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[tanya <tanyagarden@gmail.com>]

I make mine at a community garden, so odors need to be confined. I chop the
nettles, pack them down in a 5-gallon bucket, add water, sometimes put a
weight on top (a brick or flat stone), put the lid on. When I need it, I
transfer solids (stems) to the compost bin and pour the rest into gallon
containers. To use, I dilute it.


On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 3:57 PM, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:

>
> It was always done by just cutting nettles and putting them in a big barrel
> of rainwater. No cutting or shredding and definitely not adding sugar since
> that used to be a very limited resource. After about a week to ten days the
> liquid turned dark brown, almost black and it started smelling quite
> powerfully. Then it was used in sprays and watering cans.
> I suppose it would have been better to use it before it started smelling
> for
> that always indicates you are loosing nutrients to the air.
> John
>
> > On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 5:08 PM, John D'hondt <dhondt@eircom.net> wrote:
> >> Traditionally where I come from always nettle (Urtica dioica) tea was
> >> used
> >> for feeding plants. Nettle tea is mentioned in medieval writings more
> >> than a
> >> thousand years old.
> >> john
> >
> > How do you make this tea?
> > water
> > container
> > lid or no lid
> > added nutrients (brown sugar, etc, or none?
> > how long to ferment
> > add effective (or IM) microorganisms? or not
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