Worm poop, egg shells, banana peels , water in a blender. Add some garden soil. Let ferment in a 4 L container for a week or two. And water plants. Seems to work really well.
I use a combination on stinging nettle leaves, comfrey leaves and worm tea. I place it into a bucket and weigh the leaves down with a brick then add water and an aerator (I just use a small air machine made for fish tanks) then let it ferment. When it smells really bad and the dogs and chickens won't stop drinking it, I know its ready. Works wonders.
In spite of the warnings about wood ashes burning plants, last February I covered the soil of my garden in a quarter inch of ashes, and I also threw ash on top of some greens that were left from the fall garden. I left the kale, mustard and such covered in ash until it rained a week later, and there was no noticeable damage whatsoever to the greens, still alive and blooming.
Anytime I plant tomatoes or peppers, I throw an organic banana peel, a handful of bone or blood meal (both if I have it), and a handful of powdered egg shells in a very deep hole. I cover that mess with a layer of soil, then put in my plant. I've had some monster plants with this method.
I Dissolve One Calcium Tablet Per Cup Of Water Per Plant I No Longer Have A Problem With Blossom End Rot On Tomatoes I've Had Only One Tomato, Of A Bumper Crop That Had Blossom End Rot, So I Just Gave Them Another Drink
I'm a wildland firefighter. He is spot on regarding burnt wood for nutrients. Generally, places were prescribed burns take place (or wild fires) usually grow back thicker and greener than before!
That is because some plants require the heat from the fire to germinate. Also, clearing the canopy of course lets in more light for seedlings and pioneer species, which are often fast-growing types of plants anyway
I collect pine needles from the many pine trees in the forest around me and use these as a mulch on my blueberries, raspberries and strawberries: which like an acidic soil. The needles next to the soil break down and become compost. The mulching helps prevent weeds.
I use pine needles around my roses, dahlias and tomatoes as well. The only great compost I was ever able to achieve was by accident with pine needles. Last October I collected two big black plastic bags full of pine needles (I had planned on getting a compost toilet, which did not happen, and using them in place of sawdust), then opened the bags a month ago to use them as mulch. The top 12 inches were pine needles and the bottom 12 was the loveliest black moist compost ever!
Excellent one We use Biogas slurry enriched with oil cakes regularly - mustard, coconut, sesame. Farm Yard Manure and diluted urine from cattle are sometimes used.
Classy video lady, thanks for sharing! Good to see you wearing the appropriate protective gear when waterin' yer strawberries at 0:26 too! Keep up the good work dear!
mustard is a very good weed to eat before the flowers come on. My kids used to pick them on their way home from school. I would clean them and boil them, then drizzle them with olive oil.
My husband is a fisherman, so it's easy for me to get really good garden fertiliser- fish heads, bony bits. Soak 'em in water in a CLOSED container and let it ferment. Now apply clothes peg to nose (seriously, it doesn't smell good, but neither does comfrey) and dilute it roughly 1 to 10 or 1 to 15, or use your intuition. Makes things grow like mad.
What ever food wast I have on hand I put in the compost pile also leaves and coffee grounds. I colect the leach aid from the worm farm and add it to me plants in a 10-1 rate. I also use leaves as mulch so I have a constant supply of compost tea being put in the soil.
+ I save up all the egg shells I use in a container and then I crush them up wash them off then sprinkle them on the surface around my plants followed by a layer of mulch or soil
There are 2 oak trees at our house that are 12 years old. they sprouted 12 years ago and grew after a building was put in. They were fertilized regularly by "sprinkled" urine applied several times a week, from the source. They are now over 30 feet tall, very full canopy and 8 to 10 inch trunk and have survived several gypsy moth infestations. Can't help every tree on property, but it sure helped with the growth of these 2.
I always learn more when there is a handsome chap giving out the information! I keep my comfrey in buckets and don't plant it in the ground as it is so invasive. I used to put comfrey leaves in water and let them rot down.. I didn't know you could just leave them and they would still produce liquid... certainly will try this.
Thanks - seeing the growing wire basket over your seedlings made me very happy as I just had my cucumbers eaten by birds of course and I have 5 baskets just hanging around! Thank you. I have a question for anyone please. Can weeds just blended with water and fed them to their plants???
If you allow weeds to steep in water over, say, two weeks, you'll certainly get a nutrient-rich water you could water onto your plants. In most cases this will be relatively high in nitrogen, so good for leafy plants.
@@GrowVeg Thanks a bunch... what are your thoughts on BLENDING THEM? I think I'm gonna try it.... I have plants that are just about to die, melons and squash because of lacking nitrogen. I'm vegan so I won't use blood or bone. BUT I just might be onto something by blending weeds and straining them of course. Peace!
Very helpful thanks! This year I am going to grow Borage and Comfrey. I also put eggshells, banana peels and fish that I catch throughout the growing season.
I too have tried steeping the leaves in water, I think this drier method is a much more accurate way of delivering a measured dose to your plants, it also means that you can blend for different responses at different plant growth cycles. A very informative video. While you're harvesting the stinging nettles, remember to take the fresh tips and pour boiling water over them in a teapot or sauce pan. It makes a fantastic, refreshing drinking tea, packed full of nutrients which is really good for you. The high magnesium content sorted out my aching muscles and joints no end, it is a wonderful daily tonic.
(i use crushed b complex pills in generous amounts, for the rivoflavin and thyamin also blended lentils for the molbydenum. both just sprinkled around the top and with fresh soil and its watered plain water 2 times a week and 2 times a week with 8 - 3 - 4 during 6 months then 3 - 7 - 7 during the next 3 or so, for the pests i use my hands and sometimes garlic tea and i place rosemary around i guess bugs dont like the smell)
I needed to add water, otherwise it stayed completely dry... My question: ...how do you store it? does it expand- if there are further chemical break downs- am I at risk if I store it in glass bottles? and how long does it stay potent? Can i save the stuff I just made for next season- over the winter? thanks!
When your comfrey begins to flower, cut it down to 3 inches above the ground and use all of it - stems and all. You should get 3 to 4 cuts per year. I wouldn't use the spent leaves as a mulch unless you have no sense of smell!
the best is rice water, after I wash,rice.meat,chicken n fish. I pour the unwanted water to the plant. they loved it n grow healthy,I save water n money. try it it don't cost anything.
Greenhouse slop bucket! Large bucket half filled with horse poo, half filled with water. Mash it up with a stick. Once or twice a week give your cucumbers tomatoes and chill is etc a cup full
I combine my comfrey with yarrow and garlic when I make the tea. It's pretty stinky after fermenting a few weeks. I don't just water the ground with it. I spray it on all of my leaves to the point of dripping. Foliar feeding is very effective.
Hi, I'm a begginer gardener I'm planting some strawberries this spring and some of them are starting to flower Can you help me on what's good to feed them please?! I've never heard of this plant you mentioned so I'm confused! I read some comments saying that banana's Peel is high in potassium and strawberries need that element.. And Coffee ground is acidic so it's good too.. I hope you can make things cleared up for me . I'm sorry for my bad English! But thanks anyway.
Strawberries can be fed from when they begin to flower, so start now. You can use a high potassium feed - often a liquid tomato feed is perfect if you don't have anything else to hand. Bananas are high in potassium and a lot of gardeners do leave old peels draped around their plants, but I don't think they would give enough nutrients to the plant - so you'd still need to water on a suitable liquid feed.
The very best all-purpose plant food is compost. Then the liquid feed made with nettles and comfrey make a handy quick-acting top-up feed for especially hungry plants.
That was a great tip! Thank you. Hey can you (or anyone reading this) tell me...When I lived in Florida there was a Banana Tree that my Landlord told me it has never fruited. I asked him to please leave it because it was still lovely to look at. I grilled outside a lot in the summer, I was about to throw out my spent charcoal when "something told me to give it to the tree" I thought nahh this has chemicals in it right? But i did it anyway. I poured the ashes at the base of the tree then watered it in. BAM the tree started producing Bananas like crazy! But I don't understand why? It got bigger and strong and productive. I can't say this was a bad thing.? Can anyone tell me why this worked?
Wood ash - untainted with anything else - is a good source of potassium. This is perfect for plants that produce flowers and then fruits, including bananas it seems! You can read more about this here: www.growveg.com/guides/using-wood-ash-in-the-vegetable-garden/
GV Thank you! I think maybe all of the harmful stuff burned off and I was left with ash. I suspect the Carbon is what gave that Banana Tree a boost. But yes, Potassium is what Bananas are known for. Thanks for the link!
Bokashi composting is a great way to recycle any, yes any, kitchen scraps, and provides a microbially rich liquid fertilizer, plus a quickly decomposing "solid" compost.
Neat. Advice from personal experience: be STINGY with the wood ash. I put too much (far too much) on a compost heap once and it completely shut down decomposition. I had green leaves in the pile that were months old. But a few dashes here or there add some vital nutrients. (I suppose this is old hat for veteran composters, but I just started making my own a year and a half ago.)
Paul Nardini ...the decomp slowed because the ash brought up the pH. Someone here recommended using urine. That would lower the pH and could start up the composting again. I have used ash and i have found its best sprinkled on the garden during the winter (better if it snows) to allow it time to decomp and be made available to the plants.
I am working to make my own bone meal. I've asked family to save bones of chicken, fish and steak and freeze in a bag. Once we have enough I will work to turn the bones into a powder. Free bone meal!
'Bocking 14' is a cultivar or Russian comfrey. Both are great at making liquid feeds, though 'Bocking 14' is generally regarded as the very best if you can source it.
I hate russian comfrey. Planted it last spring ... didn't grow well at all. Creepy animal ATE it all. 50 $$$ plus and all the work all gone. GONE. Forget sterilized plants=useless garbage.
I use the contents of the vacuum bag in pots then top up with compost or just empty the bag in the compost heap. My vacuum bag contains plenty of animal fur. I make bunny poo tea . Just soak the poo in water and dilute when feeding plants. I also use the meat juice from raw dog food round my roses
Letting the comfrey break down over time to seep into the water is preferable, particularly as you can create much larger batches than you could with a high speed blender.
I don't, but I reckon that could certainly work. Any very lush, green material can be steeped in water to create a tea. And cleavers are very prolific so a good one to try.
Hi Nisha. There's no point fertilising in the winter, as plants won't be growing then. Only apply fertiliser at the start of the growing season, or as plants are actively growing.
The concentrated liquid exuded from the leaves can be diluted with water, about 1 part of the liquid to 15 parts water. This can then be used to feed plants.
thankyou ...awsom info...where would we in the us fine (stinging nettels) as I would love to try this organic process out for my self...my name is JC KIRBY and I love this great blog...
Four years too late but I think you have stinging nettles in the US. At least Ray on the Praxxus channel got stung by them. He lives in Iowa i think. Cheers.
Just start with any leafy vegitation you have, weeds, grass clippings trimmings from garden plants. Don't bother trimming the roots from weeds, the soil will add nutrients also. As for comfrey, try to find a source to by root cuttings versus seeds to start a plot. after a couple years you'll have all you need for anything you find to do with it. Mine comes back every year, grows about 3 feet tall if I forget to cut it, and it hasn't spread much in the 30 years since I put it in.
where I live I find a lot of st. nettle but for now I haven't find comfrey; where does comfrey tipically grows? that would help a lot, thanks btw I produce wood ash daily, and in my neiborhood I have a lot of pine trees, so would it be a good idea to mix ash and pine needles (and soil beneath pines) to neutralise the alkaline ash and acidic needles, and with that mixture to fertilize plants
+Ivan Ivanović If you can't find any comfrey, you can buy plants to grow. Look out for the comfrey variety 'Bocking 14' which is the best for making liquid feeds. With regards wood ask, I would probably use the needles to make an acidic leaf mould/compost, which you can then use around acid-loving plants such as blueberries. The wood ash can just be sprinkled on the soil to help feed it. You could try combining the two - it sounds like a good idea, though I have no experience of this myself so couldn't comment on its success. I see no harm in giving it a try though.
+GrowVeg OK I'll buy this plant and grow it, it's good for injuries also; thanks for the advices I will apply them sooner or later, I'm total beginner in gardening right now and I am looking for all the ways how to amend my clay soil; cheers
I haven't ever heard of carrot juice being used in the garden. In theory you could try making an organic fertiliser by steeping the leaves in the same way as comfrey or nettles, but I can't be sure of the likely nutrient balance of the resulting liquid. I would add them to your compost heap and consider planting a patch of comfrey, as it really is great stuff!
I made concoction after watching a video about garbage enzymes. I used fruit peelings with water and let it set for months, then pour off the liquid to dilute for feeding the soil. It can be used for cleaning purposes and pest control. Have you any knowledge or advice about this stuff?
Comfrey is a good source of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, but has a higher proportion of potassium, so wouldn't be a balanced NPK ratio. It's great for flowering and fruiting plants therefore. I can't comment on its use in coco or hydro, but it is a great all-purpose feed for most actively growing vegetables, particularly those that produce pods or fruits.
Many different plant materials could be used to make a liquid fertiliser, as would garden-made compost. However, nettles and comfrey are particularly recommended because of the makeup of nutrients within them.
When they start to flower you want to feed them a liquid fertilizer that's high in potassium. Something like a liquid tomato feed would be absolutely perfect.
You can. Just add the spent leaves to the compost heap (there will still be nutrients in them which will give your compost a boost). Or you could just lay the leaves over the surface of your soil, in-between other crops to act as a mulch and gentle feed.
An organic liquid fertilizer that is high in potassium is good for strawberries. Any fertilizer sold for tomatoes should also be good for strawberries, helping them to flower and fruit strongly.
Foliar feeding plants is a quick way to supply micro nutrients. Take a look at our article on the topic: www.growveg.com/guides/foliar-feeding-folly-or-wisdom/
Instead of tossing banana peels and other veggies to the garden, I feed mealworms that are growing to feed my chickens and wild birds. In return I get worm casting "frass" for all my plants. Win-win situation.
Got to love that compost. Being a micro farmer I need to make a lot of my own liquid fertilizer and compost for my microgreens. I make most of mine on site in the backyard. Comfrey, rocks, no doubt about that! Hmm Bocking 14,,cool, but truthfully I wouldn't mind if it invaded! Thanks for the video Happy gardening/Farming Marty Ware (Australian Micro Farmer)
I don't know about this - though burdock sends down very deep leaves, so logic would dictate it could be used in a similar way to produce a liquid feed. As regards lamb's quarters, not so sure. But did you know they can be eaten?
It does't completely dissolve. The leaves used to make the tea will turn slimy and can be added to your compost heap. Alternatively you could stuff leaves into a pillow case or tights/pantyhose, to fish out after you've made the tea (then adding the slushy remains to the compost heap).
sounds good bro im low on fertiliser and dont have many organic options as a vegan and would prefer to make my own anyway, which one smells the least lol? thanks for the reply man
Hey there, I tried composting the regular way adding Kitchen leftovers and card board as compost but it's just fungus now all white. It that normal. Please suggest something
Sometimes you can get a flush of fungal mycelia like that, which is perfectly normal. Just keep adding your compost ingredients and if it's not started to decompose, give it a fork over to mix all those ingredients up.
@@GrowVeg Thanks now I'm sure I'm doing the compost thing correct. What more I wanted to ask was, can I sun dry vegetable and fruit peels, make a powder off it and then put in my plants as compost?
Thanks for the tips. I'm a bit concerned about the re-use of plastic bottles as chemicals can leach out of these in time, especially if stored in light conditions. Great information though, we shall go nettle collecting!
Yes, comfrey makes an excellent liquid feed when it's steeped in water. You can find out exactly how to do this in this article: www.growveg.com/guides/grow-your-own-fertilizer-using-comfrey/
Cindy Veeder Yes, coffee grinds do work too, although some people have concerns about the chemicals used for some decaffeinated coffee. If you use your own organic coffee grinds it's fine though.
I was watching a vitamix video and the guy demoing said that if you was to collect all fruit peels and gring them with water you could feed your plants... and its good for them? is this true?
+Naz Khan I'm not sure about this one. Possibly. However, I would be more inclined to compost this material and use the resulting compost. You could make your own liquid fertiliser from kitchen scraps by using a wormery - or worm compost bin. You simply add the scraps to the bin and the worms eat it, turning into nutrient-rich worm casts. The by-product is the liquid that comes off it. This can be used as a liquid feed on many plants, such as tomatoes. Wormeries are compact too, so they can fit into even a small garden.
Worm poop, egg shells, banana peels , water in a blender. Add some garden soil. Let ferment in a 4 L container for a week or two. And water plants. Seems to work really well.
All but worm poop are okay for my blender. 😊
I use a combination on stinging nettle leaves, comfrey leaves and worm tea. I place it into a bucket and weigh the leaves down with a brick then add water and an aerator (I just use a small air machine made for fish tanks) then let it ferment. When it smells really bad and the dogs and chickens won't stop drinking it, I know its ready. Works wonders.
In spite of the warnings about wood ashes burning plants, last February I covered the soil of my garden in a quarter inch of ashes, and I also threw ash on top of some greens that were left from the fall garden. I left the kale, mustard and such covered in ash until it rained a week later, and there was no noticeable damage whatsoever to the greens, still alive and blooming.
Anytime I plant tomatoes or peppers, I throw an organic banana peel, a handful of bone or blood meal (both if I have it), and a handful of powdered egg shells in a very deep hole. I cover that mess with a layer of soil, then put in my plant. I've had some monster plants with this method.
Except I don't drink coffee, so I don't have any. :)
Many local coffee shops are more than willing to give away the used coffee grounds. Happy gardening !!!
Liquid fertilizers for seedlings
I Dissolve One Calcium Tablet Per Cup Of Water Per Plant
I No Longer Have A Problem With Blossom End Rot On Tomatoes
I've Had Only One Tomato, Of A Bumper Crop
That Had Blossom End Rot, So I Just Gave Them Another Drink
I plant an egg in every tomato hole plus fertilizer. Excellent results.
I use onion peels to make a tea. I noticed the leaves on my skimmia plant were really shiny. I also noticed an increase in flowers on my habiscus
I'm a wildland firefighter. He is spot on regarding burnt wood for nutrients. Generally, places were prescribed burns take place (or wild fires) usually grow back thicker and greener than before!
That is because some plants require the heat from the fire to germinate. Also, clearing the canopy of course lets in more light for seedlings and pioneer species, which are often fast-growing types of plants anyway
But yeah there are still uses for ash as a soil conditioner
DO NOT USE WOOD ASH IN ALKYD SOILS...EVER..IF U LIVE IN ALKYD SOIL.AREAS...
@@agustasister5624 sure you can. Just make sure to apply some gypsum also. ;-)
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I collect pine needles from the many pine trees in the forest around me and use these as a mulch on my blueberries, raspberries and strawberries: which like an acidic soil. The needles next to the soil break down and become compost. The mulching helps prevent weeds.
I use pine needles around my roses, dahlias and tomatoes as well. The only great compost I was ever able to achieve was by accident with pine needles. Last October I collected two big black plastic bags full of pine needles (I had planned on getting a compost toilet, which did not happen, and using them in place of sawdust), then opened the bags a month ago to use them as mulch. The top 12 inches were pine needles and the bottom 12 was the loveliest black moist compost ever!
We started using food waste Bokashi compost and compost tea and have had very good luck with pest control for our organic community garden.
Excellent one
We use Biogas slurry enriched with oil cakes regularly - mustard, coconut, sesame.
Farm Yard Manure and diluted urine from cattle are sometimes used.
Classy video lady, thanks for sharing! Good to see you wearing the appropriate protective gear when waterin' yer strawberries at 0:26 too! Keep up the good work dear!
mustard is a very good weed to eat before the flowers come on. My kids used to pick them on their way home from school. I would clean them and boil them, then drizzle them with olive oil.
My husband is a fisherman, so it's easy for me to get really good garden fertiliser- fish heads, bony bits. Soak 'em in water in a CLOSED container and let it ferment. Now apply clothes peg to nose (seriously, it doesn't smell good, but neither does comfrey) and dilute it roughly 1 to 10 or 1 to 15, or use your intuition. Makes things grow like mad.
Great tip, thanks for sharing. I can only imagine, though, what a fermented fishy liquid must smell like!
The Swedes actually eat it(Surströmming). :)))
yuuuck i just use my piss its vegan friendly baby liquid gold
Get him to bring home seaweed and do the same as the fish bits... it will round out your fertilizer even more !
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What ever food wast I have on hand I put in the compost pile also leaves and coffee grounds. I colect the leach aid from the worm farm and add it to me plants in a 10-1 rate. I also use leaves as mulch so I have a constant supply of compost tea being put in the soil.
Trillions thanks for sharing your healthy fertiliser tutorials..
+ I save up all the egg shells I use in a container and then I crush them up wash them off then sprinkle them on the surface around my plants followed by a layer of mulch or soil
There are 2 oak trees at our house that are 12 years old. they sprouted 12 years ago and grew after a building was put in. They were fertilized regularly by "sprinkled" urine applied several times a week, from the source. They are now over 30 feet tall, very full canopy and 8 to 10 inch trunk and have survived several gypsy moth infestations. Can't help every tree on property, but it sure helped with the growth of these 2.
All the more excuse to have a pee in the garden.🙂 thanks for your info.
01:05 Potassium also creates strong stems and branches - important for plants with long or lots of stalks, and finishes off fruits and flowers.
did you miss the part where he said 'general heartiness'?
You can also use all the parts of moringa oleifera
I always learn more when there is a handsome chap giving out the information! I keep my comfrey in buckets and don't plant it in the ground as it is so invasive. I used to put comfrey leaves in water and let them rot down.. I didn't know you could just leave them and they would still produce liquid... certainly will try this.
grumpy poo..what kind of name is that? i mean come on lol
Just as good as knowledge worm don'cha think...... have a great day ... :D
Thanks - seeing the growing wire basket over your seedlings made me very happy as I just had my cucumbers eaten by birds of course and I have 5 baskets just hanging around! Thank you. I have a question for anyone please. Can weeds just blended with water and fed them to their plants???
If you allow weeds to steep in water over, say, two weeks, you'll certainly get a nutrient-rich water you could water onto your plants. In most cases this will be relatively high in nitrogen, so good for leafy plants.
@@GrowVeg Thanks a bunch... what are your thoughts on BLENDING THEM? I think I'm gonna try it.... I have plants that are just about to die, melons and squash because of lacking nitrogen. I'm vegan so I won't use blood or bone. BUT I just might be onto something by blending weeds and straining them of course. Peace!
@@lynnembernasky if I'm not mistaken I heard in another video (forgot which one) on the same channel that you could use kelp powder instead.
Very helpful thanks! This year I am going to grow Borage and Comfrey. I also put eggshells, banana peels and fish that I catch throughout the growing season.
Best video and presentation so far!Thank you
I like to crush the comfrey directly into compost tea and the leaves tumble around for 12-24 hours in it. Plants love it!
I too have tried steeping the leaves in water, I think this drier method is a much more accurate way of delivering a measured dose to your plants, it also means that you can blend for different responses at different plant growth cycles. A very informative video.
While you're harvesting the stinging nettles, remember to take the fresh tips and pour boiling water over them in a teapot or sauce pan. It makes a fantastic, refreshing drinking tea, packed full of nutrients which is really good for you. The high magnesium content sorted out my aching muscles and joints no end, it is a wonderful daily tonic.
Yes! And nettles are good for seasonal allergies too. Worked for me when I lived in N Cal.
Happy Thanksgiving
Same to you!
(i use crushed b complex pills in generous amounts, for the rivoflavin and thyamin also blended lentils for the molbydenum. both just sprinkled around the top and with fresh soil and its watered plain water 2 times a week and 2 times a week with 8 - 3 - 4 during 6 months then 3 - 7 - 7 during the next 3 or so, for the pests i use my hands and sometimes garlic tea and i place rosemary around i guess bugs dont like the smell)
This video is amazing! Thank you. Question: I have a whhhoooolllle bunch of stinging nettle tea, could I use that??
Yes, absolutely. A tea made from stinging nettles will be relatively higher in nitrogen, so good to use around leafy crops.
i buy zinc citrate magnesium citrate and a bunch of other healthy minerals that our bodies need, then i mix with water and feed it to my plants
I needed to add water, otherwise it stayed completely dry...
My question: ...how do you store it? does it expand- if there are further chemical break downs- am I at risk if I store it in glass bottles? and how long does it stay potent? Can i save the stuff I just made for next season- over the winter?
thanks!
Everyone always talks about soil but I grow hydroponically
When your comfrey begins to flower, cut it down to 3 inches above the ground and use all of it - stems and all.
You should get 3 to 4 cuts per year. I wouldn't use the spent leaves as a mulch unless you have no sense of smell!
Wow what a great video! Thanks.
the best is rice water, after I wash,rice.meat,chicken n fish. I pour the unwanted water to the plant. they loved it n grow healthy,I save water n money. try it it don't cost anything.
Thanks for the tip. I'd be a bit worried about pouring water that's had meat or fish in/on it, but will certainly try with the rice water.
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Fish tank water for hedges and ornamentals
I put banana peels in water and after a few days feed it to plants continue to add peels and water to jar❤️
Great tip!
Great information. Great video.
Greenhouse slop bucket!
Large bucket half filled with horse poo, half filled with water. Mash it up with a stick. Once or twice a week give your cucumbers tomatoes and chill is etc a cup full
Sounds like a heady brew!
GrowVeg it'll put hairs on your chest lol
I combine my comfrey with yarrow and garlic when I make the tea. It's pretty stinky after fermenting a few weeks. I don't just water the ground with it. I spray it on all of my leaves to the point of dripping. Foliar feeding is very effective.
Beatnikzombie This sounds like a really good idea. I imagine it has some benefit in disguising your crops from pests too.
Yes, that's the reason for the garlic scapes. And the yarrow has copper, which is really good for the apples and pears to prevent disease.
When can I start using shake n feed seeds for nee pot plants
Strawberries are best fed from the moment they start flowering, to power flower and fruit production. I would use a dilute tomato feed for this.
I don’t like this video -I love it!! Thank you so much 😀
I was looking for some of this info... Thanks!!!
Hi, I'm a begginer gardener
I'm planting some strawberries this spring and some of them are starting to flower
Can you help me on what's good to feed them please?!
I've never heard of this plant you mentioned so I'm confused!
I read some comments saying that banana's Peel is high in potassium and strawberries need that element.. And Coffee ground is acidic so it's good too.. I hope you can make things cleared up for me .
I'm sorry for my bad English! But thanks anyway.
Strawberries can be fed from when they begin to flower, so start now. You can use a high potassium feed - often a liquid tomato feed is perfect if you don't have anything else to hand. Bananas are high in potassium and a lot of gardeners do leave old peels draped around their plants, but I don't think they would give enough nutrients to the plant - so you'd still need to water on a suitable liquid feed.
Thank you for the information I,some times over fertilized because I think more is better. I will not do it again because of you.🐶🐱👍👏
I noticed the stingers, were in seed ,that's a no on,as the seed will grow,I no as lm still pulling up stingers, Help,😱
Well if I don't have fish blood and bone as well Epsom salt then what I could do instead please 🗼🇫🇷
The very best all-purpose plant food is compost. Then the liquid feed made with nettles and comfrey make a handy quick-acting top-up feed for especially hungry plants.
Nice information. Thank you!
That was a great tip! Thank you. Hey can you (or anyone reading this) tell me...When I lived in Florida there was a Banana Tree that my Landlord told me it has never fruited. I asked him to please leave it because it was still lovely to look at. I grilled outside a lot in the summer, I was about to throw out my spent charcoal when "something told me to give it to the tree" I thought nahh this has chemicals in it right? But i did it anyway. I poured the ashes at the base of the tree then watered it in. BAM the tree started producing Bananas like crazy! But I don't understand why? It got bigger and strong and productive. I can't say this was a bad thing.? Can anyone tell me why this worked?
Wood ash - untainted with anything else - is a good source of potassium. This is perfect for plants that produce flowers and then fruits, including bananas it seems! You can read more about this here: www.growveg.com/guides/using-wood-ash-in-the-vegetable-garden/
GV Thank you! I think maybe all of the harmful stuff burned off and I was left with ash. I suspect the Carbon is what gave that Banana Tree a boost. But yes, Potassium is what Bananas are known for. Thanks for the link!
You can boil some water and add banana peels then add 10:1 with urine 10
Bokashi composting is a great way to recycle any, yes any, kitchen scraps, and provides a microbially rich liquid fertilizer, plus a quickly decomposing "solid" compost.
Neat.
Advice from personal experience: be STINGY with the wood ash. I put too much (far too much) on a compost heap once and it completely shut down decomposition. I had green leaves in the pile that were months old. But a few dashes here or there add some vital nutrients. (I suppose this is old hat for veteran composters, but I just started making my own a year and a half ago.)
Good tip, thanks for sharing Paul.
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Paul Nardini ...the decomp slowed because the ash brought up the pH. Someone here recommended using urine. That would lower the pH and could start up the composting again. I have used ash and i have found its best sprinkled on the garden during the winter (better if it snows) to allow it time to decomp and be made available to the plants.
I am working to make my own bone meal. I've asked family to save bones of chicken, fish and steak and freeze in a bag. Once we have enough I will work to turn the bones into a powder.
Free bone meal!
Wow - that sounds like an ambitious project. Let us know how you get on with it, would be very interested to hear about your results.
A year on.... Did this work? 🙂
@@svthebs Yes, it did work. In fact, I posted a video on the process.
Sparrow Sunshine Gardener amazing! Thanks for the reply, I’ll check it out
I make bone broth with our bones about once a week. I keep forgetting to save them for the compost. Thanks for the reminder!
Hi. which veggies are sensitive to over fertilize
A lot of fruiting veggies - like tomatoes and strawberries, can produce foliage over flowers/fruits if they are given too much nitrogen fertiliser.
Your ideas makes a lot more sense!! Thank you !
love the upside down wire basket over peas to protect them! I wonder if Bocking 14 is the same as the comfrey AKA "Russian comfrey"
'Bocking 14' is a cultivar or Russian comfrey. Both are great at making liquid feeds, though 'Bocking 14' is generally regarded as the very best if you can source it.
I sort of thought that was it, thanks for the info.
I hate russian comfrey.
Planted it last spring ... didn't grow well at all.
Creepy animal ATE it all.
50 $$$ plus and all the work all gone. GONE.
Forget sterilized plants=useless garbage.
I use the contents of the vacuum bag in pots then top up with compost or just empty the bag in the compost heap. My vacuum bag contains plenty of animal fur. I make bunny poo tea . Just soak the poo in water and dilute when feeding plants. I also use the meat juice from raw dog food round my roses
+Anne Fricker Thanks for those tips Anne. Does the meat juice from the raw dog food not attract vermin/smell a bit though?
No. It isn't much and you can wash it into the soil with more water.
Wouldn't a high speed blender (vitamix) break down the comfrey better?
Letting the comfrey break down over time to seep into the water is preferable, particularly as you can create much larger batches than you could with a high speed blender.
Such a great video!
THANKYOU. I have had great results with Comfrey and compost tea's.
I was told a plant manure tea could also be made from cleavers weed. Do you have any experience with using that?
I don't, but I reckon that could certainly work. Any very lush, green material can be steeped in water to create a tea. And cleavers are very prolific so a good one to try.
How long does compost tea or nettle tea keep its nutrients for? If there's not a specific time to get rid of it how do I know when to throw it away?
+Gia Medina Never ever just throw it away. Throw it onto the plants or garden or fruit trees or berry bushes.
Can I give fertiliser in winter when is frost period
Hi Nisha. There's no point fertilising in the winter, as plants won't be growing then. Only apply fertiliser at the start of the growing season, or as plants are actively growing.
@@GrowVeg Thanks dear
Thank you for the great ideas and reminders.
My comment, good video & info. I wish you would add composting worms, red wigglers, to your repertoire of home grown fertilizers.
Thanks for the suggestion - we'll add this to our list of ideas for future videos.
i beleive the potassium is for roots and phosphorus is for the flower but on point with your N , great video
So do u use any liquid to make the fertilizer? Some water perhaps. Or u just crush them and leave it
The concentrated liquid exuded from the leaves can be diluted with water, about 1 part of the liquid to 15 parts water. This can then be used to feed plants.
thankyou ...awsom info...where would we in the us fine (stinging nettels) as I would love to try this organic process out for my self...my name is JC KIRBY and I love this great blog...
Four years too late but I think you have stinging nettles in the US. At least Ray on the Praxxus channel got stung by them. He lives in Iowa i think. Cheers.
Def in the US! You can buy seeds if you want to start some though.
Thank lots Sir...
Hi there, where I live does not have comfrey plants, what can I use as a substitute?
Buy seeds on line, start your own.
+Jennifer Lord I'm sorry but how is that answering my question?
Just start with any leafy vegitation you have, weeds, grass clippings trimmings from garden plants. Don't bother trimming the roots from weeds, the soil will add nutrients also. As for comfrey, try to find a source to by root cuttings versus seeds to start a plot. after a couple years you'll have all you need for anything you find to do with it. Mine comes back every year, grows about 3 feet tall if I forget to cut it, and it hasn't spread much in the 30 years since I put it in.
very informative 👍👍👍
gotta try em all ☺
where I live I find a lot of st. nettle but for now I haven't find comfrey; where does comfrey tipically grows? that would help a lot, thanks
btw I produce wood ash daily, and in my neiborhood I have a lot of pine trees, so would it be a good idea to mix ash and pine needles (and soil beneath pines) to neutralise the alkaline ash and acidic needles, and with that mixture to fertilize plants
+Ivan Ivanović If you can't find any comfrey, you can buy plants to grow. Look out for the comfrey variety 'Bocking 14' which is the best for making liquid feeds. With regards wood ask, I would probably use the needles to make an acidic leaf mould/compost, which you can then use around acid-loving plants such as blueberries. The wood ash can just be sprinkled on the soil to help feed it. You could try combining the two - it sounds like a good idea, though I have no experience of this myself so couldn't comment on its success. I see no harm in giving it a try though.
+GrowVeg OK I'll buy this plant and grow it, it's good for injuries also; thanks for the advices I will apply them sooner or later, I'm total beginner in gardening right now and I am looking for all the ways how to amend my clay soil; cheers
Thanks for sharing, is carrot juice good for all plants?
I haven't ever heard of carrot juice being used in the garden. In theory you could try making an organic fertiliser by steeping the leaves in the same way as comfrey or nettles, but I can't be sure of the likely nutrient balance of the resulting liquid. I would add them to your compost heap and consider planting a patch of comfrey, as it really is great stuff!
@@GrowVegThanks for letting me know.
Thank for sharing .
Wonderful and interested
I made concoction after watching a video about garbage enzymes. I used fruit peelings with water and let it set for months, then pour off the liquid to dilute for feeding the soil. It can be used for cleaning purposes and pest control. Have you any knowledge or advice about this stuff?
+Linda Tindell Hi Linda, I haven't come across this but it sounds like a plausible technique, much like using comfrey leaves etc.
Does comfrey come out balanced in npk? Can you use it as a full nutrient if you’re in coco or hydro etc?
Comfrey is a good source of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous, but has a higher proportion of potassium, so wouldn't be a balanced NPK ratio. It's great for flowering and fruiting plants therefore. I can't comment on its use in coco or hydro, but it is a great all-purpose feed for most actively growing vegetables, particularly those that produce pods or fruits.
would any plant material be useful to make liquid fertiliser? or only nettle and comfrey?
Many different plant materials could be used to make a liquid fertiliser, as would garden-made compost. However, nettles and comfrey are particularly recommended because of the makeup of nutrients within them.
How long can you store the nutrients after you turn the mulch into liquid?
Llama Cebu not as long as his fingers
hey what are the essentials for strawberries? should it be high in potassium or something
When they start to flower you want to feed them a liquid fertilizer that's high in potassium. Something like a liquid tomato feed would be absolutely perfect.
ah! only once a year?
After making fertiliser liquid, can you use the spent leaves as a mulch or another type of fertiliser?
You can. Just add the spent leaves to the compost heap (there will still be nutrients in them which will give your compost a boost). Or you could just lay the leaves over the surface of your soil, in-between other crops to act as a mulch and gentle feed.
Thank you.
Why my strawberries fruit became smaller? what kind of organic fertilizer should be feed to them and how to take care ? please help me this out😢
An organic liquid fertilizer that is high in potassium is good for strawberries. Any fertilizer sold for tomatoes should also be good for strawberries, helping them to flower and fruit strongly.
Hello, if we use fertilizer for foliar application in irrigation, does it give a positive result?
Foliar feeding plants is a quick way to supply micro nutrients. Take a look at our article on the topic: www.growveg.com/guides/foliar-feeding-folly-or-wisdom/
@@GrowVeg thank you
does he still play for the San Antonio spurs?
Instead of tossing banana peels and other veggies to the garden, I feed mealworms that are growing to feed my chickens and wild birds. In return I get worm casting "frass" for all my plants. Win-win situation.
i heard seaweed tea is also good
My favorite fertilizer is Maxicrop seaweed.
Got to love that compost. Being a micro farmer I need to make a lot of my own liquid fertilizer and compost for my microgreens. I make most of mine on site in the backyard. Comfrey, rocks, no doubt about that!
Hmm Bocking 14,,cool, but truthfully I wouldn't mind if it invaded!
Thanks for the video
Happy gardening/Farming
Marty Ware (Australian Micro Farmer)
+martysgarden Thanks Marty!
Your welcome my friend!
Can burdock leaves and lamb's quarters be used the same way?
I don't know about this - though burdock sends down very deep leaves, so logic would dictate it could be used in a similar way to produce a liquid feed. As regards lamb's quarters, not so sure. But did you know they can be eaten?
whats that flower you showed at the video when it was at 5.21
I that’s strawberries behind him.
Awesome, have shared out :)
does it completly dissolve to become the tea or is it just the juice and can i put the stuff in a pillow case like a giant tea bag?
It does't completely dissolve. The leaves used to make the tea will turn slimy and can be added to your compost heap. Alternatively you could stuff leaves into a pillow case or tights/pantyhose, to fish out after you've made the tea (then adding the slushy remains to the compost heap).
sounds good bro im low on fertiliser and dont have many organic options as a vegan and would prefer to make my own anyway, which one smells the least lol? thanks for the reply man
No problem at all. They all smell a bit - but I guess that way you know you're brewing some good stuff!
Hey there,
I tried composting the regular way adding Kitchen leftovers and card board as compost but it's just fungus now all white. It that normal. Please suggest something
Sometimes you can get a flush of fungal mycelia like that, which is perfectly normal. Just keep adding your compost ingredients and if it's not started to decompose, give it a fork over to mix all those ingredients up.
@@GrowVeg Thanks now I'm sure I'm doing the compost thing correct. What more I wanted to ask was, can I sun dry vegetable and fruit peels, make a powder off it and then put in my plants as compost?
Thanks for the tips. I'm a bit concerned about the re-use of plastic bottles as chemicals can leach out of these in time, especially if stored in light conditions. Great information though, we shall go nettle collecting!
Will dried comfrey herb soaked in water work?
Yes, comfrey makes an excellent liquid feed when it's steeped in water. You can find out exactly how to do this in this article: www.growveg.com/guides/grow-your-own-fertilizer-using-comfrey/
I also use borage as well as stinging nettles
is that Malfoy doing some gardening? lol
Nice information
Have you ever used coffee grounds?
Cindy Veeder Yes, coffee grinds do work too, although some people have concerns about the chemicals used for some decaffeinated coffee. If you use your own organic coffee grinds it's fine though.
Well rinsed coffee grounds work incredibly around the base of any pepper plant.
I was watching a vitamix video and the guy demoing said that if you was to collect all fruit peels and gring them with water you could feed your plants... and its good for them? is this true?
+Naz Khan I'm not sure about this one. Possibly. However, I would be more inclined to compost this material and use the resulting compost. You could make your own liquid fertiliser from kitchen scraps by using a wormery - or worm compost bin. You simply add the scraps to the bin and the worms eat it, turning into nutrient-rich worm casts. The by-product is the liquid that comes off it. This can be used as a liquid feed on many plants, such as tomatoes. Wormeries are compact too, so they can fit into even a small garden.
good video, and good accent.
I am using bananas peel for my roses
remember that plants do not use organic nutrients directly, they use inorganic nutrients directly after microbial activity
+AndysGeneral Compost tea!