[Diana in Wisconsin]

I like ‘Martha Washington’ for an heirloom variety, and then any of the varieties with ‘Jersey’ in the name - they’ve been bread to be primarily male stalks, so you get a lot of bang for your buck. ‘Jersey King’ or ‘Jersey Supreme.’ You can mix them in the same bed.

I added the purple variety to my other patch, which looks beautiful on a veggie/dig platter, but it turns back to green once you cook it. :(

[Diana in Wisconsin]

A recent, 'Living Off The Land' experiment was Nettle Tea. Pick early in the season and pick just the TOP leaves. Cover a pot-full of leaves and steep them in boiling water until you get the color that you like. Strain and then drink hot or cold. Refrigerate the leftovers. It tastes really nice - very similar to your basic Green Tea. Supposedly a 'Spring Tonic' for folks to give them a kick-start in Spring after a long Winter.

The older I get, and the closer to Nature that I live, and the more I learn, the less crazy my 'Crazy Aunt Alice' seems to be. Thanks to her, I see 'food' everywhere! :)

[MomwithHope]

We like the jersey varieties too. Martha Washington never did well here. Skinny stalks and they did no hold up well.