tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post3107118867080570379..comments2023-04-30T07:26:41.593-07:00Comments on The Part-Time Homesteader: Overrun with nettlesBradato Kopelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18340349291616597363noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-27911390431482565292012-05-22T01:34:49.312-07:002012-05-22T01:34:49.312-07:00Nettles are a very good source of phosphorous (so ...Nettles are a very good source of phosphorous (so I was told). Some gardeners deliberately grow stuff like buckwheat and fenugreek to make into fertilizer and you can grow things from the pea and bean family and harvest the roots for nitrogen.Dracunculushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204479346153067121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-43172818383408479272012-05-20T13:31:37.407-07:002012-05-20T13:31:37.407-07:00Cheers for the comments; do you think that the &qu...Cheers for the comments; do you think that the "sticky willy" could be added to this broth?<br /><br />The conversion sounds like a good idea; these are old bins that have been relegated to garden duty. If you want to send me some plans/photographs I'll be really happy to put it on here :)<br /><br />keep growing :)Bradato Kopelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340349291616597363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-30164999558254682852012-05-20T12:19:11.687-07:002012-05-20T12:19:11.687-07:00I think it should work with almost any leafy inter...I think it should work with almost any leafy interloper. I bought a plant food maker (http://www.lakeland.co.uk/51997/Plant-Food-Maker) which works on that principle (you can use food waste, plant and grass cuttings, etc...). I reckon it'd be relatively easy to convert your bin, if you're willing to drill a hole into it (for a tap). The one I've got has a cage for the cuttings, which you plunge up and down to 'aerate' the 'brew'. Whether it needs aerating or not I do not know.<br /><br />Good to know that nettles are a good source of nutrients for plant food (they also make good tea and human food themselves - as long as they're blanched to neutralise the stingers). It's a shame that we cleared out our near permanent bed of nettles and 'sticky willy' years ago; they're a rare occurrence in our garden now.anubeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129071449719839802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-62905178357132627152012-05-20T12:13:22.688-07:002012-05-20T12:13:22.688-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.anubeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129071449719839802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-85468230146301522782012-05-20T07:51:07.434-07:002012-05-20T07:51:07.434-07:00I think that nettles have a lot of nitrogen in the...I think that nettles have a lot of nitrogen in them? So maybe this is leaching that out into the water? I don't know :) I'll be interested to see it too :)Bradato Kopelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18340349291616597363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9220890314884542394.post-67129839398186185032012-05-20T07:29:11.874-07:002012-05-20T07:29:11.874-07:00Interesting to see that results - not heard that o...Interesting to see that results - not heard that one before.SalfordScallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12932995440587958675noreply@blogger.com