Seaweed and canine perfumes


"the only thing that I have wondered is whether the salt on the seaweed
impacts on soil salinity levels?.........

(As for dogs and their many disgusting habits .... well ... the more stinky
and rotten the better really ... one of mine has just had its prize trophy
confiscated ... a petrified flattened possum of questionable vintage)"

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Dear Susan,

When I was installing beds at a beachfront property in Rhode Island
(coastal New England, USA), I took two precautionary measures against salt:
I rinsed the seaweed several times before using either in planting holes,
or as mulch, and I also laid it out for the rain, or again rinsed it, and
then added it to the compost heap. Either way seemed to work. If you have
tried nibbling on the local seaweeds, you know that the actual alga is not
especially salty, htat the salt is on its surface, not so much within the
tissue. So, a good rinse ususlly removes most of the sodium. I have heard
that ammending the soil with gypsum also counteracts salt problems, but
have no direct experience with this. Anybody else know about it?

As for the dog, well, at least you retrieved the road pancake before it
became lunch and served as a breath-mint.....My own dog has a specific and
smug look on his face when he returns from rolling in something extra
delicious, like a rotting carcass off in the woods somewhere. Very pleased
with himself.....until he sees the hose and soap.

Erik van Lennep-Hyland
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