here's your packaged nettle tea
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Wow man...interesting product but someone's gotta be growing fields of nettles to support production of such a product. I'm making a native weed only compost mix through the season and late this year have access to a few large native nettle patches.
I mean like where they getting all that nettle from? I can only guess they are buying bulk dried nettle and processing it. No biggie and like their approach to providing specialized organic products like this.
I mean like where they getting all that nettle from? I can only guess they are buying bulk dried nettle and processing it. No biggie and like their approach to providing specialized organic products like this.
^ I do believe I've heard this before.. maybe from you. haha
yes, from what I believe, general hydroponics europe is located in France. which would be funny if the nettles was banned, and is being sold again ???
everyone knows my support in bottles. I believe it achieves uniformity, which is a good thing when people are trying to replicate others growers advice, or any sort of a guideline... but nothing wrong with picking your own if you have some around you, and are up for fermenting and all that goes along with that, and I'm sure you could achieve what they put in that bottle with one nettle, maybe less.. depending on there dilution ratios..
thing I would love to know is how diluted it is, does it smell, what re-fining process did it go through if any, and any more info on the bottle.. seems like they are selling it as a foliar spray, and not as a NPK nutrient... I will try and order some if I am successful in getting the bio sevia ( for hydro experiments.. ) to see what the package lists, or try and find a label to surface..
also to note, there branding the GO line as compatible in hydro, which I heard the US reps say it's un-usable as is, and needs further process ( I'sm sure bio filter ) to work in hydro ... interesting stuff, and wonder if they use different ingredients, as there new flora duo line is different from the US to europes versions
yes, from what I believe, general hydroponics europe is located in France. which would be funny if the nettles was banned, and is being sold again ???
everyone knows my support in bottles. I believe it achieves uniformity, which is a good thing when people are trying to replicate others growers advice, or any sort of a guideline... but nothing wrong with picking your own if you have some around you, and are up for fermenting and all that goes along with that, and I'm sure you could achieve what they put in that bottle with one nettle, maybe less.. depending on there dilution ratios..
thing I would love to know is how diluted it is, does it smell, what re-fining process did it go through if any, and any more info on the bottle.. seems like they are selling it as a foliar spray, and not as a NPK nutrient... I will try and order some if I am successful in getting the bio sevia ( for hydro experiments.. ) to see what the package lists, or try and find a label to surface..
also to note, there branding the GO line as compatible in hydro, which I heard the US reps say it's un-usable as is, and needs further process ( I'sm sure bio filter ) to work in hydro ... interesting stuff, and wonder if they use different ingredients, as there new flora duo line is different from the US to europes versions
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CC_2U
The nettle product made and sold in France (for over 60 years) was a family owned business. The generation that inherited this company decided to sell which they did to an international chemical company who shut it down within 6 months of purchase.
England is the biggest user of Nettle in organic gardening and farming. It's really interesting how much discussion there is at the British organic garden forums, blogs, etc. on using Nettle tea as a fertilizer, insecticide, fungicide, etc.
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England is the biggest user of Nettle in organic gardening and farming. It's really interesting how much discussion there is at the British organic garden forums, blogs, etc. on using Nettle tea as a fertilizer, insecticide, fungicide, etc.
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vonforne
Here in Germany I can go to the garden store and buy dried, rolled Nettles. Cost about 2 €. It looks like Alfalfa.
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Vonforne
From what I've read at British organic gardening sites it's easily sourced in England as well.
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GoneRooty
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Here's a link to the MSDS for BioThrive Bloom, haven't found any of the others yet, and this is one from 2009 (assuming that's when GH started this line?)
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/docs/General Hydroponics/Bio Thrive Bloom.pdf
Under ingredients, it states the ingredients, chemical identity and proportions are a trade secret, LOL. They don't want anyone to know how easy and cheap it is to make probably.
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/docs/General Hydroponics/Bio Thrive Bloom.pdf
Under ingredients, it states the ingredients, chemical identity and proportions are a trade secret, LOL. They don't want anyone to know how easy and cheap it is to make probably.
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Under ingredients, it states the ingredients, chemical identity and proportions are a trade secret, LOL. They don't want anyone to know how easy and cheap it is to make probably.
My favorite canard is when they put 'amino acids' and 'enzymes' on the label. Which is pretty amazing since it's pretty difficult to have 'enzymes' without 'amino acids' at least in the rest of the world.
And then there's the question about which amino acids and from what source? Which enzymes?
I'm betting on sprouted barley seed extract but who knows?
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Here's a link to the MSDS for BioThrive Bloom, haven't found any of the others yet, and this is one from 2009 (assuming that's when GH started this line?)
http://www.sunlightsupply.com/docs/General Hydroponics/Bio Thrive Bloom.pdf
Under ingredients, it states the ingredients, chemical identity and proportions are a trade secret, LOL. They don't want anyone to know how easy and cheap it is to make probably.
this is US version though.. GH and GHE differ sometimes, and is the case with the bio thrive / bloom products again.. I was wanting to see what they've changed from the US vesrion, and if I notice correct, they are copying the same ratios as there bio sevia line in the GHE lineup..
also, it might be cheap and easy to make, but what about people who don't want to mix 7 ingredients together, and as I said, with bottles comes uniformity, which you don't get when everyone is making them, as there is really no recipe coalition when it comes to fermenting many different products.. but some people value time and some value money, everyone is right to what they want to do or how they spend there time / money as this is a hobby at the end of the day, nothing more diverse then growing, as there is just so many ways to grow.....
interesting on all the chatter in the UK, about nettles..
