permaculture

132 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

• A 10-liter bucket of diluted liquid fertilizer should be enough for approximately
  10 seedlings or 3-5 established plants.


• For young trees up to 3 years old use 1 large (20 liter) bucket around each tree.


• For older trees use up to 3 large buckets around each tree.


• If there are watering pipes in the ground put half of the liquid fertilizer in the
  watering pipe and half directly onto the soil.

Step 3

With the participants, demonstrate making more liquid fertilizer by adding more ingredients

to the existing liquid fertilizer, in the following portions:

• ¹/ 3 manure.


• ¹/ 3 plant materials or seaweed.


• ¹/ 3 water.


• Don’t forget to continuously stir.

Note: Remind the participants that they can continue to make more liquid fertilizer as

demonstrated for up to 6 months.

After 6 months the liquid fertilizer should be emptied onto compost heaps and a new

fertilizer started because all the nutrients from the old ingredients will be used up.

Step 4

Advise the participants about how often they should apply the liquid

fertilizer:

• For vegetables and small plants use the fertilizer every 2 weeks.


• For fruit trees apply once every 2 months in the wet season and once in the
  middle of the dry season.

For more information see the “Liquid fertilizer” section of the PC Book MOD 4 – Healthy

Soil.