nutritional content you would want. There are a few others but I would stick with the comfrey, horsetail, or nettle

Sophie: Don’t know where you are located but stinging nettle grows wildly and abundantly in fallow places.

]]> By: Sophie http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2006/05/08/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-486 Sophie Mon, 08 May 2006 21:40:32 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2006/05/06/plant-shall-eat-plant/#comment-486 Great tutorial! I've been looking for a stinging nettle source for a while now - where did you find yours? Great tutorial! I’ve been looking for a stinging nettle source for a while now – where did you find yours?

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