[BumbleJo]

Hi folks, having failed miserably at growing comfrey, nothing germinated, made a lovely bucketful of nettle fertiliser that's been brewing for a few weeks now I would like to know what to use it on.  I know you have to dilute it 10 parts water to nettle tea.  Which plants will benefit most? Cheers.

[Goneterseed]

I use it for brassicas which are fairly robust and hungry crops. I use it at 25% to 75% water.
Make sure you sieve it to get the seeds out otherwise you will just get nettles everywhere.

[Baldy]

Take a look at Alys Fowler's piece oabout Comfrey - she also mentions the chemical balance of nettle feed:
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2013/jul/13/alys-fowler-liquid-feed-comfrey

I'd suggest you get hold of some Bocking 14 roots - available on line if not from your garden centre - common comfrey can be hard to control but Bocking 14 is sterile so the seeds  won't germinate all over the place. Its great stuff.

Pip pip,
Balders

[BumbleJo]

Thanks Baldy and Goneterseed!  Will hunt out those comfrey roots and save the tea for the brassicas.   

[Dave NE]

Heres something which might help, Dave
http://burlingtonpermaculture.weebly.com/uploads/4/2/8/9/4289790/liquid_fertilizers_handout.pdf

[BumbleJo]

Heres something which might help, Dave
http://burlingtonpermaculture.weebly.com/uploads/4/2/8/9/4289790/liquid_fertilizers_handout.pdf

Thanks Dave, interesting stuff!

[ARPoet]

I bought 3 bocking 14 comfrey roots on ebay last autumn. They looked nothing, but i planted and watered in and all 3 are now growing well and i have already got one bucket of comfrey tea brewing and it should be ready as the first fuits set on the toms.

[NewSteve]

Heres something which might help, Dave
http://burlingtonpermaculture.weebly.com/uploads/4/2/8/9/4289790/liquid_fertilizers_handout.pdf

Fresh human urine is sterile (unless there is a urinary tract infection – this urine should not be used) and free
from bacteria. Dilute urine 10-15 parts water to 1 part urine for application on plants in the growth stage.

I can't wait to tell Mrs Steve!

[Baldy]

Yet again man 'triumphs' over the ladies 
http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/is-male-pee-better-than-female-pee-the-compost-conundrum.html

Pip pip,
Balders

(Mrs Balders has a 'shewee' for use at festivals and such like - so perhaps I could suggest that our allotment association invests in some to help encourage diversity 'on the heap'?)