Natural fertiliser question

[NSB]

I would like to know if soaked teabags are good for the plants, I remember my Nan always using it. Also seaweed is meant to be good.

Does anyone have any other suggestions of things that can be used as fertilisers and goodness rather than buying things from the garden centre.

All old wives tales would be grately appreciated.

[terrier]

Hi NSB, you and I must have the same Nan. Mine would always feed with cold tea - a little drop every day. The plants grew so big it was like a jungle. I must admit, any waste tea always goes onto the plants, inside and out and teabags go onto the compost heap. Seeded teabags are also good for growing little clumps of grass which can then be used to mend any small brown patches on the lawn.

[rustylady]

Tea bags are more a soil conditioner than a fertiliser - I put mine on the compost heap. If you can be bothered it helps to cut the bags in half to help the rotting process.

[Seahorse]

I've been trying to find out stuff like this too. It seems both nettles and comfrey can be used as organic fertilser - put them in a bucketful of water and after a couple of weeks use the resulting liquid (diluted).

Claire

[NSB]

There must be some old methods that were used prior to fertilisers being bought from garden centres. What did our parents or grandparents generation use?

[shirlthegirl43]

There must be some old methods that were used prior to fertilisers being bought from garden centres. What did our parents or grandparents generation use?

Horse muck probably. Horses were more common and the manure from them and cows was just dug in or spread round every autumn/early winter. I remember my mum getting stinky cow muck from the farmer until we had our own horses.

[JennieAtkinson]

There was always a mad dash in our road when we were children to get the horse muck left after the Rag and Bone Man left.

[jacob marley]

There must be some old methods that were used prior to fertilisers being bought from garden centres. What did our parents or grandparents generation use?

People have forgoten night soil before the days of mains sewers the only way was a bucket job and it had to go some where usualy on the/in the garden it must have done some good it when on for a long time jacob

[blackcatlois]

Used coffee grounds are good for the lawn apparently... as well as the compost bin

[Madasafish]

Originally Posted by NSB
There must be some old methods that were used prior to fertilisers being bought from garden centres. What did our parents or grandparents generation use?

Wee on the compost heap.. helps it breakdown and adds nitrogen.