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Foliar feeding with organic liquid fertiliser is a great way of supplying plants with an immediate source of nutrients.
There are some very good seaweed based organic liquid fertilisers available commercially. It's also possible to make up your own brew quite easily. Many different materials can be used such as old manure, seaweed, comfrey leaves and even weeds.
The simplest way is to fill a hessian bag with your choice of material. Place it in a watertight container and cover with water. Leave it for up to a month and then dilute it until it's the colour of weak tea. Then spray it over your chosen plants.
Leafy crops such as silver beet react particularly well to this treatment.