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Old 31-07-2006, 12:30 PM
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Does anyone know the best way to compost seaweed. We have tons of the stuff.
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Old 31-07-2006, 12:33 PM
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Hi, there are many ways that you can use seaweed.
Add it to the bottom of your compost heap
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You can ut it in a hesian sack and put in a large tub of water and that way it makes liquid feed
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I thought that you needed to wash the salt off the seaweed first.
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Old 31-07-2006, 12:42 PM
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Lesley, you can wash it off but it doesn't matter really (we don't)
You could wash it anyway!
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Old 31-07-2006, 05:28 PM
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Thanks for your reply's next question how good is seaweed either as a compost or in liquid form.
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Seaweed is one of the best feeds avalible in my opinion and it is in most shop bought feeds.
Ideal for tomatoes and peppers though (liquid form)
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I thought that you needed to wash the salt off the seaweed first.
If it's fresh the salts not a massive problem LJ, it's if it's collected from above the high-water mark & has been lying in the salt laden air.
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Sory Lesley but i would just like everone to know that i was right and you were wronge
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