Eva Johansson

Eva Johansson

Apr 11, 2021

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Soon time to start collecting for analysis

Urtica dioica L. - spring is arrving slowly but the stinging nettles are up


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  • Lena Engelmark Embertsén
    Lena Engelmark EmbertsénBacker
    I wonder how much nutrition content differs between the first small nettles that you pick in the spring to the nettle tops picked later during the year. I think that the ability to harvest nettles during a large part of the year just by cut them down and pick the new that emerges is a great benefit for a perennial vegetable. Will you do that comparison that as well when testing?
    Apr 12, 2021
  • Eva Johansson
    Eva JohanssonResearcher
    Comparing nutrition at different harvest times is a good idea and is certainly something that we're interested in. However, it's beyond the scope of this project.
    Apr 12, 2021

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