Transplanting nettles

Hi, ive tried to transplant a nettles plant from another location to My garden but the plant looks wilted.
It stopped growing. And there appeared yellow spots in The plant. Any idea what AM i doing wrong?

I tried to do it carefyully with the roots, but there were a little harm in The roots.

Any idea?

Is the soil acidic enough?  

r ranson wrote:Is the soil acidic enough?  

What do You mean? The soil is red soil with a Lot of stones.
I ve red nettles can grow in neutral soils and acidic soils.

I think The soil is a little bit ácidic . The soil from where i took off The plant was The same soil.

That is not a nettle species I know but nettles in general tend to require plenty of moisture and/or fertility. Maybe that isn’t being provided?

It looks like it may have a fungal infection - those blotches look like blight. You don't say where you are (the nettles here are only just starting to sprout). Like Maieshe I don't think that is the stinging nettle I am familiar with, although it does look nettle-like. It may just be transplant stress. How long has the plant been in? It probably just needs some time to recover. If the soil is dry maybe some water would help.

I missed it.

Acidic soil like a PH test.  There are special meters to test this or use PH strips.  Another trick is to look at the plants that grow in that spot normally and see if they are acid loving species.

If the soil is too acidic or alkaline for the plant, the plant has trouble getting the other nutrients it needs and becomes more likely to develop other problems.   PH is the easiest to fix, so I test it first.

I borrowed one of those gadgets from my local library and once it stops raining,  I'll be out there testing the soil to see if I want to lime it this spring.  Our local soil drifts towards acid if left alone in this climate, so a lot of European veg struggle. But it's awesome at nettles.  

A bit too awesome.

r ranson wrote:PH is the easiest to fix, so I test it first.

Do you happen to have a link that explains how to do so?
When i was reading about acidifing soil for growing blueberries, i did not find a method with a reasonable permanence/cost ratio.
Thank you.

Ronaldo Montoya wrote:Hi, ive tried to transplant a nettles plant from another location to My garden but the plant looks wilted.
It stopped growing. And there appeared yellow spots in The plant. Any idea what AM i doing wrong?

I tried to do it carefyully with the roots, but there were a little harm in The roots.

Any idea?

I'm afraid this might not be nettles but a young tree.

I can be wrong about it all, but...it doesn't look like nettles to me.

Can you perhaps tell me where you are located, and what the nettles in your region look like?

If it IS nettles, just give it some time, partial shade, nutrition (nitrogen) and moisture and it will thrive.

R. Han wrote:

r ranson wrote:PH is the easiest to fix, so I test it first.

Do you happen to have a link that explains how to do so?
When i was reading about acidifing soil for growing blueberries, i did not find a method with a reasonable permanence/cost ratio.
Thank you.

Fixing PH is often done with minerals or ashes depending on what's already there and what's missing.  It's unique to each location and soil needs.  I've never seen a permanent method for fixing PH as it tends to naturalize back towards what is local for that area.  However, the more biodiversity is in the soil, the less the PH influences the plant health.  

I haven't done a lot to acidify the soil as ours is already far too acid.  But your local garden center or if you are in the USA, agricultural extension, should be able to offer some suggestions specific to your location.  

In medieval texts, I've seen manure used to acidify the soil.  The nettles on our farm grow best downhill from the neighbours horses and get a lot of fertilizer from them.  When we lived with blueberries we used borax and alum, but the soil was deficient in those.  Adding them if you have soil that is already rich in them wouldn't do well.  But there are lots of other options.  Ask locally and see what they use.  

As I'm one to spend as little money as possible, and am lazy, I usually start with an area that is already almost there so it needs very little help from me as possible.  Often hollows with soggy soil will be more nettle friendly.