Forraging :Uses for stinging nettles?

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  1. Scouse Lee

    Scouse Lee Apprentice Gardener

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    I made some liquid fertilizer with nettles & I have to say the smell turned my stomach,(although it doesn't take much to do that lol). I poured it straight onto my veg beds without diluting,(just checked my polytunnel book & it clearly says dilute, oops), no wonder it didn't last long, do you think this will harm my crops?
     
  2. gcc3663

    gcc3663 Knackered Grandad trying to keep up with a 4yr old

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    There's a Cheese Farm near us that sells Nettle Cheese.
    It's quite nice, but I don't think they need many nettles for the recipe.
     
  3. Phil A

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    Hungry crops like tomatoes & potatoes will tolerate it neat, but it might be too strong for others.
     
  4. Scouse Lee

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    Cheers Ziggy, I'm learning all the time on here lol.:thumbsup:
     
  5. Phil A

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    No worries, if you get mosquito larvae in the bucket, a few drops of oil will coat the surface & suffocate them, they can't poke their snorks thru it.

    Don't get it on your hands as you'll smell bad forever:heehee:
     
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