Todays task - all done taken after all the sweat and tears and the stings.

Well done!!

I second that!

Yes, well done. Hope you had some cream for the stings!

I just washed the poor stings and said there there there!!! Well no-one else says it for me. lol. they are all ok now.

Wow, what a difference you've made! Hope you had some dock leaves handy for the stings.

lol think I have become immune to the stinging nettles after all the years of pulling them out in the borders lol :O) I did wear gloves and a long sleeve shirt lol. not that brave lol

Did you know that people used to beat themselves with stinging nettles as a relief from the pain of rheumatism? Out of the frying pan... But I notice on your "before" picture someone comments that they knew a person who reckoned the stings helped her arthritis. Interesting.

Melchi, that was me that posted about that - the reason being that the stings increase the blood flow. I had also heard about the thrashing with nettles but don't remember much about that.
When my ex was a boy certain foods would bring him up in huge ichy lumps (hives) such as ice cream, strawberries & anything acidic, the doctor told his mother to keep a nettle patch, cut some when young & bright green, boil & give a glass of the cooled juice to him each day. It worked!

There are 101 uses for nettles, here's a link (No 56 mentions the thrashing) if you're interested.

https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&rlz=1C5ACMJ_enGB566GB566&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Thrashing+with+nettles

Thanks for that info, Green finger. I find these things fascinating.

Yes, indeed, Mel, in times gone by the nettle patch was common as food source like spinach along with dandelions & nasturtiums which are nice in salads. I also use the seed pods of nasturtiums as capers too.

I've heard about using nasturtium seeds, Green finger. I love nasturtiums, but I don't grow them any more because they always get smothered in blackfly.