On Sun, 4 Jul 2004 17:52:38 +0100, Alan Gould
wrote:

In article , Klara
writes
And are, apparently, very good for you ... and your livestock. Found
this - though I don't know why Vermont, I didn't think stinging nettels
existed in the USA .

John Lust, writing in 'The Herb Book' says that stinging nettles are
found in U.S.A. in States Northwards from Colorado, Missouri and South
Carolina. Maybe the temperatures are too high for them South of that?

I had a half-garden-full of them in inland southern California (HOT
summers!) - in the spring, those that survived my hacking at them died in
the summer - but they came back every year.

cheers,

Marj
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