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The Hebridean method is to get a load of seaweed in the spring. Dig all
the deep litter out of the byre. Pull the roof off the house.

As you build the heap, mix the litter, seaweed and the old hay from the
thatch, and leave the heap for a year.

Use last year's heap to add to the lazy beds.

I always thought the term "lazybeds" referred to the practise of
laying the traditional ingredients straight on the soil in their raw
state. Then the potatoes and cabbages were planted through the mulch
cover, and the worms did the work. Works for me :-)

If you should find some of these ingredients problematic, as some people
do these days, even in the Utter Hebrides, I understand that seaweed and
lawnmowings along with the usual constituents of a compost heap are
pretty nearly as good.

It's so successful that one of last year's lawnmowing donors has just
announced I'm not getting them any more...he's so impressed with my rich
fertile weedfree lazybeds, he's going to do it himself :-(

Janet.

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The Hebridean method is to get a load of seaweed in the spring. Dig all
the deep litter out of the byre. Pull the roof off the house.

As you build the heap, mix the litter, seaweed and the old hay from the
thatch, and leave the heap for a year.

Use last year's heap to add to the lazy beds.

I always thought the term "lazybeds" referred to the practise of
laying the traditional ingredients straight on the soil in their raw
state. Then the potatoes and cabbages were planted through the mulch
cover, and the worms did the work. Works for me :-)

If you should find some of these ingredients problematic, as some people
do these days, even in the Utter Hebrides, I understand that seaweed and
lawnmowings along with the usual constituents of a compost heap are
pretty nearly as good.

It's so successful that one of last year's lawnmowing donors has just
announced I'm not getting them any more...he's so impressed with my rich
fertile weedfree lazybeds, he's going to do it himself :-(

Janet.

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SNIPPED
Years ago at an agricultural show I bought some very concentrated
seaweed extract which was being sold as a farm crop spray..unfortunately
can't remember the trade name but an agricultural supplier should be
able to tell you. It was wonderful stuff. I think anything to do with
seaweed has an almost magical benefit to plants, in health and strength
as well as the flavour of potatoes.

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Go and have a look here andmake up your own mind

http://www.media52.net/archives/000024.html

Yes, I know. I balance seaweed risk against Firth of Clyde radiation
levels from Sellafield, Holy Loch, Coulport, Hunterston power station,
passing nuclear submarines. Plus 18 years breathing drinking and eating
in Chernobyl's contamination area, regular mammograms, watching TV and
sitting in front of a computer.

It's quite useful to glow faintly while hiding under the duvet waiting
for the Highland Boundary Fault's next earthquake, or one of the
"extinct" volcanoes I can see from the window to change its mind :-(

Janet. (Isle of Arran)

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The Hebridean method is to get a load of seaweed in the spring. Dig all
the deep litter out of the byre. Pull the roof off the house.

As you build the heap, mix the litter, seaweed and the old hay from the
thatch, and leave the heap for a year.

Use last year's heap to add to the lazy beds.

I always thought the term "lazybeds" referred to the practise of
laying the traditional ingredients straight on the soil in their raw
state. Then the potatoes and cabbages were planted through the mulch
cover, and the worms did the work. Works for me :-)

I was told by a Lewis crofter exactly why, but I can't remember. The
washed-down spoil/detritis etc in the channels between the beds was
spread over the top, but seaweed etc was composted first AFAIK. It
certainly was on that part of Lewis.

If you should find some of these ingredients problematic, as some people
do these days, even in the Utter Hebrides, I understand that seaweed and
lawnmowings along with the usual constituents of a compost heap are
pretty nearly as good.

It's so successful that one of last year's lawnmowing donors has just
announced I'm not getting them any more...he's so impressed with my rich
fertile weedfree lazybeds, he's going to do it himself :-(

Sneak round and spray it with disinfectant?

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Jaques d'Alltrades13/3/04 12:41

snip

I was told by a Lewis crofter exactly why, but I can't remember. The
washed-down spoil/detritis etc in the channels between the beds was
spread over the top, but seaweed etc was composted first AFAIK. It
certainly was on that part of Lewis.

snip

I don't know if the different treatments of seaweed vary according to
situation but the old Jersey method was to gather the vraic sent up by the
autumn storms and lay it on the fields. I don't know if it was ploughed in
but I think not. I *think* it was left for the rain and worms to do their
work. I'll ask a farming friend in Jersey.
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We always put a little mangled seaweed in with our spuds when we plant
'em -
it does wonders for the flavour but is a pain to collect.
I was reading the label on some ericacious (spelling?) liquid feed and
saw
that it was "seaweed extract". Checked a couple more brands and they
said
the same.
If I were to feed my tatties with this, d'you reckon it will improve the
flavour of the spuds in the same way harvested seaweed does? (It'd save
a
lot of hard work - not to mention the smell in the back of the car....)

Years ago at an agricultural show I bought some very concentrated
seaweed extract which was being sold as a farm crop spray..unfortunately
can't remember the trade name but an agricultural supplier should be
able to tell you. It was wonderful stuff. I think anything to do with
seaweed has an almost magical benefit to plants, in health and strength
as well as the flavour of potatoes.

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Janet

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Chris S

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The Hebridean method is to get a load of seaweed in the spring. Dig all
the deep litter out of the byre. Pull the roof off the house.

As you build the heap, mix the litter, seaweed and the old hay from the
thatch, and leave the heap for a year.

Use last year's heap to add to the lazy beds.

I always thought the term "lazybeds" referred to the practise of
laying the traditional ingredients straight on the soil in their raw
state. Then the potatoes and cabbages were planted through the mulch
cover, and the worms did the work. Works for me :-)

I was told by a Lewis crofter exactly why, but I can't remember. The
washed-down spoil/detritis etc in the channels between the beds was
spread over the top, but seaweed etc was composted first AFAIK. It
certainly was on that part of Lewis.

If you should find some of these ingredients problematic, as some people
do these days, even in the Utter Hebrides, I understand that seaweed and
lawnmowings along with the usual constituents of a compost heap are
pretty nearly as good.

It's so successful that one of last year's lawnmowing donors has just
announced I'm not getting them any more...he's so impressed with my rich
fertile weedfree lazybeds, he's going to do it himself :-(

Sneak round and spray it with disinfectant?

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Jaques d'Alltrades13/3/04 12:41

snip

I was told by a Lewis crofter exactly why, but I can't remember. The
washed-down spoil/detritis etc in the channels between the beds was
spread over the top, but seaweed etc was composted first AFAIK. It
certainly was on that part of Lewis.

snip

I don't know if the different treatments of seaweed vary according to
situation but the old Jersey method was to gather the vraic sent up by the
autumn storms and lay it on the fields. I don't know if it was ploughed in
but I think not. I *think* it was left for the rain and worms to do their
work. I'll ask a farming friend in Jersey.
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(remove the weeds to email me)

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Jaques d'Alltrades13/3/04 12:41

snip

I was told by a Lewis crofter exactly why, but I can't remember. The
washed-down spoil/detritis etc in the channels between the beds was
spread over the top, but seaweed etc was composted first AFAIK. It
certainly was on that part of Lewis.

snip

I don't know if the different treatments of seaweed vary according to
situation but the old Jersey method was to gather the vraic sent up by the
autumn storms and lay it on the fields. I don't know if it was ploughed in
but I think not. I *think* it was left for the rain and worms to do their
work. I'll ask a farming friend in Jersey.
--

Sacha
(remove the weeds to email me)

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
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The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words:

We always put a little mangled seaweed in with our spuds when we plant
'em -
it does wonders for the flavour but is a pain to collect.
I was reading the label on some ericacious (spelling?) liquid feed and
saw
that it was "seaweed extract". Checked a couple more brands and they
said
the same.
If I were to feed my tatties with this, d'you reckon it will improve the
flavour of the spuds in the same way harvested seaweed does? (It'd save
a
lot of hard work - not to mention the smell in the back of the car....)

Years ago at an agricultural show I bought some very concentrated
seaweed extract which was being sold as a farm crop spray..unfortunately
can't remember the trade name but an agricultural supplier should be
able to tell you. It was wonderful stuff. I think anything to do with
seaweed has an almost magical benefit to plants, in health and strength
as well as the flavour of potatoes.

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Janet

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Chris S

"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
...
The message
from "Sue da Nimm" . contains these words:

We always put a little mangled seaweed in with our spuds when we plant
'em -
it does wonders for the flavour but is a pain to collect.
I was reading the label on some ericacious (spelling?) liquid feed and
saw
that it was "seaweed extract". Checked a couple more brands and they
said
the same.
If I were to feed my tatties with this, d'you reckon it will improve the
flavour of the spuds in the same way harvested seaweed does? (It'd save
a
lot of hard work - not to mention the smell in the back of the car....)

Years ago at an agricultural show I bought some very concentrated
seaweed extract which was being sold as a farm crop spray..unfortunately
can't remember the trade name but an agricultural supplier should be
able to tell you. It was wonderful stuff. I think anything to do with
seaweed has an almost magical benefit to plants, in health and strength
as well as the flavour of potatoes.

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Janet

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Chris S

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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
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We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Sell it????!!!!!!!!. We don't sell cars. Ours die peacefully of old age.

Janet.

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"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message
...

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Sell it????!!!!!!!!. We don't sell cars. Ours die peacefully of old age.

Janet.

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from "Chris Stewart" contains these words:

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Janet

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Or one car-full owner, mayhap?

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The message
from "Chris Stewart" contains these words:

We collected 50 sacks of seaweed last weekend, some of which is
ear-marked for the potato planting :-) As for car odour...well, it
helped to reduce the smell of our wet dog, and the horse manure from the
week before.

Janet

Will the advert say "one careful owner" when you try to sell it?
:-)

Or one car-full owner, mayhap?

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/