Nettle Brew
A great way to nourish your plants for free!
You will need:
First collect your nettles. Can be taken at any time. Quicker results are obtained if the nettle stems and leaves are bruised.
Immerse in water. Stuff the bruised stems into your bucket. Place your brick on top of the stems.
Leave to brew. It would be better to consider placing the bucket away from the areas in the garden that you use most as the soup tends to get rather smelly.
After around three or four weeks the liquid should be ready for use. The mixture should be diluted until it is the colour of tea - usually around 1 part liquid to 10 parts water. Water liberally around or on the plants and see the benefits.
Repeat until the end of the summer. Continue to top up your container with more leaves and water through the year. As autumn sets in put the leftover of the feed and the sludge in your compost heap. Give your container a rinse and store for next year.
Enjoy.
You will need:
1. Nettles
2. A watertight container - a large bucket is adequate
3. Water, and
4. A brick
First collect your nettles. Can be taken at any time. Quicker results are obtained if the nettle stems and leaves are bruised.
Immerse in water. Stuff the bruised stems into your bucket. Place your brick on top of the stems.
Leave to brew. It would be better to consider placing the bucket away from the areas in the garden that you use most as the soup tends to get rather smelly.
After around three or four weeks the liquid should be ready for use. The mixture should be diluted until it is the colour of tea - usually around 1 part liquid to 10 parts water. Water liberally around or on the plants and see the benefits.
Repeat until the end of the summer. Continue to top up your container with more leaves and water through the year. As autumn sets in put the leftover of the feed and the sludge in your compost heap. Give your container a rinse and store for next year.
Enjoy.
Submitted by Isabelle, plot 15
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