While I understand your wanting to grow the unusual. I want to remind you that stinging nettles are considered an invasive plant and once introduced are hard to take back. Not only you but your neighbors may have to live with them for the rest of their lives. Please consider again before actually putting these plants in your garden. I have attached a link to information including germination information if you are certain that you want to do this. Here is a link that might be useful: Stinging Nettle

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If anyone has any extra seed I would really love some to grow my own for tea. Check my seed swap list. Thanks!

daisy - Thanks. I have a spot I think they'll like, where I can keep an eye on them. If I looked hard enough, I could probably find some growing nearby. I tried that last year, and thought I had some. But when I went to collect it, it didn't sting. So wrong weed. I don't want them to take over, so I'll be cutting them back regularly. I want to make sure I have a way to remove them in the future though, before I plant. Someone posted a while back that they would eventually give up if I kept mowing them.