Top dressing Without Chemistry for the growth of any seedlings. I make from the nettle that grows under my feet
Flaming May fireworks, comrades vegetable growers!
Do you want to make a natural fertilizer from a weed, which is a dime a dozen around the garden? Then this publication is exactly for you. Here you will read how to make a valuable top dressing from young nettles that will benefit the seedlings. vegetable and flower crops: both transplanted to a permanent place, and still remaining on our window sills.
Will nettle make a good fertilizer?
I have already written about one wonderful top dressing from stale bread, which primarily provides food for lush growth (I will give a link at the end of the article). There I promised to write about feeding, which differs primarily in content nitrogen - a macronutrient that is vital for young plants. So, homemade nettle fertilizer is this option.
Young nettles are a storehouse of useful elements, not only the notorious nitrogen. Therefore, the "nettle cocktail" will definitely appeal to young seedlings ready to turn into adult plants!
In the end, as a result of fermentation, nettle is obtained valuable organic fertilizer. No need to spend money to buy humates in the store. And an undoubted plus for many - complete environmental friendliness!
The recipe itself: I recommend everyone to try
✅ First of all, you will have to go on a mini-journey through the secret corners of your site and its outskirts. Find young nettles - I'm sure this search will not be difficult.
✅ Protect your hands with gloves and pick or cut the plant.
✅ Place the nettles in a plastic bucket or any other container. It is optimal for the green mass to take up a little more than half of the total volume.
✅ Fill with water, cover and place in a sunny place. Congratulations, the process of fermentation and preparation of valuable May feeding has begun!
My advice to you: put the container in the far corner of the garden, because over time, nettle infusion begins to exude a very specific smell. Not everyone will like it!
✅ Periodically, while holding your nose, stir the fertilizer.
✅ After 10-15 days, the solution will be ready. The exact time depends on the temperature in the vessel. The signs will tell you about readiness: the water will turn dark and stop foaming. This will mean that the process is complete and you can proceed to use!
The resulting solution is a powerful organic fertilizer. Therefore, it must be diluted before use. Nothing complicated and even has its advantages: one bucket will be enough. Here's how to breed:
Attention! Seedlings transplanted to a permanent place can be fed only after they have completely taken root. The second secret of the safety and usefulness of top dressing lies in the fact that fertilizer is applied at the root only on wet soil, and on a leaf in the evening, when the plant will definitely not get direct sunlight rays
If you want to feed the seedlings under the root, then your proportion is 1 to 10. And if you choose spraying by sheet, then even less - only 1 in 20. I combine both methods: first I feed it under the root, and after a week - on the leaf. So my plants are full of nitrogen organic matter from nettle and are actively growing.
Do you like natural fertilizers and was the note helpful? Please put "Thumbs up" back, my dears! Thank you 🧡 And fans of the beauty of peonies 🌹 I invite you here: May - you need to feed the peony. Mine blooms magnificently every year after a pinch of fertilizer