nettle tea

[crannman]

made some nettle tea its now ready to use but getting differant views on what plants like the brew any ideas welcome

[Bigmallly]

As Nettle tea is rich in Nitrogen, it is best suited to leaf plants i.e Brassicas, Lettuce etc.

[Alison]

It's good stuff for leafy green stuff. Make some comfrey tea too for stuff that fruits.


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[crannman]

thanks all

[BertieFox]

We use it extensively on the tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. I think it is like comfrey liquid and has enough potash as well as nitrogen to get those things growing well. Certainly works on ours, anyway!

[Chris172]

hi

new to th evine, however i have an abundance of comfrey growing on my plot and have used it on my toms, pots, beets and als on my compost areas.

Really good free liquid gold, however collecting it from my barrel into 4 litre milk cartoons to store for use is a tad smelly and you do need to keep up wind i can confirm

Happy gardening

PS i also have access to as many nettles as i need for the other feed for my cabbages and others


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[crannman]

mmmmm need to get some comfrey

[binley100]

I have decided that the next time I decide to feed with nettle tea it will be the last job I do before leaving ........

[kathycam]

Does anyone else actually drink nettle tea? I keep thinking people are talking about the drink, rather than the feed.

[Ja9]

That's how I read it first too..blamed it in being tired ,daft or both!

[Bren In Pots]

I not tried drinking nettle tea but soup is nice.

[Alison]

Have drunk commercial nettle tea but never made my own. Apart from feed use them to make a nice pesto, soup and various other dishes where I would normally use spinach.


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[maytreefrannie]

We use it extensively on the tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. I think it is like comfrey liquid and has enough potash as well as nitrogen to get those things growing well. Certainly works on ours, anyway!

I find it's a great all-rounder, a general pick-up for all sorts.

[kathycam]

I like doing a nettle rissotto. Must try the pesto...

[BertieFox]

The French here, in the countryside, all use it, and call it 'purin d'orties'. When the locals do something like this after generations of living in the countryside, you know there must be something worth copying! We used to have a mass of comfrey in the UK, but I can't get it to grow well here, maybe because the climate is just that little bit drier. So nettles are the only solution for liquid feed, and they DO grow well everywhere!