Chicken pellet liquid feed

[Incy]

Hi there,
I'm sure I saw someone mention making a liquid feed from chicken pellets recently although I can't now locate where the comment was made.
I'd like to try this as the strawberry bed on our new plot has seemingly permanent weed suppressant laid so this seems to be the best way of getting some food to the poor plants.
Does anyone know how long we would need to leave the pellets in water before it would become a safe and effective liquid feed?

[Two_Sheds]

Chicken manure is high in nitrogen = for leaf growth

You want something high in potash for fruit = BFB is good, or comfrey tea

[Incy]

Can you dilute BFB with water? I do have some. Comfrey sadly I don't yet have although I have a friend who may be willing to spare some.

[Two_Sheds]

You can use borage leaves too, just as good. BFB doesn't really dilute as such, you sprinkle it on (under your mulch?) then water it in

If you want some Bocking 14 root for an SAE, PM me

[Incy]

I didn't know you could use borage! I have a big patch of it waiting to be dug up.
Thanks for the offer of some comfrey root. I won't take you up on it though as I know my friend on our site has some spare for me.

[Two_Sheds]

Borage will do you nicely - stick it in a milk bottle, top up with water and off you go

[FionaH]

I am sure I have asked before but how long does the comfrey need to soak?

[Incy]

I am sure I have asked before but how long does the comfrey need to soak?

and nettle and borage?

[Maccabee]

Nettles take about 30 days. Comfrey should take about the same, between 3 and 5 weeks.

A good read on comfrey, if you're interested

http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetabl...ey/comfrey.PDF

[Two_Sheds]

I am sure I have asked before but how long does the comfrey need to soak?

I have no idea

I just add a dash to the watering can as and when, then I top the bottle up with more leaves & more water. Repeat all summer

[FionaH]

Thanks ...........

[womble]

I have no idea

I just add a dash to the watering can as and when, then I top the bottle up with more leaves & more water. Repeat all summer

All summer? I'm still using last years, just adding more comfrey and nettles to it, stirring and using. I reckon I can keep doing it forever in the same giant pot.

[BroadRipple]

TwoSheds, I've read that you can use strawberry plants too so in the absence of much comfrey (have just posted about this elsewhere, in a thread about rampant Bocking 14, but perhaps should have asked you here?) I'm gathering up the odd stray runner - and borage leaf - but do I need a much bigger quantity to make the feed viable?