Article 12567 (84 more) in rec.gardens:
From: pharvey@quack.sac.ca.us (Paul Harvey)
ubject: Re: Nettles
Date: 19 Dec 1992 07:44:47 UTC

bj368@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike E. Romano) writes:
>I am interested in growing nettles as a food and herb.
>I think the common species is Urtica Dioca (not sure).
>Anyone know of a company that sells seeds for this?

Ref: Cornucopia, Kampong Pub, Vista, CA, ISBN: 0-9628087-0-9:

Urtica dioica - Stinging nettle. Young leaves make a very palatable and
nutritious potherb. They are also pureed, creamed, used in soups, made
into a beer, or mixed with leeks, broccoli, and rice to form nettle
pudding. The juice of the leaves, or a decoction of the herb, is used as
a rennet in preparing cheeses or junkets. Nettles may be blanched and
eaten like seakale. Dried leaves are brewed into an herbal tea. Eurasia,
naturalized in North America. A2, C11, C43M, C85M, F24, F80, G68, H46,
J82, K22, M16, N45, N71M, etc.

A2: Abundant Life Seed Foundation, pobox 772, Port Townsend, WA, 98368,
(206) 385-7192, CAT $1
C43M: Companion Plants, 7247 N. Coolville Ridge Rd, Athens, OH, 45701,
(614) 592-4643, CAT $2
C85M: Dam (William) Seeds Ltd., pobox 8400, Dundas, ON, L9H-6M1, Canada,
(416) 628-6641, CAT $1
F80: Hudson (J.L.), Seedsman, pobox 1058, Redwood City, CA, 94064, CAT $1
G68: Le Jardin du Gourmet, pobox 75, St. Johnsbury Center, VT, 05863,
CAT $0.50
J82: Richters, pobox 26, Goodwood, ON, L0C-1A0, Canada, (416) 640-6677,
CAT FREE
N71M: Appel (Conrad) GmbH, Bismarckstrasse 59, D-6100 Darmstadt,
Germany, 6151 852-200, CAT FREE
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From: richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca (C. Richter)

Subject: Re: Nettles
Organization: UTCS Public Access
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 20:24:50 GMT
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In article <1gu0ngINN4js@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> bj368@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mike 
E. Romano) writes:
>
>I am interested in growing nettles as a food and herb.
>I think the common species is Urtica Dioca (not sure).
>Anyone know of a company that sells seeds for this?

We have seeds at $1.25/packet plus handling.  
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Conrad Richter                     richter@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca
Richters Herbs                     71550.3411@compuserve.com
Goodwood, ON L0C 1AO Canada        Tel 416-640-6677 / Fax 416-640-6641
