How to Properly Prepare Fertilizer from Nettle: Not All Summer Residents Know

15.11.2023 21:19
Updated: 25.11.2023 10:03

Nettle grows in large quantities in every area, so it is worth learning how to use this useful plant wisely.

The thing is that weeds can be used to make excellent fertilizer.

Such feeding will be useful for many crops in the garden and vegetable garden, because the chemical composition of nettles can pleasantly surprise anyone, noted the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Anastasia Kovrizhnykh , an agronomist and landscape designer.

How to do it correctly

It will be necessary to collect a sufficient amount of plant material. Preference should be given to a young plant.

Focus on the volume of the container in which you will prepare the fertilizer: nettles will account for two thirds of the total mass.

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Then pour in water and leave under the lid for a week.

You will have to approach the fertilizer periodically, stir it and assess its condition. As a rule, the product should be ready in a week, but sometimes it may take longer.

Pay attention to the color of the fertilizer: it should be dark.

Afterwards, the concentrate is mixed with water in a ratio of 1 to 10.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor
 
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh Expert / Belnovosti