Nettle tea seems to make things grow rather well……

Community Community No dig gardening Preparing the ground Taking over existing allotment in decent shape Nettle tea seems to make things grow rather well……

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Rhys
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Just tried it out for the first time the past 4 weeks and it has certainly made the broad beans, peas and onions roar away.

I just went out walking with a green waste council bag as a receptacle and cut a bagful from various woods. Then I stuffed a Poundland big pot with no holes in (which I thought was useless for growing things but becomes great for preparing teas) with nettles, filled it with rainwater and left it to brew for 4 weeks. Then I filtered it 3 times through a kitchen steamer pot with holes in and stored in old olive oil jars, wine bottles etc. I used it to date twice at a 1:10 dilution the day before heavy rain was forecast. I wouldn’t guarantee anything yet, but it certainly seems to have increased the growth rate of the broad beans especially. We’re in early May and they are 4 – 5ft tall and are showing pods now after early flowering through April.

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