Subject: Re: Singing Nettles - Info. Req.
From: [email-masked]
Date: 13 Jul 1994 16:16:20 GMT
Newsgroups: alt.sustainable.agriculture

In article <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (Edward Fasula) writes:
>Hi,
>I have to learn about the following aspects of nettles - any guidance or 
>information would be helpful:
>
>1. Nettles as a fibre source for material:  it was mentioned in old literature 
>that nettle fibre can be spun to make a cloth finer than linnen.

i believe nettles for this purpose is the stingless nettle. The fiber
produced is Ramie.

>
>2. Nettles as a food source:  apparently, nettles have a higher level of 
>protien than soy.  When cut in spring, they are supposed to be better than 
>spinach.
>
>3. Nettles to replentish the soil: they somehow ( bacteria?) produce more 
>nitrogen than they use.
>
>4. Other possible uses of the nettle.

nettles are used as a medicinal herb with many properties.

sarah

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>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Ed Fasula
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