It’s summer and the sun is out and everything is growing so fast. The elder will soon be overbloomed and it is already possible to harvest both tomatoes and strawberries.
That’s how you know that the strawberries are Swedish
For those who do not have their own strawberry cultivation, it is also possible to buy Swedish strawberries in various stalls around the country. But watch out so you don’t get scammed.
There are certain tricks for how to determine whether the strawberries are really Swedish.
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Boil elderberry juice on the flowers
Elders grow freely and the flowers are excellent for making refreshing elderflower juice. But here you have to be careful, so you don’t accidentally go home with flowers from the poisonous doppelganger, false elder.
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The super plant that is good for both you and the dog
There is another plant, also growing freely, which is really useful both for humans and animals to eat. The super plant is the green, beautiful nettle. They thrive above all in nitrogen-rich soil and meadows.
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Nettles are full of vitamins
Nettles are full of vitamin C and folic acid, which promotes iron absorption. They also contain a variety of other minerals and vitamins.
The nutritious nettles are excellent to make tea with, or use in cooking. The nettles are at their best to eat in the spring and early summer.
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Then you should give nettles to the dog
You can also give dried nettles to dogs if they need extra iron supplements. According to the newspaper Swedish hunting nettles are nutritious and good to mix in dog food.