Just bought your newest book. It's excellent, even as a longer term gardener and fan of permaculture there are loads of new tips in there that are so useful. Love the simple, clear, peaceful presentation. Very nice read. Great for dreaming up plans for next spring during the darker months!

I did this as a child thinking I was a wizard brewing a plant potion... I knew it! I knew it worked

FAIR WARNING: Do not under estimate how awful this stuff will smell (like sewage). If you don’t live on a a farm or have a lot of land to dump it discretely, use a 5 gallon bucket and nothing more. I’ve got a 30 gallon tote and I’ve been finding ways to dispose of it without stinking out my yard/neighbors. Truly appalling concoction I’ve created.

Whoever shot this footage needs a raise.

I use a mushroom bag from a supermarket and fill it with greens from left over from juicing and weeds. I pack the bag like a giant teabag and place in a bucket of water. That way I don't have to strain, I can just pour the water directly into watering can.

We started putting banana peels in water for a day or two, and the water has become a magic elixir for the plants. They're booming!

00:03 southern poke salad lol I had a neighbor who was born in 1938 Ireland & came to the US in 1968, FANTASTIC story, but nyhoo, he was telling me that when he went back home he tried telling his old Irish mother that here in the US we eat the turnip tops 😅 she flat refused! & never did change her mind 🤭 he's dead now but he had the best stories to tell 💚☘️🇮🇪☘️💚

Thank you for the warning about not using the full concentration. It's tempting to think "I'm giving the plants extra food!" but too much of a good thing could be harmful.

Don't forget to position your bucket well away from the house. The fermentation fumes can be ... interesting !

Until recently I thought of nettle as "that horrible weed that stings". Then my friend picked and cooked some (added to soup). OMG it's DELICIOUS. I no longer regard nettle as a weed. It's like a patch of gold.

wow the cinematography of this is so beautiful

Tip for anyone out there considering this, you can use a bubble airlock like they use in brewing to contain the smelly air in a sealed container, while also letting it off-gas as needed.

I learned a few months back that the entire purpose of a dandelion's long deep taproot is to get at calcium deep down below the topsoil, and to bring it up to the surface. So if you see dandelions all over a yard, you can help reduce them by laying out bonemeal...or turning the dandelions (and their roots) into "compost tea", as we call it over here on the West Coast.

Nature always provides everything we need 🙂

Starting a new garden virtually from scratch here in New Zealand. One thing I have lots of is grass clippings ! They have been layered into new raised beds, and also used as a regular mulch. As long as the layers are thin, it's amazing how fast the grass breaks down into the soil. And no more filling barrows to haul clippings off to a distant heap !

I've done this, and I also add a few handfuls of worm manure from my own worm bin. The microbes in the manure help to break down the weeds faster. I then add the strained "weed wine" to my rain barrel to passively add nutrients to my soil whenever I water - don't even have to dilute!

Great video yet again, though you didn't put a warning about the smell! Bob Flowerdew was my go to organic, low cost garden advisor back in the day when I was new to gardening- he advised comfrey, borage and nettles plus any weeds you have collected for the multipurpose compost tea and it works so well. It is really heartwarming to see a new generation of young folk promoting these age old garden methods, so thank you 🤩🤩🤩

Hey Huw, I came across a warning that breaking down weeds this way creates anaerobic bacteria and those aren't exactly the ones we want to add to our garden. The recommendation was to add air bubbles to the bucket. I would love to hear your view on this. The guy from Canadian permaculture legacy explained it in a recent video.

Probably the best video on weeds in water I've seen. Better than the homegrower videos, that says he just used the weeds that he has. Better than Garden Fundamentals who dismiss weed tea altogether. This video explains the separate plant leaves and what they're good at!

Hi, Huw, your weed and greens tea demonstration is so encouraging, especially being a simple approach. I used chop-and-drop during these last two months of the main growing season here in Seattle, WA, US, to prepare for LOTS of rain and winter. But this new approach is so welcome to start in Spring plant feeding. Looking forward to this change in my gardening, for sure. Who knew we could love weeds?!

In my property, there are plenty of pecan trees which throw their leaves in autumn. Usually what I did was to just compost everything on a big pile, but a former coworker suggested me to make a big hole in the ground and flood them with water from a passing by creek every once in a while so it rots faster and gets compacted earlier to keep topping the pile until the end of leafing season. I've done this for two years now, and I produce probably around 7 cubic meters of soil per year which i generally use as potting mix or top soil after sieving the ocassional trash and rocks, but I never really stopped to question if it is actually right to do so or not because Idon't if it creates harmful elements to the plants like mould or bacteria. So far my potted plants don't seem unhealthy, but I wouldn't go as far to say they are thriving, but then again, I live in a semi-desert. In case any one is wandering, I do make open bin compost with kitchen scraps apart from this soil I mention. Thanks in advance for any advice.

Anyone know of side-by-side trials comparing "weeds in water" to other types of plant foods? Would be great to see how this stacks up to other fertilizers!

We did this with our comfrey and stinging nettle leaves this autumn. We chopped the leaves off into a covered container with water and will leave it through winter. It will be a nice brew for the garden this spring 😊

I like the idea of the tea verses the dropping the chopped green matter. I get an abundance of pill bugs whenever I add too much green matter to my soil.

Chop and drop can spread disease. Putting it in water and letting it sit in the sun then using that water doesn't though. The fiber balm go in the compost pile to go back in the garden later. The tip i was taught was whatever you grow put it in the water and let it brew in the sun then water the plants that you used to make the water. The easiest way is to just add all spent garden plants and use that in your garden. Some people use separate buckets for each plant but I don't have time or space for all that so i just use them all ...i'm one bucket. Throw grass clippings into a bucket and use that as a powerful nitrogen booster for nitrogen living plants. Chickens love eating the spent plants from the compost pile too.

most 100 million dollar movies don’t have cinematographers as proper as the one making this video. beautiful!

I remember us going to the botanical garden in school and little me asking the guide where they grew the weeds because I assumed they were a particular plant :D

Another use for the weeds is to place a splash of water into a container then add the plant material and weight it down and leave it to juice itself. This will be super concentrated so dilution might need to be somewhere around 500:1.

I tried your banking system last year. Both stinging nettle and comfrey. My plants really shot off to a brilliant start. Every time they are watered they also get fed. This year I have three nettle and three comfrey, and one grass. I have found that the smell is not so bad during the winter, no one is around to mind. If they get really smelly I add some yoghurt.

I just started a new bucket of weeds in water a few days ago and then saw this video pop up today! Such funny timing. I started using this method because I was running out of space in my compost bin.

My mom is Greek, so I’ve been eating "weeds" all my life. Inevitably most people who see us picking weeds in parks and along roads look at us like we’re crazy. Same with the fruit of the ornamental shrub used all over my area Carissa macrocarpa, a.k.a. Natal plum, which make a compote similar but superior to cranberry sauce.

What you are calling a liquid feed is better known as "compost tea." Similar can be made in the home using kitchen cuttings and waste in an old juice container. This is an excellent feed for house plants all year long.

Ah yes, weed water. Not to be confused with a "bong".

Thanks Huw, currently doing "weeds in Water" using excess brassica leaves and silverbeet leaves. Works great! Thanks for the extra information, cheers! 👍

So proud of you Huw! You have really flourished all these years. I learn something new each time. Thank you so much. 😊

Water, fermented plant juices & extracts, and teas is all you need. Good to see more people using KNF methods

I've got sand here in Florida 🙄, so I add fish 🐟 carcasses and seaweed in my compost and it works great 👍 (the neighbors aren't too happy about the smell sometimes 😅)

The color grading and camera work is immaculate

Just watching videos with lot of greenery is calming

I love watching this as if I’m ever going to have a garden

Love this information! And I really enjoy you sharing the definition of a weed. You're absolutely correct about it being something. That is not wanted in a certain area but there is a second definition. A botanical definition would be something that has a shallow root system and produces a lot of seed.

😊 Enjoyed this video immensely! I tried the jadam method this year and it really works! My garden is all organic so I am willing to learn and try new methods of mulching composting and fertilizing that will enhance growth and production. I make my own compost and fertilizers so this helps. Thx Huw! ❤️ (oh...btw, STL zone 6. Awoke to 4" of snow! I guess I'll be shopping for supper in the frozen food section of my garden today. 🤣)

Thanks, Huw! Trying this for the first time this year. 👍

English Captain America always has the best gardening videos.

You really should include a warning about the AWFUL STINK of rotten weeds in water🥵🥵🥵🥵

So awesome. Doing this using water jugs with caps

this is a great video and a technique that works great. I've been doing this for years. All plants love it.

I tried the nettle feed when I first got my allotment in May....but oh my goodness the smell! 😳 I've now left it and it's conjealed in a big bucket.....not quite sure what to do with it but don't want to to waste it.

I have a Honda mower with a bagging attachment on the back and a small garden in the backyard. I live in central Tennessee in the United States I will mow the backyard and all the clippings I throw into the garden. I noticed that the new plants that I planted directly on the dirt would grow but very slowly.. as soon as I started mulching with the grass clippings all those nutrients along with additional water retention really helps the plants grow much faster now. A bagging mower is one of the best things you can do if you have a garden in my opinion.

Thanks for this enlightened view of these plants

What a stunning garden! ❤

Hi Huw, some great tips about making your own fertiliser. We have a *toxic* bed & this is a bed we put all our weeds in chopped up and allow to rot down. I got this idea from a lady who runs local short gardening courses & this paricular one was about composting. It only took a couple of months to break down and its now compost we can add to our raised beds. Thanks for sharing and take care 🙂

I'm experimenting using my home made liquid feed in a kratky hydroponic tank to grow lettuce and watercress. Looking forward to seeing how it does! Thank you for the info and inspiration, Huw 🙂

I tried this and feel healthier than ever ty!

Very good information, as usual, Thanks!... There are some questions about this one: what about odors? Is the liquid too stinky? What about "critters"? Not about the microorganisms, but maybe something like snails, or anelids? Does everything really melts or dessintegrates as a broth, or there are residues on the bottom as fibers? Is it safe to throw it to the compost bin, the seeds won't sprout... will be completely dead , isn't it? What about adding not fresh material such as wood sticks (I don't have a chopper and they do not compost easily in the compost bin...)

Hello Huw, Thanks for sharing those tips. How do you test it in order to know if the liquid is ready or not? I did a batch with nettles months ago, but after like a month I could not handle how it stunk. I used it all, but I have no idea what the end product nutrients looked like. cheers

You have such a beautiful garden. Thank you for sharing .

It's extraordinary to use existing leaves to be used as compost, healthy greetings and greetings of success always...🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤

Do any of the plant diseases, like Cercospora on dock or beet leaves, remain viable after the soaking period?

Hey Huw! Thanks for this informative video. Curious - are you ever worried about your water weed fertilizer becoming anaerobic and negatively effecting your soil/ plants... Someone mentioned this to me as I was letting my natural fertilizer sit for a while Thanks for your feedback!

Thank You. So Greatful to God for your message. I really needed this information, even for my house plants.

Marvelous! It’s amazing how much free fertilizer I have been wasting and how ignorant I have been about it. Thank you very much, sir. May God bless you.

Huw, is it better to leave the ferments in full sun or in the shade ? How often do you stir ? Any worries about anaerobic bacteria? Thanks - and luv your channel BTW !!

Great video. What do you do with the weeds after you've soaked them? (Are the seeds going to be dead by then so it will now be safe to compost the weeds?)

I love the editing of this video.... very English and very well done

I did this this year and it works well. I applied weekly, while watering. My Grandfather did this years ago.

I'd much rather use compost. I tried the jadam technique, but found that the container smelled to high heaven and was a mosquito breeding ground. In theory it sounds great, but as an urban gardener I don't have the open space for it.

Hi Huw. I've been using the chop-and-drop method at my little allotment for a year and really notice the difference! I make Comfrey tea(stinky!) but now want to soak weeds, brilliant idea! What water barrels do you use please? They look the perfect size (I only have a half plot). Thank you!

Thank you. I love you. I know it's all of a sudden, but I love you. Looking forward to trying with my garden. ❤❤

Holy is this garden beautiful

Dandelion not a weed, yes. I love them I grow them intentionally all around my garden and I pick leaves to feed to my pet geese :)

I usually have tons of weeds in containers for the city composting program. With rain water, they brew up some great soupy mixtures which I have been draining off before pickup. In 2023, I'll save 1 bucket and see how it goes. Just got 6 inches of snow so the garden is asleep.

Comfrey is great for making liquid fertilizer too. Thats what I use. Happy plants! Thanks for sharing!!!

Great information ..... thankyou for all your great work ! 👍👏👏

Huw, I watched your video in the "worst scenario possible" with subtitles at 240p. Despite that, your video was so engaging writing-wise and story-wise that I had to know more; I strive to make videos like this! I really appreciate how you gave us some necessary context then proceeded to give actionable instructions. I find it super helpful when teachers tell you the why and not just "because it works". I'm not into gardening, but the way you made it accessible while technical enough to keep it interesting l certainly made me consider it 🙂 TL;DR good vid, will make weed juice 🥶

Your recipe for weed feed is basically anaerobic digestion of the plant matter. Nothing wrong with that, except it stinks! I also make an aerobic compost tea using a fish tank aerator. A little more work but it takes less time and doesn't smell bad. I'd be interested to know which if the two methods is better in terms of nutrient availability to the plants.

Great information on repurposing garden scraps, but we have used this generational method for so many years.

I totally accidentally made some of this last year by tossing weeds into buckets and the reason just filled them naturally. I was wondering if I could use it this way so thank you for this!

weeds? that was my salad!

So cool to see that God made everything for our good, sometimes we just don’t know it and have thought it’s weeds!!! ( I will also reflect what things I have labeled bad in my everyday life and see how they can be for my good!)

Love this!! Thank you for wisdom!

I knew it!!! Gonna do this again this year and feed our beautiful soil 👌🏾

Quite fascinating. I'll have to check it out. I never thought you could fertilize that way.

What great knowledge, thanks for sharing these tips!

This is amazing! Thank you. I’ve just purchased your book. Can’t wait to get it

This was wonderful! Thank you.

wow. I was hunting for this information on the internet and then I saws this! Thankyou Huw.

Great video love and respect to all 🌞

Wow, this channel is gold.

Great video, and information. I’ll do this more often.

Nice! , I use this method in my Aquaponic green house to add nutrients back into the water. Keep up your good work!

massive knowledge, thank you!

Thanks Huw, ill be giving this technique a try! and I do plan on purchasing your book soon!

Loved this. Will look at my weed as free fertilizer now 😊 Thank you!

Willow branches work great to.

Good to know this actually works! On a whim, I once experimented with something like this with japanese knotweed, and it nearly killed some PawPaw plants I watered it with.

The peaceful can-do presentation of this video is in direct contrast to the world-is-ending presentation of an end to mega farming and manufactured fertilizers. We are not helpless. In fact, we could all have a pleasant day in our own gardens, creating fertilizer with not much more effort than simply planning ahead.

JADAM techniques are such a beautiful way to work with nature

Wow, I never actually thought of that, great idea 👍

this works very welll been doing it this way for years.