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- Can you extract the stinging nettle from seeds?
- Where do you get seeds of the colorful nettle?
- Sowing the stinging nettle
- Is it possible to multiply the stinging nettle differently?
- Interesting facts about the seeds of the stinging nettle:
- Tips
Stinging nettles can also be pulled from seeds
Can you extract the stinging nettle from seeds?
The stinging nettle you can pull from seed itself. But that's a tedious matter. If you enjoy it, have the space and a little patience, then you should give it a try.
Where do you get seeds of the colorful nettle?
The stinging nettle has very decorative foliage, but less beautiful flowers. That is why they are often removed in the beginning. Thus, the plant "wastes" no power of flower and seed formation and can instead focus on lush growth. The collection of seeds of their own plants usually fails.
They usually get the seeds of the colorful nettle in a very colorful mixture with different color variations. If you only want to draw a special color, then you have a relatively large effort. For the colorful nettle reveals the secret of its color only when it has developed about five pairs of leaves.
Sowing the stinging nettle
The seeds of the stinging nettle are very small and fine. Carefully sprinkle them on a container with good cultivation soil. Carefully moisten the soil with a water sprayer to prevent the seeds from being washed away. As light germs they must not be covered with earth.
In a miniature greenhouse or under a translucent foil, the required germination temperature of at least 20 ° C is easier to maintain than open in the room. Show the first cotyledons, you should remove the foil immediately. This will take about two to three weeks.
Is it possible to multiply the stinging nettle differently?
For impatient sowing the stinging nettle is certainly not recommended. Propagation by cuttings is much easier and much faster. So you quickly have new stinging nettles for your garden or the windowsill. Cut the cuttings about 10 cm in length with at least two to three pairs of leaves. The cut shoots should not be too fresh, but already a bit sturdy.
Interesting facts about the seeds of the stinging nettle:
Tips
As a quick way of propagation it is recommended to cut cuttings.