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Strawberries or Nettles?

femkehymanfemkehyman Posts: 2
edited June 2021 in Problem solving
Hi,

I bought a children’s grow-your-own strawberry kit from Aldi (I’m a new gardener) and when watering them this afternoon I stung myself on the plant. From what my brief google search turned up it sounds like I might be growing nettles not strawberries, I’d appreciate some more experienced input!

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    The short one is a strawberry the tall one could be a nettle hitching a ride. 
    Try rubbing the back of your hand over it, you’ll soon know, but it’s definitely not a strawberry.  
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    The taller plant is a nettle.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Lyn,you are cruel, haha
  • IlikeplantsIlikeplants Posts: 894
    Use gloves and a kitchen fork to prise the nettle out of the pot. Try and keep the little plant in.

    😂 at Lyn, reminds me that my OH stung himself on nettle, went to pick what he thought were dock leaves to rub on it and subsequently picked more nettles instead.
  • myclayjunglemyclayjungle Posts: 162
    Did you use soil from the garden, or did it come with the kit?  I got lots of nettles in pots when I used garden soil.  If you are wanting more advanced strawberries, I got some from B&Q last month for £1 each!  I'm very impressed that some are almost ready to pick! 
    Coastal Suffolk/Essex Border- Clay soil
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    edited June 2021
    Ilikeplants said:
    Use gloves and a kitchen fork to prise the nettle out of the pot. Try and keep the little plant in.

    😂 at Lyn, reminds me that my OH stung himself on nettle, went to pick what he thought were dock leaves to rub on it and subsequently picked more nettles instead.
    A kitchen fork... there’s nothing like the right tool for the job. And that is just not. 😀
    how could he mistake a nettle for a dock!.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Nettles are still a useful plant. You've probably grown enough for half a cup of tea there.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • femkehymanfemkehyman Posts: 2
    Thank you all for your kind help! My other half is now demanding I make him nettle tea! 
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