{"product_id":"1500x-stinging-nettle-seeds-urtica-dioica-hardy-perennial-herb-f411","title":"1500x Stinging Nettle Seeds – Urtica Dioica - Hardy Perennial Herb","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1500x Stinging Nettle Seeds – Urtica Dioica - Hardy Perennial Herb \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStinging nettle is a resilient perennial herb that has several ecological, culinary, and medical applications. Once grown, it requires little maintenance and returns year after year in a range of soil types and circumstances. This hardy plant, which is distinguished by its deep-green, serrated leaves and tiny, stinging hairs, can be gathered to make compost accelerators and natural fertilisers or used to make nutrient-rich beverages, soups, and tonics. Additionally, pollinators and beneficial insects, such as the caterpillars of many butterfly species, depend on Urtica dioica as a habitat and food supply. In early spring, start indoors or straight sow outdoors; mature plants usually grow 3 to 5 feet tall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing instructions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo enhance germination, cold-stratify the seeds for two to four weeks in the refrigerator before beginning to cultivate Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) from seed. In early spring, sow seeds indoors; after the risk of frost has gone, sow them directly outside. Because the seeds require sunshine to germinate, plant them only 1-2 mm below the soil's surface. Maintain a temperature of approximately 15–20°C and keep the soil continuously moist but not soggy for the best germination, which usually takes place in 10–21 days. Select a spot with rich, moist, well-draining soil that is slightly shaded to sunny. Plant seedlings 12 to 18 inches apart at their final growing location once they are a few inches tall and the weather is stable. Urtica Dioica flower from spring through to summer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yorkshire Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52331094344022,"sku":"F411","price":1.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0794\/2691\/2598\/files\/57_4e554a61-9dfb-41a7-8d35-d6852d54840b.png?v=1768645120","url":"https:\/\/yorkshire-seeds.co.uk\/products\/1500x-stinging-nettle-seeds-urtica-dioica-hardy-perennial-herb-f411","provider":"Yorkshire Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}