Nettle has long been considered an enemy of the gardener, if not number one, then number three for sure. I remember since childhood bosonogo.
So I carefully cut off the burning weed, until one day a neighbor, the countries concerned hiss that could be heard from our site (and how not to hiss when this nasty burns) are not asked to tear out the freshly-burning grass.
Of course, I gave all of his arms without mercy and tried to impose more and wormwood, but she is not interested in an experienced Summer Resident.
Give, I give, but curiosity tormented me for two more days. So I had to thrust her on a tour of the kitchen garden and ask why she needed a nettle.
The use of nettles for a vegetable garden
It turned out, nettle - unique herb. And it, in general, should be almost forced to raise anywhere near the fence.
It will be an excellent fertilizer, will help to drive away from vegetables and berries nasty slugs and snails will protect the plant from the invasion of aphids.
As fertilizer, I use nettles (and all other grass) for a long time, but that's about aphids heard for the first time.
Nettle aphid
Prepare infusion from pests is very simple.
Grass bunch necessary to fill with cold water (1 kg necessary 10 liters of water). A neighbor just pours green grass and waiting for hours. It may be less, especially when warm outside, as long as the grass is not the start to wander.
A day later, the plants can be treated. Aphids are killed almost immediately by formic acid contained in the nettles, and no longer appears throughout the season. But if suddenly appears, I already know how to get rid of it!
By the way, the infusion is quite suitable for indoor plants.
A few more facts about the nettles
Infusion of nettle rejoice in almost all plants.
- For tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, berry bushes, he will be a real treat from which they will be delighted and will thank a great harvest.
- Protect from such infusion mildew and phytophthora.
- Yes, and the ground under the nettle has a bunch of useful properties, so that it is possible to use drag and drop to the bed.
- And from it we can cook a conditioner for hair and face masks.
- Or used as a salad dressing and sauces, cabbage soup or pie.
In ancient times it weaved from durable and lightweight fabrics, so that in the famous fairy tale, it turns out, not all fiction.
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