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How much tea you you mix with your water is for the most part trail an error. However, if you start weak, it'll be more trail than error. A suggested ratio for this tea would be 1:5 - 1:7. In my experience, the darker and thicker the liquid, the more concentrated it is.
Originally Posted By DocLeaf At ICMAG
Yo folks,,
Nettles Tea is a good source of nutrients,, high in nitrogen,, nice in magnesium, sulfur and iron,, and is practically free
Net (designed for laundry tabs) stuffed full of nettles...
Nettle net placed in a bowl of water...
Then just leave the leaves to brew for a week or so, in a warm place,, and the Nettle Tea will be ready to use.
How much tea you you mix with your water is for the most part trail an error. However, if you start weak, it'll be more trail than error. A suggested ratio for this tea would be 1:5 - 1:7. In my experience, the darker and thicker the liquid, the more concentrated it is.
The second method of extraction produces a more concentrated tea that is to be mixed with your water. Again ratio's of dilution are are best to be worked out by each person. A suggested ratio would be from 1:10 to 1:15. As an organic head, It is important to me that I use rainwater to sustain the micro-organisms. Does it help, I like to think so.
Orignally Posted by: freefields at ICMAG
Take a 2 litre plastic bottle, stuff it full of chopped nettles, add a little bit of water (100ml will do) and replace the cap.
Drill a tiny hole in the cap.
Sit bottle upside down in a container, a bucket will do.
After 3-4 days the plant material will start to break down and a thick, dark green liquid will start to drip out of the bottle, within 8-10 days you will have about a litre of concentrated nettle juice. Dilute 1:10 and use.
There are lots of other highly useful plants in the British countryside, Comfrey is a prime example, concentrated Comfrey juice produced with the bottle method I described has an NPK of around 8-5-20, wonderful stuff to use until mid flower.