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seaweed as a fertiliser
The shore is about 300 meters from the house, any tips for using seaweed to
fertalise the garden? cheers roy |
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from "roy davidson" contains these words: The shore is about 300 meters from the house, any tips for using seaweed to fertalise the garden? Traditionally, you thatch your house and byre with hay. When you have cut fresh hay, you drag the old thatch off the roof and re-thatch with new stuff, then, layer the old thatch with cleanings from the byre and seaweed from the shore, and leave it there for a year, then spread it on the lazy-beds with the alluvium which has accumulated in the channels between them. But some people just dig it into the soil as it comes... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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On 10/9/04 22:31, in article , "roy
davidson" wrote: The shore is about 300 meters from the house, any tips for using seaweed to fertalise the garden? cheers roy There was a thread about this a month or two ago. But basically, bring it ashore and dump it on your veg patch in the autumn. That is when the storms tend to wash up great piles or bladder wrack which is what is most used, AFAIK. Over the winter, it will rot down and give valuable nutrients to the soil. This will give you some information. http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/langsec/vraic.html Here's a quote from the site: "Work by F Woodland Toms, Jersey's Official Analyst for over 40 years, shows that dried vraic is three to four times as effective as a fertiliser than the fresh weed." (There are about 2.5 vergees to the acre) On grazing land, the farmers believed it acted as a sort of disinfectant. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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In article , Sacha
writes Here's a quote from the site: "Work by F Woodland Toms, Jersey's Official Analyst for over 40 years, shows that dried vraic is three to four times as effective as a fertiliser than the fresh weed." On what basis? By weight? By volume? The fresh weed has a large water content - is the 'increased effectiveness' anything more than the result of applying it 'neat' rather than 'diluted'? (I have in mind that in cooking one uses about 4 times as much of the fresh herb than the same herb dried) -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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"roy davidson" wrote in message ... The shore is about 300 meters from the house, any tips for using seaweed to fertalise the garden? cheers roy Gather every bit you can and pile it in your compost bins .........its fantastic stuff ........add some to worm bins .....keeps them sweet and oh how I envy you |
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On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 22:31:45 +0100, "roy davidson"
wrote: The shore is about 300 meters from the house, any tips for using seaweed to fertalise the garden? cheers roy I use it as a mulch around shrubs, straight from the beach, sand, salt, hoppers and all. Spread it thick, say at least two inches. Wonderful stuff. Keeps roots cool and moist in summer, improves soil structure and texture and provides nutrients. My camellias love it. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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from Janet Baraclough.. contains these words: The message from Chris Hogg contains these words: I use it as a mulch around shrubs, straight from the beach, sand, salt, hoppers and all. Spread it thick, say at least two inches. Wonderful stuff. Keeps roots cool and moist in summer, improves soil structure and texture and provides nutrients. My camellias love it. I second that..you can't apply too much! I think that was a rather rash statement considering the number of pedants here... -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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