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nettle fertiliser?

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c75kp0r · 23/05/2020 18:50

Hello I was wondering if anyone makes fertiliser from nettles?
I decided to give it a try so shredded up my nettles and soaked them in a bucket. That was about a week or 10 days ago: I accidentally knocked the lid off today and wonder if mine has gone wrong..

I knew it was supposed to smell bad but this was like dung from a very sick animal with an added overtone of rotten cheese. Is it really meant to be that bad?

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WitchWindows · 23/05/2020 20:03

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VallarMorghulis · 23/05/2020 22:18

Yes it smells terrible! Don't spill any on yourself!

WitchWindows · 23/05/2020 23:25

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c75kp0r · 24/05/2020 07:45

Thank you so much for confirming!

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stella1know · 24/05/2020 16:55

I put comfrey plus nettle together and yes, smells awful. I make it without a lid and put it in a corner, it isn’t so bad except the last dregs at the bottom which land in the compost anyway.

bellinisurge · 24/05/2020 16:58

I just do "chop and drop" with either nettles or comfrey

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