cabbage leaves turning red

phizzimum · 1 March 2009 at 8:59PM

Lotus-eater wrote: »

edit, looks like we have the same idea I used to think that it had to be a mans urine, but apparently not... they will be wanting the vote next :rolleyes:

that's good - don't have to involve DH in any more of my batty ideas!

elliep_2 · 1 March 2009 at 9:41PM

It'll be hard enough to persaude my DH to eat any of my veg anyway (he just doesn't 'do' veg) I think I'll be doing this kind of watering while he's at work and I won't tell him.

Is there any veg that won't like it? I read somewhere that peas and beans produce nitrogen and don't appreciate highly nigtrogenated (is that a word?) soil. So I'm guessing that if wee contains nitrogen they wouldn't like it?

angelavdavis · 2 March 2009 at 4:27PM

It depends on the usage of the urine as to whether male or female is preferred as male urine contains hormones which deters rats as well.

I think you can use either if you are just using it for its nitrogen value.

Lotus-eater · 2 March 2009 at 4:59PM

angelavdavis wrote: »

It depends on the usage of the urine as to whether male or female is preferred as male urine contains hormones which deters rats as well.

I've never heard that one before. Mine certainly doesn't deter rats at all, in fact it seems to be an attractant.

phizzimum · 3 March 2009 at 6:36PM

I've taken a photo but can't work out how to include the image in my post.

the outer leaves are turning completely red, and yellowing a little too.

I haven't had a chance to put any fertiliser on them, so I'll stop fiddling about trying to load photos and go and do that instead!

thanks for all the advice everyone

cabbage leaves turning red

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