Strings, Stink and Stings

The Marrow, Pumpkins and Courgettes like lots of water, especially when it is nice and sunny, like it is at the moment.
They deserve a treat, so I have made up some Nettle Tea.
The mix is also good for most of the other veg, although it won't be any use to Onions or Peas and Beans. Having said that, it won't harm them, so I water this over everything.

Recipe!
Large Patch of stinging nettles
String Bag, and some string to secure the bay to the lid. ( Great Tip! - you really wont want to start fishing for it later!)
Water butt ( or a bucket with a lid)
Rubber Gloves - Seriously! Ouch! They are sneaky too, and sneak up on you when your not looking. Worse than Triffids (possibly)

If you do get stung When you get stung, Rub a dock leaf onto the affected area

Chop the nettles up and stick in the string bag. Throw the bag into a water butt. Allow to steep for a few days, hold your nose and fill a watering can.(It stinks)
Lots of lovely nitrogen for good leaf growth.

We have two water butts, so I use one for the nettle tea, the other is just clean water. If you only have one, make your tea up in a bucket, and dilute it with fresh water at 10:1

It seems to be working, The pumpkin plant is getting very big