We feast on tomatoes in summer: in salads, in a pie or even in a ratatouille. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular fruits of the French. Nothing better than being able to grow some in your garden. To do this, it is necessary to water well and monitor the grain daily. How to fortify tomatoes and give them even more flavor? Natural fertilizers are your allies. Focus on the one that has been on the rise in recent years: nettle manure. Urgent delivery of all our advice on how to prepare it and make the best use of it in your garden. Follow the guide!

Why fortify tomatoes with nettle manure?

What is nettle manure? It is a fermented preparation that is used as a biostimulant in garden plants such as tomatoes. In addition, it is rich in essential minerals and nutrients. Nettle manure fertilizes and protects plantations from fungal diseases. It also keeps aphids and other insects away from your plants.

Thanks to its high nitrogen content, nettle manure is mainly used at the beginning of growth. Therefore, it helps a lot in the formation of foliage. As if that were not enough, nettle manure also contains organic compounds such as proteins, bacteria, enzymes or even ferments. In conclusion, it is a good alternative as a homemade natural fertilizer. Adopting it in your garden is a guarantee of healthy tomatoes!

What do you need to prepare it?

Don’t be scared, preparing nettle manure to fortify tomatoes is actually very simple. For that, this is what you will need:

• Two non-metallic containers of at least 10 liters: one for brewing, the other for filtration.
• Gloves
• una podadora
• A funnel
• A kitchen cloth or strainer
• 10 liters of water
• 1 kg of fresh nettle or 100 g of dried nettle

In an eco-responsible concern, we recommend that you use water collected in a rain collector. It is a necessity to save water in times of drought alert. Plus, you kill two birds with one stone by saving on your water bill.

How to prepare it?

To prepare nettle manure and fortify tomatoes, follow our advice step by step and everything will turn out well in the best of gardens: first, cut the nettle into small pieces. Then pour everything into its container in which you will add water. Then stir and cover with the kitchen towel. After that, all you have to do is keep the preparation in the shade and stir the mixture at least once a day.

And then ? Fermentation will be complete and ready to use once the mixture stops bubbling. Then it will be time to strain the solution with a cloth or pantyhose. Finally, pour the strained mixture into another container. Now you’re ready to fortify your tomatoes! Simple as pie, right?

How to use it to fortify tomatoes?

First of all, as indicated in the preparation, before using the nettle manure, it must be filtered, more or less fine depending on whether it is spread with a watering can or with a sprayer. If your mixture is more concentrated, dilute it. Especially if you want to use it, like black soap in the garden, as a natural insecticide.

In general, nettle manure is used in spring when the plants are in full growth or at the end of summer when the plants make their winter reserves. Know that you can even make reservations. To preserve it for several months, some precautions are necessary. After filtering it, put it in completely airtight closed bottles. Finally, store your manure in a cool place.

Bonus: What are the other uses for nettle manure?

Now that you have it prepared, why not take advantage of the opportunity to use your natural fertilizer for other benefits in the garden? This is how to water your vegetables in spring during the growth phase: dilute 1 liter of manure with 9 liters of water. Be careful not to be heavy. In fact, too much nitrogen could burn your vegetables. Same concern for the quality of their fruit, which could also be preserved worse. Similarly, you can also sprinkle manure on the leaves of the plants.

Therefore, your manure will absorb the elements through the foliage. To do this, start by diluting 1 liter of manure in at least 19 liters of water. Then spray the mixture over the leaves and stems. Finally, stop when large drops form on the leaves. Additionally, you can soak your vegetables in nettle manure before transplanting them. In this case, you must dilute it in the following proportions: 1 liter of manure per 4 liters of water. Not bad, right?