The Grass Doctor

how and what are best ways of making your own liquid fertiliser using the outside rain barrel ?any hints?

liquid fertilizers?anyone got any good recipes for using garden cuttings in my rain barrel,to help fertilize my garden plants and lawns.dont grow any brassicas or veg, only garden plants and weeds. can weeds be used to help make a fertilizer? or is it best to just use grass and plant leaf cuttings.?

Public Comments

1. You can use anything including egg shells. You will need to leave it for a couple of years though. Not sure where you are but some councils will give you a special bin for this. Give yours a call and ask. They do in Cornwall. Just thought, it dosnt turn to liquid, never heard of that, its just compost.
2. Pee in it as well as the other items, i Pee in mine and i get good crops PS dont let your neighbours see you Peeing ...............good luck
3. Hi the best liquid fertiliser is sheep's droppings,collect in a sack, fill your water barrel with water,then hang your sack in the water and await the brew,about 4/5 weeks,you could also use horse dropping,grass cutting and any other green vegetation can be used in a compost heap but this takes much longer to break down have two, then you can spread them over two years,it all work good gardening John