Nah you’re not dying. The pain goes away in like 5-10 mins
Allidapevets
Nettles hurt.
brynnors
Not unless you’re highly allergic. It’s stinging nettle.
Wash with soap and water, and put some ice on it to help the swelling.
SignalBed9998
I would just avoid touching it. I had some of it around my vegetable garden. Almost all bugs that would normally munch on my garden plants PREFERRED the nettle. A friend to me
infinite__pickles
It’ll go away. Faster than you think.
Parking-Poetry-1066
Oh, finally one I knew instantly. Had multiple run-ins with stinging nettle at camp as a youth.
You’re not dying, but it will sting for a day or so. Wash with soap and water, use tape to remove any remaining fibers from your skin. Do not rub. An ice pack or antihistamine might help.
SeparateSpeaker6682
Stinging nettle! Theyre very fun, especially when youre hiking through a wetland that is nothing but
koniboni
stinging nettle. makes for a good side dish if boiled with butter and salt
Grendal54
Makes an excellent tea, dried or fresh and if boiled it is good to eat and good for you.
camprn
Formic acid, for one thing… no touchy!
taruclimber8
Nettle, slight sting and will cause itching.
Good greens to eat, boil in water and eat, don’t have to worry about the pricklies once boiled.
Good stuff
twenafeesh
My first encounter with stinging nettle was finding it growing through a cattle guard in rural Idaho. It smelled and looks a lot like mint to my untrained kid eyes. I grabbed a handful and ran back to my mom to show her. I will never forget how quickly she jumped back when I brought it close to her. About 3 minutes later I learned why.
CozyCozyCozyCat
I just tried to pull some of that up with bare hands too 🥺
mi_puckstopper
Stinging nettle. I grow it on purpose. It is very tasty and nutritious.
kunino_sagiri
As others have mentioned, nettles are edible and actually quite tasty (they taste a lot like spinach), although they need cooking to deactivate the sting. They are also very nutritious, high in vitamins and minerals, and surprisingly high in protein for a leaf. I like making them into soup.
*However*, nettles should only be picked for eating from non-flowering stems, which usually means only picking them in spring or early summer. Flowering stems develop tiny crystals in the leaves which can potentially cause kidney issues if consumed in sufficient quantity.
SinisterDetection
Now that you know what it looks like you’ll notice that they’re everywhere
PropertySingle3048
Nothing compared to the gimpie gimpie plant we have in Australia they say it feels like your on fire and it lasts for months sometimes over a year I have heard stories of woodchoppers self deleting in the old days because the pain was too much
HomesteadGranny1959
I keep Domeboro powder on hand for just this plant.
MartenGlo
EAT IT!
No, really, nettles are very nice blanched then a hard saute in screaming hot butter.
And salt. And whatever you want.
Halfeatencorpse
Stinging nettle funny enough it morally grows within feet of another plant that neutralizes the stinging effect can’t remember its name but it has a succulent style stem
Mr_Stimmers
We used to rub dock leaves on the stings in Scotland as kids. I don’t remember if they did anything but that’s all I’ve got.
leronde
Ah stinging nettle. That’s a mistake you don’t make twice! I’ve always gotta put on battle gear to crop it down to dry for tea.
UnicornSheets
Delicious
Cadubie
We have it in Canada, too. Also, people make tea from the dried leaves.
sakura515
make a delicious soup 😉
Spirited-Bit818
This is a brilliant security plant under windows
slumberingthundering
Stinging nettle. It can actually be a pain reliever if you can believe it
RealEzraGarrison
OP is over here dying in pain while the comment section is all “you should boil it and eat like spinach and make a tea with it!”
PumpkiNibbler
Great for boosting the immune system, stinging nettle
TravelingGen
We used to use these for a whip as kids. Run past my brother and switch those nekkid legs. The man is 50 and still won’t wear shorts near me.
xpkranger
My sister ran up behind me and rubbed one of these on my neck. I was 47 at the time. Some things never change.
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Stinging Nettle – Urtica dioica
Nah you’re not dying. The pain goes away in like 5-10 mins
Nettles hurt.
Not unless you’re highly allergic. It’s stinging nettle.
Wash with soap and water, and put some ice on it to help the swelling.
I would just avoid touching it. I had some of it around my vegetable garden. Almost all bugs that would normally munch on my garden plants PREFERRED the nettle. A friend to me
It’ll go away. Faster than you think.
Oh, finally one I knew instantly. Had multiple run-ins with stinging nettle at camp as a youth.
You’re not dying, but it will sting for a day or so. Wash with soap and water, use tape to remove any remaining fibers from your skin. Do not rub. An ice pack or antihistamine might help.
Stinging nettle! Theyre very fun, especially when youre hiking through a wetland that is nothing but
stinging nettle. makes for a good side dish if boiled with butter and salt
Makes an excellent tea, dried or fresh and if boiled it is good to eat and good for you.
Formic acid, for one thing… no touchy!
Nettle, slight sting and will cause itching.
Good greens to eat, boil in water and eat, don’t have to worry about the pricklies once boiled.
Good stuff
My first encounter with stinging nettle was finding it growing through a cattle guard in rural Idaho. It smelled and looks a lot like mint to my untrained kid eyes. I grabbed a handful and ran back to my mom to show her. I will never forget how quickly she jumped back when I brought it close to her. About 3 minutes later I learned why.
I just tried to pull some of that up with bare hands too 🥺
Stinging nettle. I grow it on purpose. It is very tasty and nutritious.
As others have mentioned, nettles are edible and actually quite tasty (they taste a lot like spinach), although they need cooking to deactivate the sting. They are also very nutritious, high in vitamins and minerals, and surprisingly high in protein for a leaf. I like making them into soup.
*However*, nettles should only be picked for eating from non-flowering stems, which usually means only picking them in spring or early summer. Flowering stems develop tiny crystals in the leaves which can potentially cause kidney issues if consumed in sufficient quantity.
Now that you know what it looks like you’ll notice that they’re everywhere
Nothing compared to the gimpie gimpie plant we have in Australia they say it feels like your on fire and it lasts for months sometimes over a year I have heard stories of woodchoppers self deleting in the old days because the pain was too much
I keep Domeboro powder on hand for just this plant.
EAT IT!
No, really, nettles are very nice blanched then a hard saute in screaming hot butter.
And salt. And whatever you want.
Stinging nettle funny enough it morally grows within feet of another plant that neutralizes the stinging effect can’t remember its name but it has a succulent style stem
We used to rub dock leaves on the stings in Scotland as kids. I don’t remember if they did anything but that’s all I’ve got.
Ah stinging nettle. That’s a mistake you don’t make twice! I’ve always gotta put on battle gear to crop it down to dry for tea.
Delicious
We have it in Canada, too. Also, people make tea from the dried leaves.
make a delicious soup 😉
This is a brilliant security plant under windows
Stinging nettle. It can actually be a pain reliever if you can believe it
OP is over here dying in pain while the comment section is all “you should boil it and eat like spinach and make a tea with it!”
Great for boosting the immune system, stinging nettle
We used to use these for a whip as kids. Run past my brother and switch those nekkid legs. The man is 50 and still won’t wear shorts near me.
My sister ran up behind me and rubbed one of these on my neck. I was 47 at the time. Some things never change.