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alancas

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« on: August 05, 2012, 14:34 »
greetings,i have made some nettle tea in about 20 litres is it wise to add this to a 100 litre rain water butt to dilute it and then water direct from the butt or is it not suitable for some veggies?

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Re: nettle tea
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2012, 14:46 »
I would tend to keep it separate from the water butt water supply and dilute to about 1:10 for demanding crops such as tomatoes. Certain crops, for example onions won't benefit and in fact it might have a detrimental effect.
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Re: nettle tea
« Reply #2 on: August 05, 2012, 15:03 »
thanks,exactley what i wanted to know.

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Re: nettle tea
« Reply #3 on: August 05, 2012, 15:42 »
Which crops do benefit from nettle tea?  :)

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Re: nettle tea
« Reply #4 on: August 05, 2012, 15:51 »
Which crops do benefit from nettle tea?  :)

Tomatoes, leeks, brassicas, courgettes, fruit bushes.....

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Re: nettle tea
« Reply #5 on: August 05, 2012, 20:19 »
From what I understand, nettles provide nitrogen, therefore are good for leafy plants such as brassicas.

Tomatoes being a fruit producing plant are better with comfrey tea.



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