Nettle and tomato are an inconspicuous duo, but usingnettle fertilizer for tomatoeswe will achieve amazing results! Find outwhy, when growing tomatoes, it is worth reaching fornettle fertilizer as a great alternative to its mineral counterparts. Seehow to make and apply nettle fertilizerto make your tomatoes grow like crazy! Meet the proven ecological way to he althy and plump tomatoes: -)
Nettle fertilizer for tomatoes
The tomato is a plant with high nutritional requirements. This is why we most often use organic or mineral fertilizers in its cultivation. The tomato loves regular watering and fertilizing with fertilizers, especially during the fruit setting period.
Organic natural fertilizers do not harm the soil or the microorganisms that live in it, so when growing tomatoes, it is worth reaching for them, providing yourself with he althy and ecological vegetables.
An example offertilizer that makes tomatoes grow crazyis natural nettle fertilizer. Nettles are rich in nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium and magnesium, iron, calcium, silicon, manganese, zinc, organic acids and mineral s alts. Asnettle fertilizer contains many valuable nutrients , it influences plant growth and development, flowering and, consequently, yielding. The liquid fertilizer of nettles is supplied to plants growing in the ground, as well as to tomato plants growing in containers. In this way, a rapid improvement in the growth of plants in poor condition is achieved. It is also worth adding thatnettle fertilizer for tomatoesnot only provides plants with the necessary nutrients and improves their growth, but also reduces their incidence of tomato diseases.
How to make tomato nettles fertilizer?
Nettle fertilizer for tomatoes is madein the form of the so-called slurry. The most nutrients are nettles that do not bloom, so to prepare the fertilizer, collect the nettles in the spring.
To prepare the nettle manure, we need : 1 kg of cut nettle, 10 liters of water and a plastic bucket. Place the cut nettle in a bucket, pour water over it and let it ferment for one to two weeks - depending on the weather (high temperature will speed up the fermentation process). Once a day, we thoroughly mix the contents of the bucket, which allows you to speed up the fermentation process.
Nettle fertilizer for tomatoes during fermentationgives off a pungent unpleasant odor and foams a lot. Therefore, it is worth adding rock flour to it, which will soften the strong smell of the liquid a little, enriching it with potassium. Bas alt flour is perfect for this purpose.Blooming valerian plants will also help to alleviate the smell.
How to apply nettle fertilizer to make tomatoes grow like crazy?
When the nettle manure stops foaming, it is ready to use. So preparedfertilizer from nettles for tomatoes should be used only after diluting with water in the ratio 1: 10 . After dilution, the tomatoes are watered with this fertilizer every two weeks.
Remember!When watering tomatoes with nettle manure, always dilute the solution in water. You can fertilize your tomatoes with the slurry without dilution!
RegularThe use of nettle fertilizer for tomatoeshas a positive effect on the condition of plants, improves their flowering and reduces the occurrence of diseases and pests!
Are there ready-made preparations of nettles for fertilizing tomatoes?
If we do not have access to nettles or conditions to prepare the liquid manure (e.g. growing tomatoes on a balcony in the city), it is worth using available in storesready-made nettle preparations .They are available in two versions:
- concentrate for watering and spraying to stimulate plant growth,
- liquid manure for spraying against diseases and pests
Thanks to themwe can fully enjoy the benefits of nettle, without the need to collect herbs and prepare preparations ourselvesTo facilitate access to these preparations, we have introduced them to our store tutorial. Click on the picture below for more info: -)
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