But other eyes watch to devour these splendid creatures, and more often than not the battle for survival goes against them. The brown soldier bug targets the caterpillars, which feed exclusively on ...
Nettles' tough stems bear small white flowers in late summer, which produce long-lived seeds, and the horizontal creeping stems can form new plants by rooting from the nodes where their leaves emerge.
It's best to pick young nettles, that haven't become coarse or furry. Do not eat them once flowers have grown on the plant. Wear thick gloves to pick and prepare them to avoid getting stung.
Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L., Urticaceae) is a perennial herb that grows up to 2 m tall from a creeping rootstock. The stem is square, the leaves are opposite and sharply toothed, and both are ...