hi yes will do .i am pretty sure that every green plant has different minerals and trace vitamins in it .I think horseradish has its own benefits to plants but im basically going to use comfrey and whatever green plants i can get hold of.
Hi wazman. Words of warning. Both horseradish and comfrey are absolute thugs in the garden. Once you have horseradish you will never be able to get rid of it. There is a cultivar of comfrey called Bocking 14 which is the one to go for as it is non invasive unlike its unruly relative.
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i understand you can use others from the borage family, i did some 'tea' from Alkanet. i don't have any real evidence the fertiliser worked, as i didn't have other plants to leave and compare growth etc.....but i can say it didn't harm. i have lots left to dilute this year alongside some nettle tea.
I rarely boil veggies but, when I do I save vegetable water from boiling potatoes, sweet potatoes, steaming broccoli etc and use it to water house plants once it's cooled. Minerals from the veggies pass into the water. Same on the few occasions I boil eggs as a bit of calcium is dissolved from the shells. Just remember not to use salted water!
If you're too impatient to wait for your compost heap you can also infuse veggie peelings in water to make a tea.
If you have access to fresh seaweed it makes an excellent fertiliser but be sure to rinse off all the salt before soaking in covered buckets.
Garlic infusions make good pest repellents and do not harm the good guys.
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I got so much horseradish leave which im thinking of turning into liquid fertilizer as its much quicker
Any ideas of nutrient content?
Comfrey has a high potash content, good for flowers and fruit.
Nettle has a high nitrogen content, good for green leafy veg and brassicas.
If you find out anything about the horseradish leaves come back and let us know will you? Thanks
hi yes will do .i am pretty sure that every green plant has different minerals and trace vitamins in it .I think horseradish has its own benefits to plants but im basically going to use comfrey and whatever green plants i can get hold of.
I dont have comfrey but will grow it
Hi wazman. Words of warning. Both horseradish and comfrey are absolute thugs in the garden. Once you have horseradish you will never be able to get rid of it. There is a cultivar of comfrey called Bocking 14 which is the one to go for as it is non invasive unlike its unruly relative.
If you're too impatient to wait for your compost heap you can also infuse veggie peelings in water to make a tea.
If you have access to fresh seaweed it makes an excellent fertiliser but be sure to rinse off all the salt before soaking in covered buckets.
Garlic infusions make good pest repellents and do not harm the good guys.