Nettle fertiliser

I made my first batch of nettle fertiliser for my tomatoes last week. It smells aweful but hopefully the tomatoes will love it. But my question is, as we don't actually have many stinging nettles at the moment but I do have lots of dead nettles, does anyone know if deadnettles make the same good frertiliser?

 

can't see why not but put the nettles in a fabric sack so none of the bits block your water butt tap up

 

I've made some and it does smell real bad

 

agreed:o

 

I've had to move my bucket so I can't smell it cause everytime i went to the workshop all I could smell was that yuk

 

and don't forget the the green gloop that accumulates and froths at the bottom:(

 

its a good job the plants love it lol or i wouldn't bother

 

exactly the reason why i posted my reply about the nettles in a fabric sack...essentially a giant tea bag

 

Why would anyone want to make nettle fertilizer if the result is a stinking brew?

Better to add them to the compost heap

 

simple answer is the smell masks the natural brassica smell from cabbage whites.

 

do you say that after eating brussels?

 

pmsl

 

there ya go John...you ain't alone:flag:...thats no surrender,its just LMRR wafting the smell away:rotfl: