Who knew?
Apparently I have stinging nettles in the 'wild' area of my yard. How do I know this? Well, I'll let you guess.

Here's how it happened: I was busy trying to make a clearing so I could plant some lilac trees. I was mainly using a hoe, but then picked just grabbed by hand the 'weeds' I'd cut. I was smart enough to be wearing gloves, but I had my sweatshirt sleeves pushed up.

At first, I thought it was a blackberry (my nemesis) thorn stuck somewhere, but I couldn't find it. It kept getting more and more irritated, and now? Yeouch!

After I finished my yard work, I came inside and mentioned to BJ that I must have gotten into something while working in the yard. I told BJ how it felt, and he said it was probably stinging nettle.

I looked it up on google, and sho' nuff' I recognized it.

Thankfully, I'm done messing around in that area. I'm going to let the rest of it remain wild and do its own thing.

Here's a public service announcement for you. If you see this:


LEAVE.IT.ALONE


Thank you, and have a nice day.

RisibleGirl was blabbing on about another adventure on 04/01 at 06:21 PM
  

jayne d'Arcy wrote:

A folk remeday I heard of (but don't know if it really worked or not) was to use duct tape to remove any of the sliver like needles that would work themselves under the skin.


  

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Stew wrote:

Oh dear. Just a guess but you probably shouldn't have told me that...


  

KathyHowe wrote:

Holy cats! I think I have that in my yard and every year I rip it out and every year I get what looks a little like a rash from where it touches my skin.

Excuse me while I run off and google this stuff.


  

E wrote:

I was gonna make a joke about you using a hoe to clean your garden.....but....ouchies!

I don't like wearing gardening gloves, coz my hands are so small. I feel like I have one of those massive clown hands on me and can't do anything, so I use two pairs of thin dishwashing gloves with moisturiser in them when I garden.

What'd you do to get rid of the sting? Aloe vera? Apparently, where there's stingy stuff (growing naturally in the area, not introduced), there's usually a plant growing near it that will counter the sting. Did Mr G0og!e mention anything like that?


  

Scot wrote:

You can eat nettle. It is very nutritious. You have to get it early though. Once the stingers get fully developed it becomes bitter and tough. Just pinch off the tops when they are first sprouting and you can throw them in a salad. No kidding. Just roll the tops of the plant around in your fingers and make sure they are bruised.


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