I would guess that it's not a good pesticide, since nettle tea is safe
for humans to drink. As a fertilizer, it's basically a dilute, liquid
compost, so I think you could ferment any leaves, not just nettle.
Some websites recommend nettle for iron deficiency, so maybe it would
work for that specific problem.
Sean Z
now officially USDA Zone 6a
SE Michigan
Quoting Jose Luis Couso Carrera <j*@yahoo.com>:
> Sorry for my mistake, Rod, I meant Fermented nettle tea, although
> when I looked up the translation on the net, I found it as nettle
> purine.
> Well I hope now that it is clear what I mean, Anybody could tell me
> if it is good for iris plants its use
> Thanks again
> Luis
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rodney Barton <r*@yahoo.com>
> To: "i*@yahoogroups.com" <i*@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 11:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [iris-species] nettle purine
>
>
> Â
> I looked this one up. I don't think it's "purine" as in the class of
> chemicals, rather it's nettle "tea" or in french, "purin d'ortie".
> "Purin" translates as "manure" or "slurry" or maybe "puree". It's
> actually fermented nettle tea.
>
>
> Rod
>
>
>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Chuck Chapman <i*@aim.com>
>> To: i*@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2012 3:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [iris-species] nettle purine
>>
>>
>> Â
>> What does it say on package? Is that is name of product?
>>
>> Nettle, in a drink, is used to remove purines and uric acid in people
>> suffering from gout.
>>
>> Purines are primarily found in meats, (Very low in plant products) and
>> are used as dietary supplements in various forms.
>>
>> Chuck Chapman
>>
>> From: jlccarrera <j*@yahoo.com>
>> To: iris-species <i*@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 3:46 pm
>> Subject: [iris-species] nettle purine
>>
>> Â
>> Hi Guys, could anybody tell me who has tried nettle purine as a
>> pesticide and fertilizer if it is good for all irises or only,
>> some of them.
>> I would want to use it because it is natural, easy and cheap or at
>> least for me here in my area on the spanish atlantic coast where you
>> can find meadows of nettles in the countryside
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>>
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