{"id":472,"date":"2016-11-21T12:02:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T11:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/?p=472"},"modified":"2025-08-29T21:54:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T19:54:02","slug":"diy-grow-your-own-wild-nettles-on-the-organic-balcony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/diy-wildkraut-brennnesseln-auf-dem-bio-balkon-selber-anbauen\/","title":{"rendered":"Sting\u00ading nett\u00adles on the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny \u2014 who does that?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Who does such non\u00adsen\u00adse and grows nett\u00adles on the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny? And what for? Ever\u00adyo\u00adne knows that they are weeds. And every child knows that they burn ter\u00adri\u00adbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not ever\u00adyo\u00adne knows how healt\u00adhy this WILD HERB and HEALING PLANT is.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14124 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-scaled.avif\" alt=\"Growing nettles on the balcony in a window box is easy.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sting\u00ading nett\u00adle is a super\u00adfood.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s what it\u2019s cal\u00adled the\u00adse days. Nett\u00adles are our most valuable nati\u00adve \u201csuper\u00adfood\u201d with top levels of pro\u00adte\u00adin, iron and chlo\u00adro\u00adphyll. It con\u00adta\u00adins 30 times as much vit\u00adamin C and 50 times as much iron as let\u00adtuce. The heal\u00ading effects of sting\u00ading nett\u00adle are descri\u00adbed as fol\u00adlows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>blood puri\u00adfy\u00ading<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>drai\u00adning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hema\u00adto\u00adpoie\u00adtic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>poten\u00adcy-enhan\u00adcing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>lowers the blood sugar level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pro\u00admo\u00adtes hair growth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>for rheu\u00adma\u00adtic dise\u00ada\u00adses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14128 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-scaled.avif\" alt=\"The nettles on the balcony glow beautifully in the sun. A Hokkaido pumpkin glows behind them.\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1350693-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-super-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-1024x768.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1340682-ku\u0308rbis-brennnessel-sonnenblume-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was a child, my mother always loo\u00adked for young nett\u00adle plants in spring, har\u00adve\u00ads\u00adted them and drank seve\u00adral cups of tea from them every day. I fol\u00adlo\u00adwed in her foot\u00ads\u00adteps and often took such a vita\u00adli\u00adzing cure in spring. In the mean\u00adti\u00adme, nett\u00adles have beco\u00adme an important and valuable ingre\u00addi\u00adent in my green smoothies, which I no lon\u00adger want to do wit\u00adhout. I feel much fit\u00adter, more vital and more ener\u00adge\u00adtic sin\u00adce I have been enjoy\u00ading them every day. When I drink a green smoothie, I can cle\u00adar\u00adly feel the ener\u00adgy boost. I also real\u00adly app\u00adre\u00adcia\u00adte the blood-puri\u00adfy\u00ading and drai\u00adning effect of the nett\u00adle plant. Having taken a lot of medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon in the past, using nett\u00adles makes me feel good: the nett\u00adle remo\u00adves toxins and meta\u00adbo\u00adlic was\u00adte pro\u00adducts by sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adting kid\u00adney func\u00adtion. More water is now excre\u00adted and with the water also a hig\u00adher pro\u00adpor\u00adti\u00adon of toxins and harmful sub\u00ads\u00adtances.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14131 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-scaled.avif\" alt=\"Nettles are part of organic gardening. They are used to make valuable herbal infusions, herbal cold extracts or herbal teas for pest control. Even on the organic balcony.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2230978-brennnesseln-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-1024x768.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2250433-brennnesseln-gru\u0308nkohl-super-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So why not grow nett\u00adles on your bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When I\u2019m on vaca\u00adti\u00adon in unspoi\u00adled natu\u00adre, I always take a sup\u00adp\u00adly with me from the\u00adre. I also dried a lot this year, but fresh plants are bet\u00adter. In the city, it\u2019s more dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to get hold of good plants, alt\u00adhough nett\u00adles often grow in parks and on grass ver\u00adges. But I don\u2019t want to eat them, how many dogs might have alre\u00ada\u00addy peed on them? So I tried it mys\u00adelf in spring by sowing nett\u00adle seeds that I had har\u00adve\u00ads\u00adted the pre\u00advious year and had stored dry over the fall\/winter in a bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny box with nor\u00admal com\u00adpost soil. The seed ger\u00admi\u00adna\u00adted, sprou\u00adted and thri\u00adved. It was fun to watch. I was able to har\u00adve\u00adst in the sum\u00admer. In Sep\u00adtem\u00adber, I sowed a second bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny box with ripe (yel\u00adlo\u00adwish colo\u00adred) seeds that I had har\u00adve\u00ads\u00adted on vaca\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This sum\u00admer I har\u00adve\u00ads\u00adted a lot of ripe nett\u00adle seeds, as I now know how much pro\u00adte\u00adin the seeds con\u00adtain. It also con\u00adta\u00adins vit\u00adamins A, B, C, E, pot\u00adas\u00adsi\u00adum, iron, cal\u00adci\u00adum, caro\u00adte\u00adno\u00adids and <a href=\"https:\/\/chlorophyllkongress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chlo\u00adro\u00adphyll<\/a>. I also add a por\u00adti\u00adon of the dried nett\u00adle seeds to my mor\u00adning green smoothie from time to time. In any case, the second bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny box with nett\u00adles also sprou\u00adted excel\u00adlent\u00adly and grew. It\u2019s such a plea\u00adsu\u00adre to step out onto the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny in the mor\u00adning and har\u00adve\u00adst the ingre\u00addi\u00adents for your green smoothie direct\u00adly on the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny \u2014 wit\u00adhout losing any vital sub\u00ads\u00adtances through trans\u00adpor\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon or sto\u00adrage. In the mean\u00adti\u00adme, sting\u00ading nett\u00adles keep sprou\u00adting up all by them\u00adsel\u00adves, I\u2019m hap\u00adpy about it, let them grow and har\u00adve\u00adst this super\u00adfood. It\u2019s all part of the orga\u00adnic bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14121 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-scaled.avif\" alt=\"Here is an organic balcony. Organic sustainable gardening includes nettles. Also from the balcony. They are used to make valuable herbal infusions, herbal cold extracts or herbal teas for pest control or plant strengthening agents. \" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1360852-brennnesseln-herbst-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nett\u00adles for but\u00adter\u00adflies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Wuss\u00adtest Du,&nbsp;wie vie\u00adle Schmet\u00adter\u00adlin\u00adge&nbsp;von der guten Brenn\u00adnes\u00adsel leben? Wow. Die Brenn\u00adnes\u00adsel ist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturadb.de\/pflanzen\/urtica-dioica\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.naturadb.de\/pflanzen\/urtica-dioica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food plant for the cater\u00adpil\u00adlars of around 49 but\u00adter\u00adfly spe\u00adci\u00ades<\/a> (Rau\u00adpen\u00adfut\u00adter\u00adpflan\u00adze). F\u00fcr vier ein\u00adhei\u00admi\u00adsche Tag\u00adfal\u00adter ist sie sogar die ein\u00adzi\u00adge m\u00f6g\u00adli\u00adche Fut\u00adter\u00adpflan\u00adze: Klei\u00adner Fuchs, Tag\u00adpfau\u00aden\u00adau\u00adge, Admi\u00adral und Land\u00adk\u00e4rt\u00adchen. Nach\u00addem im letz\u00adten Jahr ein Tag\u00adpfau\u00aden\u00adau\u00adge zu mir in den 6. Stock in Ber\u00adlin City hoch\u00adge\u00adflo\u00adgen ist, hof\u00adfe ich auf Wie\u00adder\u00adho\u00adlung in die\u00adsem Jahr. Viel\u00adleicht legt es Eier bei mir ab. Eine Lese\u00adrin emp\u00adfahl, ein&nbsp;paar tro\u00adcke\u00adne \u00c4ste sch\u00f6n dicht in der N\u00e4he auf\u00adzu\u00adstel\u00adlen. Dort ver\u00adpup\u00adpen sie sich gern, damit sie vor Fra\u00df\u00adfein\u00adden sicher sind. Eine&nbsp;Kom\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon aus Nek\u00adtar\u00adpflan\u00adzen (z. B. Dost, Sal\u00adbei, Zitro\u00adnen\u00adme\u00adlis\u00adse, Min\u00adzen)&nbsp;und Brenn\u00adnes\u00adseln hilft, dass die Schmet\u00adter\u00adlin\u00adge f\u00fcr Nach\u00adwuchs sor\u00adgen. S\u00f6hn\u00adchen und ich w\u00fcr\u00adden uns sehr freu\u00aden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does it even make sen\u00adse to grow nett\u00adles for but\u00adter\u00adflies on the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny, a small stand of nett\u00adles, in a tub?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Micha\u00adel Alt\u00admoos says in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/kann-man-tiere-pflanzen\/\">6th Orga\u00adnic Bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny Con\u00adgress 2021<\/a>So sting\u00ading nett\u00adles are super plants in every respect, but not all sting\u00ading nett\u00adles are the same \u2014 the but\u00adter\u00adfly spe\u00adci\u00ades men\u00adtio\u00adned are spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed in dif\u00adfe\u00adrent niches. The land moth pre\u00adfers nett\u00adles as a cater\u00adpil\u00adlar plant in humid places, i.e. in the sha\u00adde. The small fox \u2014 nett\u00adles are best in full sun. If you have a south-facing bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny, the small fox could be the\u00adre. The admi\u00adral does\u00adn\u2019t like lar\u00adge stands of nett\u00adles at all, but only at the edge, so indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal nett\u00adles could well attract it to the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny. And so the nett\u00adle but\u00adter\u00adflies are mixed in dif\u00adfer\u00adent\u00adly \u2014 they all like the nett\u00adle, but some\u00adti\u00admes shady, some\u00adti\u00admes sun\u00adny, some\u00adti\u00admes stan\u00adding alo\u00adne. If you have the space and the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty, nett\u00adles in dif\u00adfe\u00adrent loca\u00adti\u00adons, some\u00adti\u00admes lar\u00adger, some\u00adti\u00admes smal\u00adler, are of cour\u00adse the plant of choice. Varie\u00adty is ali\u00adve and well, even with nett\u00adles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>That\u2019s real\u00adly quite exci\u00adting, becau\u00adse more and more peo\u00adp\u00adle are going cra\u00adzy and eating nett\u00adles and other wild plants, and it\u2019s important to know whe\u00adther we would then real\u00adly be pro\u00advi\u00adding food for moths, for the cater\u00adpil\u00adlars.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A very clear yes. As I said, sting\u00ading nett\u00adles in dif\u00adfe\u00adrent loca\u00adti\u00adons attract dif\u00adfe\u00adrent but\u00adter\u00adflies, the diver\u00adsi\u00adty is ali\u00adve, and if you want to spe\u00adci\u00adfi\u00adcal\u00adly pro\u00admo\u00adte the small fox, sting\u00ading nett\u00adles in full sun, and more in the airy sha\u00adde, the land car\u00adrot. In my but\u00adter\u00adfly gar\u00adden, I\u2019ve mana\u00adged it \u2014 but there\u2019s also the space: nett\u00adles in the sha\u00adde, full sun, few nett\u00adles, lar\u00adge nett\u00adle field, so you can vary and this also results in diver\u00adsi\u00adty for but\u00adter\u00adflies. You gene\u00adral\u00adly don\u2019t go wrong with sting\u00ading nett\u00adles, but as I said, even if sting\u00ading nett\u00adle is a bit of a fad, it\u2019s a won\u00adderful plant, but also think about the small, for\u00adgot\u00adten, incon\u00adspi\u00adcuous meag\u00adre herbs, which are even more important for but\u00adter\u00adflies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>We have them on the cano\u00adpy \u2014 diver\u00adsi\u00adty in all respects. I\u2019m still won\u00adde\u00adring whe\u00adther such a stock in a bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny box would be some\u00adthing.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s dif\u00adfi\u00adcult to say becau\u00adse it depends on the envi\u00adron\u00adment. In gene\u00adral, yes, you have the oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adty, but never the gua\u00adran\u00adtee. Natu\u00adre gives no gua\u00adran\u00adtees, but we are on the play\u00ading field of pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, which is a won\u00adderful thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The con\u00adgress is cal\u00adled \u201cCan ani\u00admals be plan\u00adted?\u201d, so that would also fit.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They increase the pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, but I\u2019ve also seen peo\u00adp\u00adle who were angry if the ani\u00admal was\u00adn\u2019t the\u00adre after two years. Natu\u00adre gives no gua\u00adran\u00adtees. We offer pos\u00adsi\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and pro\u00admo\u00adte ani\u00admal life and life also con\u00adsists of coin\u00adci\u00adden\u00adces. We increase the pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty that ani\u00admals can be plan\u00adted, so to speak, in the sen\u00adse of pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty, an offer of life chan\u00adces. And that is important.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14129 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-scaled.avif\" alt=\"Nettles grow even faster on the balcony in nutrient-rich soil than in the open countryside.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1700022-brennnessel-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nett\u00adles to streng\u00adthen plants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to their con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adents, nett\u00adles are very valuable ingre\u00addi\u00adents for her\u00adbal infu\u00adsi\u00adons, her\u00adbal brot\u00adhs and teas \u2014 all pre\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons with which you can streng\u00adthen your plants. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/how-do-i-naturally-strengthen-my-plants-against-pests-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">You can read here<\/a>how you can use nett\u00adles, among other things, to streng\u00adthen your plants so that they are not sus\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adble to pests. It works for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-1024x768.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P1680922-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-1024x768.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2430516-eichho\u0308rnchen-gru\u0308nkohl-ra\u0308uberin-brennnessel-bru\u0308cke-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-1024x768.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/P2620063-junge-eichho\u0308rnchen-brennnessel-super-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hier-bekommst-du-bio-jungpflanzen-artemisia-annua-fur-den-balkon\">Here you can get the best qua\u00adli\u00adty orga\u00adnic young nett\u00adle plants for your bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umbachbioland.de\/products\/bio-brennessel-wildkraut-urtica-dioica?_pos=1&amp;_sid=21aefca6f&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bio\u00adland nur\u00adsery Umbach<\/a>   The orga\u00adnic bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny move\u00adment recei\u00adves a dis\u00adcount code&nbsp;<strong>Orga\u00adnic balcony5<\/strong>&nbsp;on every online purcha\u00adse&nbsp;<strong>5 % dis\u00adcount<\/strong>! (Add the Bio-Bal\u00adkon5 vou\u00adch\u00ader in the \u201cGift vou\u00adch\u00ader or dis\u00adcount vou\u00adch\u00ader\u201d field at check\u00adout).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kraeutergarten-urban.de\/shop\/heilpflanzen\/brennessel?plant_size=1667\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deme\u00adter herb gar\u00adden Urban <\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Here you can get the best orga\u00adnic seeds of the power plant sting\u00ading nett\u00adle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kraeutergarten-urban.de\/shop\/saatgut\/brennnessel-saatgut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deme\u00adter herb gar\u00adden Urban<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/templiner-kraeutergarten.de\/Urtica-dioica-Grosse-Brennessel-Bio-Saatgut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Temp\u00adlin herb gar\u00adden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/de\/listing\/622111766\/grosse-brennnessel-100-korn?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Natu\u00adral gar\u00adden seeds from Leip\u00adzig<\/a> with the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing tips from Janet Glausch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loca\u00adti\u00adon: semi-shady, nut\u00adri\u00adtious<br>Life\u00adspan: peren\u00adni\u00adal<br>Flowe\u00adring: green, July-Octo\u00adber, from the 2nd year onwards<br>Height: 100\u2013200 cm<br>Spa\u00adcing: 30 cm (10 plants\/m\u00b2)<br>Sowing: March-April in pots out\u00addoors<br>Sowing depth: 0 cm (light ger\u00admi\u00adna\u00adtor)<br>Ger\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon peri\u00adod: 3\u20136 weeks at 10\u201315\u00b0C (cold ger\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon)<br>Keep moist after sowing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to learn more (as a city dwel\u00adler)? My online cour\u00adse \u201cGro\u00adwing the 3 most important edi\u00adble wild plants yours\u00adelf\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"820\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kurs-essbare-Wildpflanzen-Brennnessel-Giersch-Loewenzahn.avif\" alt=\"With this online course &quot;Edible wild plants&quot; you will learn how to grow, harvest and use the three most important edible wild plants nettle, goutweed and dandelion all year round.\" class=\"wp-image-56689\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kurs-essbare-Wildpflanzen-Brennnessel-Giersch-Loewenzahn.avif 820w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kurs-essbare-Wildpflanzen-Brennnessel-Giersch-Loewenzahn-300x114.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kurs-essbare-Wildpflanzen-Brennnessel-Giersch-Loewenzahn-768x292.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Kurs-essbare-Wildpflanzen-Brennnessel-Giersch-Loewenzahn-18x7.avif 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can learn how to grow your own edi\u00adble wild plants rich in vital nut\u00adri\u00adents on your bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny or win\u00addows\u00adill in three steps in my <a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/online-course-edible-wild-plants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online cour\u00adse on edi\u00adble wild plants<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Modu\u00adle 1: Basics of sus\u00adtainable bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny gar\u00addening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modu\u00adle 2: Sting\u00ading nett\u00adle: medi\u00adcinal plant of the year 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modu\u00adle 3: Dan\u00adde\u00adl\u00adion: the small, yel\u00adlow sun of spring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modu\u00adle 4: Gout\u00adweed: favo\u00adri\u00adte wild and medi\u00adcinal plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bonu\u00adses<\/strong>Plant crea\u00adtures from her\u00adba\u00adlist Chris\u00adtel Str\u00f6\u00adbel as well as deli\u00adcious, ever\u00ady\u00adday &amp; healt\u00adhy recipes (tasty, quick to make, beau\u00adtiful\u00adly desi\u00adgned for down\u00adload)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Here you can get the right plants in a pack of three in the best orga\u00adnic Deme\u00adter qua\u00adli\u00adty:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kraeutergarten-urban.de\/shop\/neue-produkte\/id-3malwild-giersch-l%C3%B6wenzahn-brennnessel?plant_package=2292\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Deme\u00adter Kr\u00e4u\u00adter\u00adgar\u00adten Urban als 3MALWILD<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Book recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Final\u00adly, some book recom\u00admen\u00adda\u00adti\u00adons from two aut\u00adhors I hold in high esteem. Both are gre\u00adat her\u00adba\u00adlists and natu\u00adre lovers:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/storl_die_unkraeuter\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"261\" data-id=\"14150\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/storl_die_unkraeuter.avif\" alt=\"Herbs such as nettles on the balcony\" class=\"wp-image-14150\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ng66Be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ng66Be<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/en\/diy-grow-your-own-wild-nettles-on-the-organic-balcony\/brennnessel_braeutigam\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"359\" height=\"499\" data-id=\"14144\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brennnessel_braeutigam.avif\" alt class=\"wp-image-14144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brennnessel_braeutigam.avif 359w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/brennnessel_braeutigam-216x300.avif 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/40XMBeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/40XMBeb<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36shUnx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About the book<\/a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/36jkVqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About the book<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<h2>So nett\u00adles from the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny.<\/h2>\n<p>They are leafy vege\u00adta\u00adbles, super\u00adfoods, medi\u00adcinal plants, plant streng\u00adthe\u00adners, pest con\u00adtrol agents and cater\u00adpil\u00adlar food plants for but\u00adter\u00adflies. Grow them. It works best in the bal\u00adc\u00ado\u00adny box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14124\" src=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-scaled.avif\" alt=\"So that's why nettles on the balcony. They are a leafy vegetable, superfood, medicinal plant, plant strengthener, pesticide and caterpillar food plant for butterflies.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-scaled.avif 2048w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-300x225.avif 300w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1024x768.avif 1024w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-768x576.avif 768w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1536x1152.avif 1536w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-16x12.avif 16w, https:\/\/bio-balkon.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/IMG_1506-Brennnesseln-1320x990.avif 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<h2>What expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces have you had with the good nett\u00adles? Can you report any\u00adthing?<\/h2>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not ever\u00adyo\u00adne knows how healt\u00adhy this WILD HERB and HEALING PLANT is. Nett\u00adles are our most valuable nati\u00adve \u201csuper\u00adfood\u201d with top levels of pro\u00adte\u00adin, iron and chlo\u00adro\u00adphyll. It con\u00adta\u00adins 30 times as much vit\u00adamin C and 50 times as much iron as let\u00adtuce. 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