RE: Seaweed
Hi Leslie,
I can't see any downside to adding seaweed to the patch as long as you rinse
the salt from it with fresh water or let it sit in the rain before
composting it or adding it to the garden. I spread 50 lbs. of kelp meal on
the patch yesterday and will get it all tilled under this spring. I'd go to
the beach here to collect it but the department of fish and wildlife
regulates the harvest of seaweed from the beaches as well and you can only
collect 20 lbs. of it a day here in Washington and be legal. You may want
to check local regulations in your area before heading to the coast in your
pickup.
Chris Michalec
Covington, WA
P.S. Any word on the location of the round robin box?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Goodsue336@aol.com [SMTP:Goodsue336@aol.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 5:40 PM
> To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
> Subject: Seaweed
>
> Everyone:
>
> I'm considering some trips to the seashore to collect seaweed to add to my
>
> compost pile, and I'm looking for any and all advice. I've done a quick
> search of the archives and didn't find any detailed discussions of the
> usage
> of actual seaweed as compost of making a fertilizer tea. I know from Don
> Langevin's books that Craig Weir collects seaweed, and there is a funny
> chapter in Pumpkins are Orange about seaweed, but that's all I know.
>
> So I'm wondering do people add seaweed to their compost piles? Do you use
> it
> as mulch? I build compost hills under my pumpkin piles, using the methods
> of
> George Brooks, will seaweed make a significant contribution to the compost
>
> hill?
>
> What is the special thing about seaweed? Maybe just the fun of the drive
> to
> beach during the early spring or the sunny winter day?
>
> Leslie Vogt
> Pittsfield, NH
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