<\/a>Stinging Nettle ‘Tea’<\/h2>\nStinging nettles are a haven for ladybirds and make a handy organic vegetable fertilizer. They are lower in potassium than comfrey but much easier to come by and contain an average N2:P0:K5 but with high trace elements. Young stinging nettle leaves are cut in the spring (wearing a thick pair of gloves!) and made\u00a0the same way as comfrey tea. A quick method is to add 1kg of nettles to 20 litres of water.\u00a0 Use the liquid undiluted when it starts to smell, usually a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n
Alternatively, organic gardening guru Joy Larkcom recommends wrapping some nettles up in a sheet of muslin or old net curtain, then tying and hanging them in your water-butt.\u00a0 Change the bag often as the leaves break down so that the feed doesn’t become too strong.<\/p>\n
Have you used homemade fertilizers in your garden? How did you find them?<\/p>\n
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