Nettle Tea

[MJBadger]

its not collecting the egg that my issue, its crushing them

Thats easily done , what you need is a pillowcase full of them & stuff under the mattress then find yourself a wild lady preferably one with a bit of weight on her , the rest is self explanitory . L O L .
I have a fair bit of eggshell in my compost coz i`m always baking cake for the bird table but that reminds me about oystershell as i used to use a lot with my bird feed for breeding when i had my aviary .
Thanks for the link on the Comfrey , i have had a look outside & reckon i may be able to grow a bed of it if i clear a nettle patch . I have so many areas of nettle i can afford to clear some .

Stay green .

 

[Agent 47]

I love this thread. I'm an organic head through and through and this info is a dream come true. I got some nettle FPE going along with some Dandelion. I have (2) 1 liter bottle extraction methods going on, along with the deep soak system method originally stated. I'm a fungophile, but am gradually learning plants as well. To the best of my knowledge, Bracken are the ferns that blanket the forest floor, correct?


On a side note, Along river systems in the NE united states, Stinging nettle is a fairly accurate marker for finding a potent psychedelic mushroom called, Psilocybe Ovoideocystidiata. In the past I would say in select states in the NE but as the years pass it's becoming apparent that this species is spreading and here to stay.

 

[Agent 47]

As Jay said, It's WIDELY distributed. Here's a link to different species and their distribution maps. http://plants.usda.gov/java/nameSearch

This appears to be a map for all the subspecies combined. http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=URDI

 

[MJBadger]

its not collecting the egg that my issue, its crushing them

D M , sometimes i`m a bit slow & i should have remembered this . I mentioned that i used to use oystershell as a dietry supplement for my bird breeding . I also used to chop eggshell very fine with a food processor then combine it with boiled egg as a chick feed . The food processor should take the eggshell down very fine as it`s a fairly easy material to chop up especially if you run it for a minute or so .
The comfrey is now planned for next years flower feed i just need to find something fast to help this year as i already have some plants flowering , on those i`m using an organic tom food + mollasses but still want to grow my own plants to make a brew .


Stay green .

 

[Agent 47]

great flower feeds are yarrow, chamomile, and comfrey, comfrey, did i mention comfrey?

When it comes to Yarrow and Chamomile, the intention is to gather the leaves rather than the flowers and main stem, correct?

 

[jaykush]

nope you want everything, stem, flower, leaf. hell you could even do the root if you wanted.

also when it comes to yarrow and chamomile, less is more for sure.

 

[Agent 47]

nope you want everything, stem, flower, leaf. hell you could even do the root if you wanted.

also when it comes to yarrow and chamomile, less is more for sure.

Good look. I'm an avid mushroom hunter, so it was fun to go out "hunting" plants rather than mushrooms for once. Still fun, different objective, same game. I got some dandelion, nettle, dock, and yarrow brewin' up now. Started them all yesterday and today after reading this thread.

 

[jaykush]

good luck and enjoy, once you get this system dialed in, imo it cant be beat. the amount of plants out there for us to use is huge, which = fine tuning on a strain like never before = the dankest headies.

 

[MJBadger]

We`ve all said about the smell of nettle brew , well this afternoon i`m outside feeding all the plants & using nettle on my bonsai trees . The 2 tier bonsai bench is directly under the main window & i never realised the missus was having a kip in the chair . Well she woke up coughing & swearing like a Navvy . I`m still laughing now . Sometimes the little things in life do make me smile .

Stay green .

 

[haxi]

Usefull thread!
But I'm wondering: Do someone have an experience of growing cannabis in the nettles?
I mean I read somewhere that nettles and cannabis had a common genetic history and that their needs are approximately the same, so the soil where nettles grow should be pretty rich and full of nutrients... right?

I'm actually growing outdoor guerilla, all my plants are planted on a nettles field, and they are good at the moment... Check link in my signature.

Peace

 

[MJBadger]

But I'm wondering: Do someone have an experience of growing cannabis in the nettles?

Hi Haxi , i have grown a lot of my guerilla plots in nettle . Great camo for a while but near the back end of the season the nettles start to die back after flowering & decent sized MJ plants stand out both because of their colour/size/shape .


Stay green .

 

[DocLeaf]

CAUTION !!!

Nettles often play host to large colonies of black spider-mites!!!!

It is often wise to process nettle-tea away from plants under cultivation for this reason! As a security precaution a separate set of clothes could be worn when collecting nettles,, as well as a thick pair of gloves

Usefull thread!
But I'm wondering: Do someone have an experience of growing cannabis in the nettles?

We've grown cannabis and nettles together in the same planter as a kid. The root nodules of nettles directly fix nitrates into soil substrate. Both ganja and nettles will happily grow in symbioses with many other species of plants. However nettles also play host to and attract many unwanted pests and insects,, like mold, mites, moths and butterflies

Chck out the Romanian growers thread in th Romanian language sub-forum to see great examples of outdoor growing in nettle patches

Hope this helps

 

[haxi]

Thanks for the usefull infos DocLeaf, I'll be carefull with the nettles around and check them for spider mites and others pests.

CAUTION !!!
Chck out the Romanian growers thread in th Romanian language sub-forum to see great examples of outdoor growing in nettle patches

Hope this helps

Obviously I can't read Romanian, can't find the thread....

Thanks guys !

 

[Spok]

if nettles are so susceptible to all those insects, how does nettle tea fight off insects and diseases

 

[DocLeaf]

Obviously I can't read Romanian, can't find the thread....

Thanks guys !

My mistake,, it was in the Polish subforum

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=152068&page=66

 

[DARC MIND]

if nettles are so susceptible to all those insects, how does nettle tea fight off insects and diseases

i would think the smell of fermented nettle may help deter pest but IMHO if u go out and want to harvest nettle. look for the healthiest nettle u can find. i wouldnt use infested nettle for anything really, ther are some /possibly many very lush nettle spots u just got to scout.
i have seen plots of nettle with insect damage and not soo good looking foliage all the time but those arnt of interest to me. i look for the healthy nettle that towers myself and leaves the size of my hand or bigger. these spots obviously have rich soil witch obviously means rich nettle = nutrient rich fermented extract
the nettle i grow myself has no insect damage what so ever but it is being foliar sprayed all the time with goods,& soil was preped to keep it healthy from the common pest.
u must understand wild nette doesnt really choose were it will take root, so sometimes nettle happends to be growing in weak soil, witch gives pest a nice meal.
HTH

 

[MJBadger]

happy plants

happy plants

All fed on Nettle , some now on flower ferts some very near flower & a few more poss 2wk away . I really love to see plants grown totally organic . Wheres all other members plants raised on organic ferts ?

https://www.icmag.com/ic/showthread.php?t=160160&page=49

Stay green .

 

[Scrogerman]

So has there been any actual tea recipes listed in this great thread yet!
Does it go more on colour of your brew(before diluting) or do you use an EC truncheon/meter etc. Is there anyone with any number charts/ dilution ratio's of all these organic greens, ie- grams of dried comfrey/nettle/doc etc etc. I think its great. Also can i add carbs to my nettle teas, mollasses etc. Im just about to start brewing, maybe start with a 5 gal brew, see how it goes. Got Plagron Bat Guano & some EWC too, any advise would be appreciated, im looking for veg & bloom tea recipes! Cheers guys, Great Thread!

My ears pricked when i read the title of the thread, i just paid £10 for 2 very tiny bags, 1 of EWC & 1 Guano, i nearly fainted when they asked for ten squid for 2 tiny little bags-crazy expensive stuff!

 

[jaykush]

So has there been any actual tea recipes listed in this great thread yet!

there is no set recipe, its all up to you on how strong you make it. and you really cant fail.

no need to check the EC unless you want to.

no need to add carbs

no need for bat guano, nettle tea is already strong in nutrients.

no need for EWC this is not a biological brew, its a nutrient tea.

if your going to make a 5 gallon tea, use these as initial guidelines. over time you can change the amounts and length of time to fit your needs.

to a 5 gallon bucket, fill 1/4 full with chopped fresh nettles, fill to the top with water, let sit until fermentation is done. to check give it a quick agitating stir for a moment, if it bubbles a lot its still fermenting, if not strain out the plant matter and you now have your concentrate, dilute 1:20 for soil drenches. if not strong enough, next time dilute less.

for dry crushed nettle meal, follow as above but only use about 2-3 cups unless you want a really strong tea( which you will need to dilute more is all) the finer the plant matter is ground the faster fermentation will occur.

 

[Scrogerman]

Im looking at making an all in one, with carbs if possible for my outdoor plants. The EWC & Guano are part of the compost tea recipe i was going to knock up, as nettle alone doesnt contain the whole profile of nutrients needed, shall i just go with the nettle tea for the veg & something else for bloom like comfrey. My problem is i dont want to be visiting my patch too often, so im looking for an all in one tea, Carbs, all in so to say! thanks for the input Jay, noted!

Oh i see, does nettle contain the whole nutrient profile needed for veg & bloom on its own?
Thats what im trying to get at, Can i incorporate a nettle Tea & or Comphrey tea with carbs & Guano , EWC etc. Its just i can only get to my spot maybe once a week twice if im lucky & id like to get everything in one hit if i can! is the nettle tea a complete nutrient solution on its own is it? Teas are a new thing to me as you can prolly tell!
thanks for your help jay!