Fermented foliar extracts contain nutrients and growth factors beneficial to growing

plants.

We harvest, before dawn, the fast-growing leaves of plants such as comfrey, stinging nettle, mugwort, or vegetables, and weigh,

but DO NOT WASH, the leaves.

The vegetation is finely chopped...

...and layered with an equal (or up to 2/3 greater) weight of brown sugar in a clean

crock or bucket.

The material is then weighted down with a weight or “press” (a plastic garbage bag partially filled with water), to ensure even coverage, and exclusion of light and air.

We remove the press after 24 hours and cover the container with a breathable,

natural fabric, and place it in the dark at 65-70 ºF for a week.

After about one week, the brown, syrupy liquid that

accumulates is drained off.

It can be stored indefinitely in a glass

container in the refrigerator.

Fermented foliar extracts can be used as a foliar spray, diluted at about 1:500 (about one ounce to four gallons) with

water and other spray nutrients.