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Susiebelle
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Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 03, 2010, 17:32:27 »
I always make Stinging Nettle fertilizer from the first flush of nettles - this year I haven't used it all yet and when I went to use it there are lots of plump fleshy maggoty thingies all swimming/moving around at the top of the liquid - does anyone have any idea what they are and if it's still OK to use?
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 03, 2010, 18:11:12 »
Possibly rat-tailed maggots; do they have long 'tails' they use to breathe through? Whatever, it'll be perfectly usable.
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manicscousers
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 03, 2010, 18:33:00 »
we had them last year, yuuuuck !!!
uckily, ray's not as squeamish as me and used the compost tea,anyway :o ;D
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Digeroo
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Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 03, 2010, 18:41:56 »
I had lots in mine. Does not seem to affect the plants. The thrushes love them. My container was full of them but the next day they had all gone and a large frog hopped out of the mix. It was amazing that it did not mind the nettle mix at all.
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Susiebelle
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 04, 2010, 08:37:13 »
Many thanks for all your responses, rat tailed maggots seem to fit the bill - I am pleased to be able to continue using it, I do agree very very 'yukky'
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Kepouros
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 04, 2010, 12:39:05 »
I always take them fishing. Practically everything with fins and a tail goes for them in a big way
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 04, 2010, 17:14:24 »
The fish are probably used to them, and they don't normally have a hook inside!
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calendula
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 04, 2010, 18:30:12 »
but aren't rat's tail maggots the hover fly? amazing that such such yuk can tun into something so useful - my dank water butts were full of them during the hot spell
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Susiebelle
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 05, 2010, 12:07:24 »
Are they really Calendula so I should leave them be?
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calendula
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 05, 2010, 14:29:43 »
yep :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat-tailed_maggot
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Digeroo
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 05, 2010, 15:41:06 »
Oh yuk have you read the bit about having them in your back passage? They are back enough in the nettle tea.
They do not seem to like comfrey though. I wonder if few comfrey leaves with the nettles would put them off.
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Robert_Brenchley
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Re: Something in my liquid Fertilizer?
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August 05, 2010, 20:20:12 »
I found a dead one in my pee barrel today.
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