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How do I attract butterflies
On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 14:36:12 GMT, Tim Challenger
"timothy(dot)challenger(at)apk(dot)at" wrote: Stinging-nettle soup for your garden: :-) Fill a big pot/drum with nettles, fill 3/4 with water and stand pot in a warm location do not cover. It should start fermenting - leave for a week or two, stirring every day or so. When it's finished fermenting it should be a dark brown colour (and probably smell awful). Remove nettles and bung on compost, you can now cover the pot if you want. Ain't no 'probably' about the awful smell - it really does niff something chronic! Dilute 1:50 and spray to fight aphids. or 1:10 or stronger as a liquid feed. Rich in nitrogen and potash. Or so I'm told. I've used it as a foliar feed, and it works wonders. I'd be inclined to spray it on late in the evening, to give the odour a chance to dissipate overnight. Regards, -- Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations www.shwoodwind.co.uk Emails to: showard{whoisat}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk |
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