Nettle soil

Vagydarnuor · Mar 28, 2015

Hello!

My spot has like a jungle of nettles , which means that soild in my spot is good for cannabis as well.. So my concern would be, should i grow my plants in nettle soil or i should replace it with my soil mix?

53A50N3D H3RB · Mar 28, 2015

What is "Nettle soil"?

if its pine needles then its probably acidic and you should replace it

Corpsey · Mar 28, 2015

I think he means that his native soil is good for growing nettles since there is a patch of them.

I think it could work without adding other soil but you should add some amendments if you can. You could also chop some nettles and add them as a top dressing/ mulch

Vagydarnuor · Mar 30, 2015

Yourcorpse, you are right. I my spot has like a patch of nettles. I heard somethere that if nettles grows it means that marijuana can grow there as well. So I was wondering should I mulch existing ground or I should replace it with my pre-made soil mix

stoned-trout · Mar 30, 2015

most soil benefits from the addition of ammendments...yeehaw...I used to look for berry bushes when I was back east...blackberry was my fav...the thorns were a bonus...

heady blunts · Mar 30, 2015

if it's an established patch that has been doin its thing for several seasons it should be pretty sweet.

i've noticed in patches like that the soil is amazingly friable and you can put your hand down like 12" with little resistance.

would make a good experiment imo. post up your experiences if you put a plant in!

here's a little reading material you may find interesting:

weeds, guardians of the soil

:dance:

heady blunts · Mar 30, 2015

stinging nettle is one of the best dynamic accumulators. full of macro and micro nutrients plus trace minerals, it's a valuable green manure.

dr duke: urtica dioica

if this patch has been growing, maturing, dying back, and decomposing for several years in one spot, unmolested, the nettle may have remediated whatever soil deficiency gave it the advantage to populate that area in the first place.

also several years of the plants decomposing leaves a lot of decomposed organic material, ie humus, which will improve the texture of compacted heavy soils.

if he's lucky, the OP has found a patch of rich, well draining soil that holds moisture and needs no amending.

throw the right plant in there and it might be happy with almost no attention!

Vagydarnuor · Mar 30, 2015

I will have a quite big grow this summer, so will do the test as you say pal. SOme plants will have orginal soil and others will grow in my soil mix. As I have already promised in previous post - this year I will write a grow journal , so stay tuned hehe.

Corpsey · Mar 30, 2015

very cool, please do keep us informed throughout the season.

I bet the soil is great to grow in as in. also it should be high N, if you have any sensitive varieties.

Vagydarnuor · Mar 31, 2015

Roger that ! I am living in a quite temperate climate , so this year I will grow:

Dinafem : Amnesia XXL Auto, White Widow XXL Auto , Moby Dick Auto, Moby dick fem( a big girl )
Dutch passion : Blueberry Auto
Sweet Seeds: Cream Caramel Auto
Unknown breeder : Early Soul and Auto Dwarf

3rdEye · Mar 31, 2015

I have found that stinging nettle and most nettles in general tend to like soil that tends to be very moist. They grow well near water and in somewhat marsh like areas. If the area you are looking at is not too moist, then i would say plant away.

Stinging Nettles seem to condition the soil to have less pathogenic fungi. Another benefit.
Good luck

Vagydarnuor · Mar 31, 2015

Appreciate for all your kind information lads! 3rdeye, bingo! There is a small river/pond near by, but gladly soil overthere is not too moist. It is little bit moisty and soil is dark. My common sense just screams that this soil is full of good natural nutrients

Vagydarnuor · Mar 31, 2015

3rdEye said:
I have found that stinging nettle and most nettles in general tend to like soil that tends to be very moist. They grow well near water and in somewhat marsh like areas. If the area you are looking at is not too moist, then i would say plant away.
Stinging Nettles seem to condition the soil to have less pathogenic fungi. Another benefit.
Good luck

By the way, would you know any good article about nettle soi / nettles in general or by a chance an article about growing cannabis in nettle soil?

Mr Heechops · Mar 31, 2015

It may seem like nettles are a sign of rich moist soils but they can also grow well in many marginal conditions too. Ive seen nettles doing just fine on poor dry sandy areas. For the most part, nettles and blackberry bushes are a good soil sites.

3rdEye · Apr 1, 2015

Vagydarnuor From what you have described it sounds like a very good spot.

Try it out. Things will probably go great.
Mr heechops Good addition. thanks for that.

Vagydarnuor · Apr 1, 2015

We shall see folks. I will do a journal this this summer

Mikell · Apr 1, 2015

Suggestion?

Call it "Stop dragging bales of peat moss into the woods, you meatheads"

dociron · Apr 2, 2015

Mikell said:
Suggestion?

Call it "Stop dragging bales of peat moss into the woods, you meatheads"

lol, DAMN STRAIGHT!!! Nettle patches are awesome!!All you need after that is good sun and common sense! :tiphat:

Vagydarnuor · Apr 2, 2015

Mikell said:
Suggestion?

Call it "Stop dragging bales of peat moss into the woods, you meatheads"

Epic !!

The only things to take care is ferocious snails and mad deers :dance013:

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