Re: More on seaweed



Carol Moholt wrote:seaweed strikes me as a more appealing solution.

>
>  am planning a couple of trips to the nearby Pacific Ocean this
> fall to gather seaweed/kelp for fall mulching.  I was thinking about the
> salt issue (we've got heavy clay here) and my idea was to bring the whole
> thing home to my nice, suburban cement driveway and hose it down to get rid
> of the salt. My neighbors already think I'm nuts, this will just confirm it.

> I'm learning much from Carol and Moira's discussion on seaweed and kelp.
> Thanks. I've always been a fan of seaweed ever since I lived in San Clemente
> (Southern Calif.) I used to go to the beach to gather it in the early morning
> when only the surfers were out. I'd bring it home in large plastic bags, lay
> it in the street to wash it with a hose. Then I'd drag it to the front lawn
> and chop it up with a spade. My garden was so small, I couldn't use it rough.
> Then  I'd spread it around the garden as mulch. That just one of the things I
> miss about living near the shore!

I've never met an avid gardener yet whos neighbors didn't think them daft. We
just belong to a different tribe :)
Jan

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Jan Smithen,               gardening teacher
                           California Arboretum Foundation
jansmithen@earthlink.net
Sunset zone : 19
USDA zone : 10

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