How to Make Nutrient Tea

We all have weeds that keep us busy through the growing season and one thing to note is the importance of those weeds to the soil. Their job is to bring nutrients to the top of the soil so other plants can grow well. (Thank you humble, persistent weeds)
 
Now someone came up with a grand idea to make use of those weeds WITHOUT putting the seeds back into the soil again.
 
WEED TEA – DO NOT DRINK IT!
 
Get a bucket of some kind and for roughly every 1kg of weeds (around 2 pounds) put in 2 liters of water (around 8 cups). (So roughly 1 to 2 ratio)
 
Now the trick is to keep the seeds away from your use of the Weed Tea so there are 2 methods you can use.
 

METHOD 1

Take some muslin/tea towel/cotton sheet/old tights and place your weeds inside and tie them up. Place them in the bucket and add your water to it.
 
Now cover with a piece of wood, foil, or plastic and leave for 4 weeks, stirring it at least once a week.
 
Remove the bag of rotten weeds, squeeze out and dispose of the waste seeds and weeds.
 

METHOD 2

Place the weeds loosely in the bucket and add the water. Cover with wood, foil, or plastic and leave for 4 weeks, stirring at least once a week.
 
At the end of the four weeks strain the liquid from the bucket through cloth, muslin, or tights to collect any seeds from the liquid, because you don’t want to put it back on the soil. Dispose of the waste weeds.
 

THE NUTRIENT-RICH TEA MIXTURE

You now have a rich organic nutrient weed tea that you can use to feed your veg.
 
You will need to dilute this mixture roughly 1 part weed tea to 10 parts water or you will burn your veg because it is so good.
 
Feed your veg all through the growing season with your homemade, organic fertilizer.
 
TIPS/Notes:
  1. This mixture will begin to smell after a few weeks, which is normal.
  2. It will stain your hands and clothes if you get it on you, so wear gloves and avoid washing yourself with it…
  3. Make it all year round and keep storing it for future use.
  4. It is cost-effective and nature gave it to you.
  5. Use rainwater for an even better Weed Tea with all that natural goodness.