David in Normandy wrote in news:4fb8e417$0
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On 20/05/2012 14:05, wrote:
Well, the cheapest fertiliser is that which you produce yourself :-)
I swear by pee as fertilizer now and it is free. From the research I've
done it is quite a balanced fertiliser in NPK terms plus it has trace
elements. I simply use an old large necked detergent bottle as a urinal
Well, actually, I have to use extra large ;-) .My eyesight is not what it
used to be!
and each days collection gets made up to a watering can full with water
from the water butt. It is surprisingly odour free, presumably because
of the dilution and the way the ground / plants take up the nutrients.
It gets used mainly on the vegetable garden. Each day a different row of
plants gets a feed. They cycle takes around two - three weeks before a
row gets another feed. It works very well. For anyone on the squeamish
side I ask the question: Is it any worse than putting on horse, cow or
chicken manure?! Pee is free and is effective.
I agree, but I thought, perhaps wrongly, that only leafy growth would
benefit. Such as brassicas.
Thanks for the tip (oh!matron!)
Baz