[WhiteWolf]

The dilution rate will depend on the strength of the initial brew.

You are aiming for weak tea in colour.

Thanks Yorkie 

WW 

[ptarmigan]

Hi Cadalot

I don't think I explained the great Bob's words very well!  But he said that if used on plants that like a more balanced feed you might get a bit of yellowing of them - and a more balanced feed might correct that/stop that. If you don't have yellow plants then presumably you don't need to do that!

sue.

[louiseyoungs]

My other half has been brewing some nettle tea for some time now and decided it was time to transfer into bottles for storage. I wish he'd done it up the top instead of down by the shed where it's sheltered. I had to go for a long walk it made me feel very queasy!! 

[brokenglass]

Wait until you smell Comfrey Tea even from a distance you will know when the tub has been opened.

[Yorkie]

I've never heard of comfrey making plants yellow before 

If you apply a lot of it, and it's not that well diluted, then your plant gets a lot of potash - this can prevent the plant taking up other nutrients, hence the yellowing nutrient deficiency symptom.

[cadalot]

Yorkie - thanks for that info  so some Epsom Salts in water would help then?

[beesrus]

All the comfrey/borage/nettle teas don't come with a manufacturers' recommended dosage. It's all too easy to overdose one's free fertiliser. Maybe some of us don't really believe how good some of these old natural teas can be, and tend to overdo it. They really can be quite strong if not diluted properly and fed too often, especially with the comfrey on tomatoes.
I plead guilty to overdosing sweet corn sometimes with nettle tea. The plants need water, water, water and they need nitrogen, so I go mad sometimes when they're young.
It's a feel thing that can be quickly understood. If in doubt, once a week, max, fertilser wise.