Feed with weeds

Boost your beds, borders and boughs with some nourishing comfrey or nettle tea, says Kitty Scully

Comfrey has a pretty blue or pink flower, but can run rampant in the garden. It has a variety of cosmetic, medicinal and pharmaceutical uses.

NO more than our good selves, plants need a little pick me up every now and again. Why buy liquid fertilising feeds when you can grow and make your own organic fertilisers for free! There are a plethora of ways to nourish, condition and improve your soil. Incorporating compost, seaweed dust and well rotted manure releases nutrients slowly, allowing the plant to avail of the nutrients as they need them. However, liquid feeds are taken up immediately by the plant, thus giving an instant boost to your veggies during the growing season.