From the Compost Heap header. A pencil style illustration of a compost heap with flowers and plants growing around it. A bee buzzes by and a white rabbit hops by.

  • Nettle Liquid Feed

    Crush nettles to bruise and rip.
    Mix with equal weight of brown sugar.

    Cram in sterile jar to ferment.

    Cover with sugar.

    Weigh with stone. Leave air gap.

    Cover with breathable cover like sourdough.

    Leave cool and dark 5-7 days.

    Strain off liquid and that’s your plant food.

    Dilute 1 in 500 or for delicate plants 1 in 1000.

    She says it doesn’t smell bad like some liquid feeds!

    via Francis Tophill at Damson Farm

    BBC Gardeners World 2025: 14

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