Calcified Seaweed
 

I need some guidance in understanding what the virtue is in using
calcified seaweed in the garden.
I found the following features in a web search:

What it does: Breaks down heavy clay soils.
Increases bacterial activity in soil.
Conditions lawns.
Benefits: Improves soil structure.
Raises pH level in acid soils.
Helps prevent calcium & magnesium deficiency.
Can be used on: Heavy clay soils. Lawns.

Is there any item amongst those claims which are not met by using lime
at a much smaller cost?

Franz

Franz asked "What it does: Breaks down heavy clay soils.
Increases bacterial activity in soil.
Conditions lawns.
Benefits: Improves soil structure.
Raises pH level in acid soils.
Helps prevent calcium & magnesium deficiency.
Can be used on: Heavy clay soils. Lawns.

Is there any item amongst those claims which are not met by using lime at a
much smaller cost? .........."

Well it is easier to spread evenly especially if there is any wind,
It has trace elements which lime doesn't
It breaks down over a few years so you don't get rapid ups and downs of ph.
If it gets damp in storage it is still usable.

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

"David Hill" wrote in message
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Franz asked "What it does: Breaks down heavy clay soils.
Increases bacterial activity in soil.
Conditions lawns.
Benefits: Improves soil structure.
Raises pH level in acid soils.
Helps prevent calcium & magnesium deficiency.
Can be used on: Heavy clay soils. Lawns.

Is there any item amongst those claims which are not met by using
lime at a
much smaller cost? .........."

Well it is easier to spread evenly especially if there is any wind,
It has trace elements which lime doesn't
It breaks down over a few years so you don't get rapid ups and
downs of ph.
If it gets damp in storage it is still usable.

All of that sounds as if it might be a good product. However, I think
I'll stick to good old fashioned lime. It is cheap. I wait for a
windless day to distribute it and I store it in a dry place. I only
apply it about every second year to the soil.

Franz