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Are all weed and garden trimmings suitable for the drowning method to produce a liquid fertilizer. I have chopped up all my tomato plants and stuck them in a bucket of water - it looks good but does pong. Is there anything that can't be treated this way? -- faeychild |
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faeychild wrote:
Are all weed and garden trimmings suitable for the drowning method to produce a liquid fertilizer. I have chopped up all my tomato plants and stuck them in a bucket of water - it looks good but does pong. Is there anything that can't be treated this way? Wood probably. But youre asking for flies,and other nasties and breeding soil borne disease carrying bacteria perhaps. I would prefer to bury it....It composts naturally then. |
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On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:10:09 +1100, faeychild wrote:
Are all weed and garden trimmings suitable for the drowning method to produce a liquid fertilizer. The idea of liquid fertiliser was that the plant(s) that went into the water were known to concentrate certain elements/compunds. OTOH, other plants, e.g. tobacco, are known to concentrate certain compounds that can kill bugs. I have chopped up all my tomato plants and stuck them in a bucket of water - it looks good but does pong. Is there anything that can't be treated this way? I guess not, but see above for final use/purpose. |
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yep you can use any green material.
it does need a good stir a couple of times a day to keep the stench down, or buy one of those fish tank aeraters a small one and have that running. On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:10:09 +1100, faeychild wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len & bev -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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jonno wrote:
faeychild wrote: Are all weed and garden trimmings suitable for the drowning method to produce a liquid fertilizer. I have chopped up all my tomato plants and stuck them in a bucket of water - it looks good but does pong. Is there anything that can't be treated this way? Wood probably. But youre asking for flies,and other nasties and breeding soil borne disease carrying bacteria perhaps. I would prefer to bury it....It composts naturally then. Actually I never though of wood WOOD. I was considering only softer fleshed plant material -- faeychild |
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faeychild wrote:
jonno wrote: faeychild wrote: Are all weed and garden trimmings suitable for the drowning method to produce a liquid fertilizer. I have chopped up all my tomato plants and stuck them in a bucket of water - it looks good but does pong. Is there anything that can't be treated this way? Wood probably. But youre asking for flies,and other nasties and breeding soil borne disease carrying bacteria perhaps. I would prefer to bury it....It composts naturally then. Actually I never though of wood WOOD. I was considering only softer fleshed plant material You asked...I answered. Wood decomposes better in damp conditions... Its marvelous how different fungi work... |
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