Comments on: Spring aphrodisiac: nettles. http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:10:55 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-21167 crabappleherbs Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:01:12 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-21167 Hmmm.... Are you in the city? Nettles like rich soil and moisture.... I've seen quite a few in the valley that leads up the creek from Muir Beach in Marin, and I imagine they're to be found in a lot of similar places. Hmmm…. Are you in the city? Nettles like rich soil and moisture…. I’ve seen quite a few in the valley that leads up the creek from Muir Beach in Marin, and I imagine they’re to be found in a lot of similar places.

]]> By: Christine http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-21155 Christine Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:01:02 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-21155 I live in the Bay area of California and have no idea how to begin to find nettles! I would really like to try them as I have heard so many good things about their revitalizing properties. Any advice for a "nettle virgin"? I live in the Bay area of California and have no idea how to begin to find nettles! I would really like to try them as I have heard so many good things about their revitalizing properties. Any advice for a “nettle virgin”?

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-20901 crabappleherbs Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:48:43 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-20901 Taylor -- Thanks! Yes, eating a raw nettle leaf can be an amazing experience -- as long as you carefully rub out the stingers first! Sasha -- Thanks so much! Hedgewitch -- Thanks! Yes, nettle soup is wonderful. But there are a zillion possibilities with nettles -- as long as they're young and tender, you can use them anywhere you'd use spinach. Taylor — Thanks! Yes, eating a raw nettle leaf can be an amazing experience — as long as you carefully rub out the stingers first!

Sasha — Thanks so much!

Hedgewitch — Thanks! Yes, nettle soup is wonderful. But there are a zillion possibilities with nettles — as long as they’re young and tender, you can use them anywhere you’d use spinach.

]]> By: Hedgewitch http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-20551 Hedgewitch Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:00:15 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-20551 your blog is fantastic .. and I love the way you write, really made me smile :-) am looking forward to some nettle-gathering in the near future.. usually use for soup but maybe get more experimental this year. your blog is fantastic .. and I love the way you write, really made me smile :-)

am looking forward to some nettle-gathering in the near future.. usually use for soup but maybe get more experimental this year.

]]> By: Sasha http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-20442 Sasha Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:01:34 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-20442 A friend just turned me on to your fabulous blog and I couldn't be more grateful! Your writing is fantastic, really top-shelf, and your information is unique and amazing! I have never heard of nettles as an aphrodisiac 'til now... but it makes wonderful sense! Thanks for the good work! (: Sasha A friend just turned me on to your fabulous blog and I couldn’t be more grateful! Your writing is fantastic, really top-shelf, and your information is unique and amazing! I have never heard of nettles as an aphrodisiac ’til now… but it makes wonderful sense! Thanks for the good work!
(: Sasha

]]> By: Taylor http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-20427 Taylor Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:42:41 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-20427 Excellent post! My husband and I were just out at a favorite nettle patch yesterday - he was evening carefully folding the stings in to eat them fresh and raw. I tried it and it's like a straight shot of choloroplyll - really amazing. Now we have plenty to eat in the next couple of days AND many bags in the freezer. But I ramble... Excellent post! My husband and I were just out at a favorite nettle patch yesterday – he was evening carefully folding the stings in to eat them fresh and raw. I tried it and it’s like a straight shot of choloroplyll – really amazing. Now we have plenty to eat in the next couple of days AND many bags in the freezer. But I ramble…

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-19979 crabappleherbs Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:36:54 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-19979 They're plenty tasty with spinach, Lee Ann! ;-) They’re plenty tasty with spinach, Lee Ann! ;-)

]]> By: Lee Ann http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-19908 Lee Ann Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:48:59 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-19908 Up here in the chilly north I'd have to shovel the snow away to see if they are even thinking about coming back up - but I have no doubt they will despite the fact I keep trying to get rid of them. And now I hear they have this very tantilizing use! I wonder if I can hide them in his spinach? Up here in the chilly north I’d have to shovel the snow away to see if they are even thinking about coming back up – but I have no doubt they will despite the fact I keep trying to get rid of them. And now I hear they have this very tantilizing use! I wonder if I can hide them in his spinach?

]]> By: Riana http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-19463 Riana Sun, 09 Mar 2008 15:33:49 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-19463 Right you are, they are just starting to make seeds buds. It's fun so that I can find the females and the males! Reminds me of you know another kind of plant... that is a good aphrodisiac if you smoke it. I'll harvest a bunch more of the top leaves to dry for teas later this year. Right you are, they are just starting to make seeds buds. It’s fun so that I can find the females and the males! Reminds me of you know another kind of plant… that is a good aphrodisiac if you smoke it. I’ll harvest a bunch more of the top leaves to dry for teas later this year.

]]> By: crabappleherbs http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/comment-page-1/#comment-19366 crabappleherbs Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:39:16 +0000 http://crabappleherbs.com/blog/2008/03/04/spring-aphrodisiac-nettles/#comment-19366 Thank you Ananda! Thank you Ananda!

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