How to feed cucumbers and tomatoes with nettles: not all summer residents know about this
Fertilizing cucumbers and tomatoes is an important part of care procedures, since without adding nutrients, you can forget about a decent vegetable harvest.
However, not everyone knows that one weed that grows in literally every garden has a significant effect.
We are, of course, talking about nettles, reveals the secret of the expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist and landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh .
How to Make a Weed Nutrient Mix
The same recipe for a valuable remedy is used for cucumbers and tomatoes. To do this, you will need to collect a fairly large amount of nettle: the container for preparing the composition should be filled approximately 70%.
It is also recommended to introduce other weeds with a rich chemical composition into the general mass. Many recommend comfrey. The fact is that the plant contains important elements (phosphorus with potassium, for example).
After the container is filled with the required amount of herbs, hot water is poured in. It is necessary to leave some free space, as the fermentation process will take place.
As a rule, in two weeks you will have the perfect fertilizer at hand. However, do not forget that the composition should be stirred daily.
For ten parts of clean water take one part of concentrate.
