I made some nettles a few days ago. Instead of letting it rot down in a barrel, I put it in a compost tea brewer with the air going. It transforms into a very different substance in this way. It developes a nice green colour yet it doesnot stink. It has an elegant bouquet with hints of oak and peach melon with a nice finish...oh that is the cab sauvagnon!!! Really though, a very nice tea is the end result. A very interesting side effect of having the tea made under these aerobic conditions is that after the leaves dissolve the stems remain viable and start to grow again. A careful look revealed beautiful white rootlets growing from the stems at every scion of the stalk and the new growth with the leaves. Today I potted up about twenty new nettles plants and I have as much as I could tolerate to do tommorrow. Nice surprise, nettles has been slow to get established here... SStorch
