Kelp, picking some her on the coast

FILMNET · September 17, 2010

I live on the coast of Ma, we have some public places where Kelp is after storms like today, I was wondering if i can pick some up and put in the garden when the plants are not in there?

heirloomdaddy · September 17, 2010

couldn't hurt...just rinse well to remove excess salt

franzb69 · September 17, 2010

Been watching this canadian dude on youtube using seaweed as mulch. His stuff is growing quite well. So i guess you could do what you're planning. =)

mjc · September 17, 2010

Short answer...YES!

Slightly longer answer...why the heck are you sitting here looking at the computer screen and not out loading it up?

It isn't even absolutely necessary to rinse, but it doesn't hurt...seawater, while salty (NaCl) also contains a host of other minerals and 'micronutrients', and the relatively small amount of NaCl isn't going to negatively impact your garden soil (yeah, if you added tons of seaweed annually, after a few years you may start to build levels of salt that will affect things).

September 17, 2010	#1
FILMNET Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Charleston,South Carolina, USA Posts: 1,803	Kelp, picking some her on the coast I live on the coast of Ma, we have some public places where Kelp is after storms like today, I was wondering if i can pick some up and put in the garden when the plants are not in there?

September 17, 2010	#2
heirloomdaddy Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles Z10 Posts: 291	couldn't hurt...just rinse well to remove excess salt

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franzb69 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Philippines Posts: 210	Been watching this canadian dude on youtube using seaweed as mulch. His stuff is growing quite well. So i guess you could do what you're planning. =)

September 17, 2010	#4
mjc Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: WV Posts: 603	Short answer...YES! Slightly longer answer...why the heck are you sitting here looking at the computer screen and not out loading it up? It isn't even absolutely necessary to rinse, but it doesn't hurt...seawater, while salty (NaCl) also contains a host of other minerals and 'micronutrients', and the relatively small amount of NaCl isn't going to negatively impact your garden soil (yeah, if you added tons of seaweed annually, after a few years you may start to build levels of salt that will affect things).