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07-03-2003, 10:32 PM

(Pete The Gardener) wrote in message ...
On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 09:24:37 GMT,
(John H Wood) wrote:

I prefer not to use peat in potting compost and make my own. I stack
turf and weed roots under a plastic cover. The result after a year or
two is a beautiful friable soil. To this I would like to add seaweed
meal and calcified seaweed as fertiliser, but by what amounts?
Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Any idea what the NPK are with these? They determine the quantities
that you want, and whether they're suitable in the first place. If you
want to mix your own and remain organic there are several organic
fertilizers available that have fairly set component rates, though
you'll have to blend your own.

This sounds a brilliant idea.Would it need to be sterilised for
seed growing.I've collected mole hills in the past for fine soil.
......KS