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Herbaceous perennial. Sow seed indoors late Winter early Spring, transplanting Spring after the last frost. Prefers either sun or shade and moist soil. These will come back every year!
Harvest in evening or early morning for highest essential oil content.
A popular tea for its nutritional value.
Leaves are edible and can be sauteed, steamed, used in soups or generally used as you would cooked spinach.
Collect leaves for eating before plant is knee high.
Dried leaf and seeds have nutritive & medicinal uses.
Be aware entire plant covered in stinging hairs, so harvest with gloves. If you do get stung, aloe can give quick relief. Also, the sword fern can be wiped on the skin to remove nettle hairs that cause the sting.
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