The other day I set to work pulling up a couple of clumps that had grown out of their hiding place in two quince bushes that grow against a fence in my garden. Being an old hand at dealing with this perrenial weed, I wore long thick gardening gloves and started pulling. As well as the danger of being stung, the quince bushes are quite thorny, so I was very careful.
You can see above that they've just popped up through the quince, but by the time I see them they're pretty big and very vicious.
Here is a closeup of one of the leaves. Those fine hairs on the leaves and on the stems are what cause all the pain. Despite taking very good care, I still got an extremely nasty sting on my arm just above the edge of the gardening gloves. I pulled too hard, too fast and too low down the stem, and the top of the plant whiplashed onto my bare arm. Ouch!
I may have been wounded, but look where the nettles ended up. Score so far: 1-1
I may have been wounded, but look where the nettles ended up. Score so far: 1-1Apparently they make a good and nourishing soup, but it would take a huge leap of faith for me to even try it.
7 comments:
Very good. You put me to shame!
They look so green, but like you, I wouldn't try to eat it in the soup either..
We have a few types of plants here too that have stinging barbs on them. And they hurt even through gloves! I'm with you - no way that I would make a soup out of them, LOL!
We have them around here although they were unknown to me until we arrived here a few years ago. Miserable things.
Those are some scary looking weeds. they also look familiar so we may have them here too.
Gosh i remember as a child getting lots of stings on my legs from these little devils!
OH, my gosh, I know that sting, it's horrible!!!! No soup for me either, Dee. :)
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