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Nettle extract (4 days)

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Nettle extract (4 days)

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Maceration

Cold extraction by prolonged soaking of the plant material in a liquid (water, oil or alcohol depending on use), without heat. The longer contact time than an infusion extracts compounds that cold water alone would dissolve too slowly.

Process summary

1) Chop or crush the plant material. 2) Fully submerge it in the chosen liquid, in a closed container. 3) Let it sit in a cool, dark place, stirring occasionally, for anywhere from several hours to several days depending on the preparation. 4) Strain and use the resulting liquid.

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Extract of fresh nettle leaves and stems in water, used to water lettuces throughout their cycle in urban gardens in Argentina.

Application

Application description: Watering the plants throughout the growing cycle (about 60 days for lettuce).

Dose: About 3 L of extract per lettuce over its 2-month cycle.

Tips

Keeps at least 3 months in plastic bottles. Before any use, check your country's regulations: in the EU, a homemade preparation presented for plant-protection use is not authorised.

Preparation process

1. Leave the nettle in the water for 4 days.
2. Filter through cloth.
3. Bottle in 1.5 L plastic bottles.

Ingredients

  • Water ⓘ — 2.642 gal
  • Nettle (fresh leaves) ⓘ — 2.205 lb
  • 1 kg fresh nettle leaves and stems; 10 L drinking water left to stand for 4 days.

Tools and equipment

  • Strainer or filter cloth
  • Plastic buckets (never metal)
  • 1-litre bottle

Preparation time

4 days.

Product obtained

Dark green liquid.

Source / Reference

IPES, RUAF Foundation and FAO (2010). “Biopreparados para el manejo sostenible de plagas y enfermedades en la agricultura urbana y periurbana”, ¿Cómo hacerlo? series, sheet n.º 7, validated by the Pro Huerta/INTA programme (Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina): https://www.fao.org/3/a-as435s.pdf — guide also circulated by Portal Frutícola. Recipe written in our own words.

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In the EU, this preparation is not an approved basic substance: a homemade preparation presented for plant-protection use is not authorised there. Plant preparations and extracts appear on the official lists of inputs permitted in organic farming of: Burundi, Colombia, Costa Rica, Indonesia, India, Kenya, South Korea, Morocco, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, DR Congo, Somalia. Depending on the country, the certification body's approval may be required: see each country's page.

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Documentary information, checked on 26/10/2026. Not a substitute for legal advice; regulations may vary from country to country. See the regulations · Substances authorised in Europe

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