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When to Plant Stinging Nettle in Zone 6

In USDA zone 6, start seeds indoors around March 14, transplant or plant outdoors May 9 to July 8, and expect your first harvest around July 8.

Stinging Nettle planting calendar for USDA Zone 6

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Start seeds indoors

Mar 14

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Transplant outdoors

May 9

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Projected first harvest

Jul 8

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a — approximate

Stinging Nettle is ready to harvest in about 60 days. Dates use USDA zone 6a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 6 means for stinging nettle

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 6 gives you roughly 168 frost-free days, and stinging nettle need about 60 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of stinging nettle in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Common problems with stinging nettle

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

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