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FWT Fermented Weed Tea

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We use whatever plants are available in our yard or no more than a close walk from home. It may be wise to consider the fact that most urban green spaces/places like parks and play grounds regularly get applications or non organic fertilizers and possibly even pesticides! Gross #fuckpesticides

Suitable Plants For A Fermented Liquid Fertilizer

Willow branch tipsWe use the branch tips
Plantain (super common)The entire plant
DandelionsThe entire plant
BorrogeJust the leaves
Burdock Roots and leaves
Butter cupsThe entire plant
ComfreyJust the leaves
Crab grassRoots and leaves
Curley dockRoots and leaves
DaisiesThe entire plant
Ground ivyThe entire plant
ThistlesRoots and leaves
NettlesThe entire plant
Knot weedThe entire plant
Lambs quartersThe entire plant
Pig weedThe entire plant
Shepherds purseThe entire plant
VetchThe entire plant
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FWT Fermented Weed Tea

Keyword: Fermented weed tea, Free Fertilizer
Yield: 4 Gallons
Cost: $0-$10

Equipment

  • 1 5 gallon pail But any smaller pail, bowl or jar will do.
  • 1 Stone To hold plant material bellow the surface or water.

Materials

  • 2-4 lbs Plant matter selected from nature Select plants for extraction-green plants for Veg. and flowers or fruit for Bloom.
  • 3-4 lbs Brown sugar or Jaggery The less refined the sugar is the better, coconut sugar also works well.
  • 3.5-4 Gallons Water Enough water to cover plant materials we are fermenting.

Instructions

  • Ferment 7-14 days.
  • Place chosen plants into the pail in 2 inch layers with the sugar in between each layer of plant material and cover with unchlorinated water leaving at least 4-6 inches of space bellow the lip of the pail and the plant material within.
  • Throw the lid on the pail with a brewers airlock used for making beer or just use an old pillow case tied on with a tight piece of string large elastic bands also work well.
  • Keeping bugs/flies out at this stage is necessary for the creation of a viable ferment.
  • White bubbles of yeast on the surface are a good sign that fermentation is going well.
  • Mix 3:1 or 4:1 with water depending on the potency desired and use as a soil drench to feed plants.

Remember: This is not intended to be an exact science so dont get hung up on what is available to you. If you don’t have sugar then don’t use it. We just find that it helps keep the odour down during fermentation. Any plant used in a ferment already had what it needed to start growing, use this power to your advantage. #fuckpesticides