tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post4118112603020795569..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Make you own liquid fertilisersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47339835032855425282015-09-24T09:15:24.912+10:002015-09-24T09:15:24.912+10:00I'm so glad you talked about comfrey tea today...I'm so glad you talked about comfrey tea today. I only found out about it about a month ago and since I do have comfrey I chopped some up and have been marinating it since then. Had forgotten to check the date on it until today. A month old. So I strained it out and diluted it and poured it on several newly planted plants and divisions and will see how they do.<br /><br />My comfrey does self seed and so I try to dig the newbies up quickly before they get too much of a root going. But there are some varieties that do not self seed which must be what you have.vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-19636612904379655152015-09-24T02:53:38.277+10:002015-09-24T02:53:38.277+10:00I read about comfrey tea somewhere else not too lo...I read about comfrey tea somewhere else not too long ago. Since I do have comfrey (and mine has reseeded a good bit---there are some varieties which don't reseed) I decided to chop off the leaves from the little new plants and started a brew going. it's probably ready to use by now and since I am putting in perennials just now I'm going to give them a drink to see what happens. Good thing you mentioned diluting it with water so it is not so strong as I had forgotten that bit which might have burned the foliage of these new little plants that I am putting in.vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428581552807859803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80796064158136790532013-12-25T20:55:34.681+10:002013-12-25T20:55:34.681+10:00Thank you very much keep this information.
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Good idea for Healthy food is Organi...Dear friends<br /><br />Good idea for Healthy food is Organic Food <br />so<br />Visit us- http://www.downtoearthorganic.com<br /><br />Thanx <br /><br />Abhishek ErachAbhishek Earichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719108034971344484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-5773155970351197852012-03-27T15:05:41.464+10:002012-03-27T15:05:41.464+10:00Great Articles Rhonda - really enjoyed reading all...Great Articles Rhonda - really enjoyed reading all you blogs and getting ideas. Time to put into practice Thanks againkerry01http://www.tumblercomposterbins.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-69444256470806627432012-03-26T20:31:56.518+10:002012-03-26T20:31:56.518+10:00My first time here and I am really enjoying your b...My first time here and I am really enjoying your blog! I am gonna follow and continue to read on! I invite you over to "The Redeemed Gardener"!Clint Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12125748678345517185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-11985927073759369722012-03-23T06:02:14.691+10:002012-03-23T06:02:14.691+10:00We've got a large patch of comfrey planted by ...We've got a large patch of comfrey planted by the previous owners - it sits in the path of the run-off from the septic tank. That way it does two jobs; absorbing and cleaning the liquid run-off, and then as fertiliser. <br />Comfrey leaves can be added to the trench when planting potatoes to act as fertiliser - occasionally one will root, but can be removed and replanted elsewhere if tackled at an early stage. <br /><br />I've heard elsewhere that the smell happens when the comfrey liquid is mixed with water. Comfrey leaves can be packed into a pipe and pressed down with a few stones, and a tap put in to pour off the liquid fertiliser as it starts to decompose, rather than mixing it with water to begin with - I've seen it on TV, although I haven't tried it myself.Katherinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-76792683584202226792012-03-23T01:20:57.971+10:002012-03-23T01:20:57.971+10:00Great ideas Rhonda! I have heard that rabbit manur...Great ideas Rhonda! I have heard that rabbit manure can be used without being aged and it is the only type that can. We apply light applications of rabbit manure from right underneath the rabbit pen to our garden and it works great and never burns the plants. Also urine is supposed to be great. Use a 1/20 ratio, 1 part urine to 20 parts water.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00019027182442028209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-60213487922716005712012-03-22T23:26:44.872+10:002012-03-22T23:26:44.872+10:00Thank you for this very informative and helpful po...Thank you for this very informative and helpful post! I plan to make these fertilizers this season (which is only just beginning here in the north). Another notch in our self reliance "post" :)Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-91442994563499128262012-03-22T22:14:26.672+10:002012-03-22T22:14:26.672+10:00I just wanted to add a wee word of warning about m...I just wanted to add a wee word of warning about manure. Unfortunately if the animal has been de-wormed, these medications can sometimes be long lasting and kill the worms in your soil - even the organic medications can be a big problem.<br />Fortunately comfrey can substitute. You can use Rhonda's great tea idea or you can let the leaves wilt and use them as a mulch on the plants. It has what we need from manure - and nothing we don't! <br />@ Helen go ahead and use any of those weeds, they are all really good for the compost heap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61039388058147944012012-03-22T21:44:52.008+10:002012-03-22T21:44:52.008+10:00Thanks so much for sharing Rhonda, it makes me in ...Thanks so much for sharing Rhonda, it makes me in the mood for gardening! It's not quite yet the time here in our little corner of the world. Spring is just waking up from the long winter :-)<br />Have a great day!nabibiddihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02583612800220292881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39318799050430491812012-03-22T17:38:52.536+10:002012-03-22T17:38:52.536+10:00Hi Rhonda, do you mean you can use any kind of wee...Hi Rhonda, do you mean you can use any kind of weeds, or are there particular things which are good? I'm in the middle of clearing a weed infested garden at the moment, and if I can use them rather than disposing of them, then it would be good. We have a lot of oxalis, which I know is high in nitrogen, rough grasses, and several broad leaved things of the dandelion type!<br /><br />I don't want to add any of this to my compost bin, for obvious reasons!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07332731223601172953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-47725001840294457662012-03-22T16:10:58.194+10:002012-03-22T16:10:58.194+10:00Sarah, yes, same thing - it's minerals. It is...Sarah, yes, same thing - it's minerals. It is fun!rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-56409771717365844942012-03-22T15:31:05.663+10:002012-03-22T15:31:05.663+10:00I have a question. What are Trace element? I hav...I have a question. What are Trace element? I have not seem this in the U. S. at least around where I live. Is it anything like rock dust to put minerals back into the soil? I do add this to our soil. I am so thankful for your liquid fertilizer recipes. Thank you do much. I use Fish emulsion as a foliar fertilizer so far. I also uses a bit of it in the ground mid way through the growing season. There is always much to learn! Isn't it fun!!! I feel like a kid playing in the dirt!! :) SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-3411352330751484472012-03-22T13:29:36.275+10:002012-03-22T13:29:36.275+10:00So useful... I can't wait to try this.
Love t...So useful... I can't wait to try this.<br /><br />Love this, Rhonda. Thank you!Nicolehttp://owlnaturals.etsy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-61728439671127763492012-03-22T12:12:07.944+10:002012-03-22T12:12:07.944+10:00Great advice on the homemade fertilizers.
Indira ...Great advice on the homemade fertilizers.<br /><br />Indira Naidoo (The Edible Balcony) together with her neighbour, have produced some Worm Juice from worm castings. They've bottled it up and are selling it as a fundraiser. Here's the link...<br /><br />http://saucyonion.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/worm-juice-miracle-plant-food.html<br /><br />Cheers - JoolzJoolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74897969519347071092012-03-22T10:52:00.506+10:002012-03-22T10:52:00.506+10:00Great post Rhonda. I make a similar fertilizer br...Great post Rhonda. I make a similar fertilizer brew out of sheep and chicken manure and any weeds that I want to kill. I also use worm wee as a plant tonic. You can read about it at my post titled <a href="http://www.greeningofgavin.com/2012/01/home-made-liquid-fertiliser.html" rel="nofollow">"Home-made Liquid Fertilizer"</a>.<br /><br />Gav xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08995214671079288985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-86168019417772157612012-03-22T08:36:21.480+10:002012-03-22T08:36:21.480+10:00I have some comfrey tea brewing at the moment. I ...I have some comfrey tea brewing at the moment. I just put the leaves in a small pot with a hole in the bottom and the rich liquid drips out the bottom into a waiting bucket, no water. Very, very concentrated,and it doesn't smell. I learnt that from an Englishman on an allotment.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-46949284456613629492012-03-22T07:09:16.741+10:002012-03-22T07:09:16.741+10:00Such excellent information! Thank you, Rhonda. :)
...Such excellent information! Thank you, Rhonda. :)<br />-JaimeNgo Family Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15484243776589015749noreply@blogger.com