I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

Pete

On Tue, 17 May 2005 20:04:46 GMT, "Cumberpach"
wrote:

I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

Pete

Not quite the right answer, maybe, but the old standby Phostrogen
which isn't all that expensive can be used as a foliar feed.
Dilution's on the packet.

"Jupiter" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 May 2005 20:04:46 GMT, "Cumberpach"
wrote:

I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has
anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

Pete

Not quite the right answer, maybe, but the old standby Phostrogen
which isn't all that expensive can be used as a foliar feed.
Dilution's on the packet.

Thanks for that info. I didn't realise that Phostrogen was also a foliar
feed. It's certainly a lot cheaper than the specialised brands, like Bio
etc.

Cumberpach wrote:
"Jupiter" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 May 2005 20:04:46 GMT, "Cumberpach"
wrote:

I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping
channels. I'm sure they produce good results, but they are one
heck
of a price. Has anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

Pete

Not quite the right answer, maybe, but the old standby Phostrogen
which isn't all that expensive can be used as a foliar feed.
Dilution's on the packet.

Thanks for that info. I didn't realise that Phostrogen was also a
foliar feed. It's certainly a lot cheaper than the specialised
brands, like Bio etc.

B&Q offer their own brand, to much the same formulation, which is a
little cheaper. I don't think it's worth paying for the Bio name.

--
Mike.

On Tue, 17 May 2005 20:04:46 GMT, "Cumberpach"
wrote:

I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ??

Seaweed solution is often recommended as an organic foliar feed. You
can buy the concentrate. Not sure how you would make your own.
Soaking nettles and comfrey in a barrel of water makes a good liqud
feed, but with home made, it is alwaystricky knowing how much to use.
Spending a bit more would give you more peace of mind.
I think you can use any liquid food as foliar feed also.

Pam in Bristol

Cumberpach wrote:

I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has
anyone got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

Pete

From: http://www.greenchronicle.com/garden...ganic_feed.htm

1) Brew comfrey tea by stuffing a barrel (or something like it) with comfrey
just cut; top up the container with water; put a lid on and leave. The brew
will at first be thick and syrupy and then dark and really smelly. Use neat
around tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes etc.
2) Make a comfrey or nettle concentrate. Weight down comfrey or nettle
leaves in a container with a tap at the bottom. As the plants rot a black
plant feed can be drawn off at the tap. Dilute to use, or store in old
plastic bottles to use later. This is good as a foliar feed.
3) Wrap a good quantity of manure in a sheet or length of agricultural
fleece; tie the bundle together at the top and suspend in a barrel of
water. This will produce a manure tea for foliar feeding.
4) Collect your urine and, if you are confident that you are in good health,
dilute at a rate of 1-20 and use as a foliar feed. I would only suggest
doing this for home consumption and don't feed plants like this that you
are harvesting from in the near future.

There are some other alternatives you might like to consider: worm bin
liquid; seaweed feed if you live near a good source; finally, a good
composting system and regular applications of compost around your plants is
probably the best feed we can give them - start your estimates at around 8
tons/acre per year.

--
I have a simple philosophy:

Fill what's empty.
Empty what's full.
Scratch where it itches.
-- A. R. Longworth

In article , Cumberpach
writes
I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

We have used nettle infusion as a foliar feed and as an insect repellent
for many years with excellent results. See the urg FAQ at:
http://www.nugget.demon.co.uk/MetaFAQ/nettle.html

--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.

"Alan Gould" wrote in message
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In article , Cumberpach
writes
I've seen foliar feeds in garden centres and on the shopping channels. I'm
sure they produce good results, but they are one heck of a price. Has
anyone
got any home-grown remedies for garden and allotment ?? TIA

We have used nettle infusion as a foliar feed and as an insect repellent
for many years with excellent results. See the urg FAQ at:
http://www.nugget.demon.co.uk/MetaFAQ/nettle.html

3 to 4 weeks should be perfect timing for using nettle 'soup' and the insect
deterent would be a bonus on the allotment. Thanks again to all the above
posts.