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    NON-smelly organic tomato feed

    Is there such a thing ?
    I have a small collection of tomato plants which are soon going to need feeding. Unfortunately the only place I can keep them is a couple of yards away from my neighbours' front door...and I know from experience that compost bree stinks like nobody's business if I use it there.
    Comfrey tea, nettle tea etc would all be the same I think...
    Not to mention, I will need the feed soon - eg, next week.
    Any clever ideas, or product names ?
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    chopped up comfrey leaves mixed in with the compost, then as a mulch too?

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    • #3
      Just put it into milk cartons - the plastic ones with lids; and pour it into the watering can when you need it. Smell lasts about 5 mins then it's gone.

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        Oh good so I'll only need to tie the dog up for 5 minutes - she does love a smell, she does.
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        • #5
          I do what Zaz has suggested and it works just fine. The only time it does stink after watering is in the stayput, but there's only me works in there anyway and although it's an awful stench, you kind of get used to it.
          Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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          • #6
            I was just going to ask the same thing!

            Cool method with the milk cartons! Does it need holes in the carton or anything and would this also work for nettle tea?

            Just smelled nettle tea and I think I want to bottle brush my sinus cavities! Haven't gotten to comfrey planting yet, or making nematodes so I may be too much of a wuss (the tea made me think of the Oblivion quote "You smell of death. Been conjuring up dead things?" as it was! ).

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            • #7
              Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
              Just put it into milk cartons - the plastic ones with lids; and pour it into the watering can when you need it. Smell lasts about 5 mins then it's gone.
              Agree, agree ... couldn't agree more

              I do the plant feeding last thing, after feeding the animals, then I run indoors for my own dinner, shutting the back door on the smell

              Originally posted by Rabidbun View Post
              Cool method with the milk cartons! Does it need holes in the carton
              How would the tea stay in the carton if there were holes ...?
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              • #8
                I read of the milk carton system from a post by Two Sheds a couple of years ago. It works a treat.
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Two_Sheds
                  How would the tea stay in the carton if there were holes ...?
                  In the lid I mean - wasn't sure if the delightful rotting process needed to be aerobic or non aerobic. so not as daft as it sounded, honest!

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                  • #10
                    Just leave a couple of inches gap between the liquid and the lid RB
                    Granny on the Game in Sheffield

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Rabidbun View Post
                      In the lid I mean - wasn't sure if the delightful rotting process needed to be aerobic or non aerobic.
                      Oh, I see. I haven't thought it through that far, that scientifically: I just stuff the leaves & water in the bottles, it works.
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                      • #12
                        Will be looking for milk bottles this weekend, yay, thanks! Might even buy some comfrey if I can get to the herb centre. See how brave I am now it'll stink less!

                        And thanks for the note to not overfill, Florence Fennel - I so would have been the grape covered in rank leaf juice otherwise!
                        Last edited by Rabidbun; 01-06-2012, 10:30 AM.

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