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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 4:51 pm
by taralastair
We used it for most things as I believe it is high in nitrogen. I simply pull up as much as I can find, stick it in a large barrel, add water or rain and wait a few weeks. Then we siphoned off the "tea" and used it to water in new plants or feed established ones. Also, when planting pumpkins/squashes you can fish out the old gungy nettles and put them in the base of the hole you have dug for your plants. Warning though - this concoction does pong! But I suppose most good fertiliser does!
Tara
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 6:24 am
by Millymollymandy
red wrote:well - we tried eating nettles and thought they were disgusting.. so .. not for us I guess
tell me more about the feed? what plants want it?
I'll believe you! I've never tried them, cos for some reason I have never felt the urge!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:33 am
by Flingdizz
I made nettle beer and it was yummy! A bit like ginger beer without the ginger and good when chilled!
Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 11:52 am
by red
try making it without the nettles.. see if that comes out the same!
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 10:27 pm
by The Chili Monster
I alternated the use of nettle fertiliser with seaweed extract on my tomatoes and peppers last year. The plants did very well when they finally got some (I forgot to put the lid on the container and the dog and cat helped themselves).
As for the smell, I think
Muddypausesummed it up best.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 5:27 am
by ina
Did you know it's "Be Nice to Nettles Week" at the moment? (16-27 May - hey, that's almost two weeks!)
www.nettles.org.uk
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2007 5:32 pm
by mybarnconversion
Don't mind eating them, but I'm not going to be nice to them
