To: "'permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu'" <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: DIY liquid fertilizer
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 16:29:07 -0800
Aloha,
> -----Original Message-----
> From: miekal and [SMTP:dtv@mwt.net]
>Anyone have recipes for making your own liquid fertilizer for container
>plants like figs, citrus, & various ethnobotanicals, using cheap &
>simple (or is the down & dirty) resources?
Two I know of:
"Compost tea" - soak finished compost in water for about 24 hrs., then
strain out the compost (well, all the big stuff, anyhow :-) and use the
"tea" to water the plants.
For providing primarily nitrogen - human urine (from people without
bladder infections, etc.), diluted with water. I've heard lots of
dilution ratios; 10:1 seems to be most commonly recommended. Be sure
nitrogen is needed - too much of this in a container plant could be an
overdose...
>been snowing a little bit here for a couple weeks, temp at 0 & below
for
>same duration, reminds me of winter.
OK, I won't complain about the weather here in Seattle... ;-)
John Schinnerer
RE: DIY liquid fertilizer,
John Schinnerer, 01/14/1999