Organic Liquid Feeds To Keep Your Plants Healthy.
Organic liquid feeds are used to provide plant nutrients quickly when a deficiency is suspected. As they contain the nutrients already in a form the plant can absorb through its roots or leaves they can fix an ailing plant in the short term. It is possible to prepare a feed that is rich in one or more needed ingredients such as nitrogen or potassium .
The favorite way to make an organic liquid feed is to use either a compost or an animal manure as the basis . A container will be filled with water and the solid material is suspended from a piece of wood across the top inside some sort of porous sack or item of hosiery. It takes one to two weeks and several stirrings before the feed can be used.
Depending on the quantities of materials used the finished feed will vary in strength. Feeds made from bird manures are always stronger. Use about one part liquid feed to forty to fifty parts water to feed plants.
Weeds such as stinging nettles, or specially grown comfrey leaves, are a rich source of nutrients and good for making a plant based liquid feed. Because they are bulkier than animal products two additional preparation methods can be employed. The simplest is to put the wilted leaves in the bottom of a container and add water and soak for several weeks. The second method needs a vessel with a tap at the bottom. Use the plant material to fill the vessel and then add weights to the top to compress the leaves. After a while a strong liquid will be exuded by the decomposing leaves and you can draw it off via the tap. After dilution this is good for peppers,cucumbers and tomatoes.
Another source would be any vegetable matter that provided it was soaked for at least four weeks would give a usable liquid and a remaining sludge that can be added to the compost heap.
Seaweed can be collected on the beach if it is oil free and taken home and washed and dried and then used to make a good liquid feed.
The easiest liquid feed of all is human urine, containing a lot of nitrogen, and usable without further preparation. Dilute a little before use.
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