nettle fertilizer

[pmc]

I heard that nettles make a good ferlilizer.
I`ve collected some nettles & put them in a bucket of water, now what? How long before it`s ready, which plants can I use it on & do I have to dilute it?

[running_muttley]

Have a look here, it will fill you in, Making Nettle Leaf Plant Food. Haven't used it myself, can't find the nettles so I'm more a comfrey girl.

[scarey55]

Sorry, can't really answer your question but do make sure you keep the bucket MILES away from the house - it stinks something awful

[pmc]

Have a look here, it will fill you in, Making Nettle Leaf Plant Food. Haven't used it myself, can't find the nettles so I'm more a comfrey girl.

Great, thanks. I didn`t crush the leaves or weight them down so I guess I`ll have to collect some more.

[bazzaboy]

pmc, it'll still work, just might take a bit longer. An earlier post by Roitelet might be of interest on this, it's at
http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eds_13932.html

or Search "Organic Liquid Feeds" (by clicking the Search facility on the top menu).

bb.

[Two_Sheds]

Stuff the leaves into 4 pint plastic milk bottles and keep the lid on. This will contain the smell.
Do a Search on Comfrey: the advice is the same for making nettle juice. here's one old thread to get you started: http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...mfrey_107.html