Seaweed Tea

[gerallt_p]

I've decided that since i live on the coast i could make use of some free fertilizer, therefore I am going to try and make some seaweed tea of sort. After quite a bit of searching all over the internet there doesn't seem to be much information about making some.

Therefore my plan so far is to put a small tap on a lided bucket (have heard that it's very smelly), go and collect a bucketfull of seaweed, wash some of the salt off, then leave it for a cople of weeks with some water in the bucket before using it as some feed.

Well that is the plan anyhow, I was wondering if anyone on here has a similar idea and was willing to share some tips, is it worth it? Is the smell really that bad?

Many thanks
Gerallt

[DavidT]

Just make sure you don`t get caught taking the seaweed or it could prove expensive.

[gerallt_p]

Ahh i see, didn't know about that, thanks for the advice

I was under the impression that its fine aslong as its floating. i.e. not stuck to anything, but wont disagree since I dont know for certain

Thanks
Gerallt

[DavidT]

Without a license you can`t take anything from the wild. Why not just buy a bottle of Maxicrop?

[Lesley Jay]

I think the dead seaweed stranded above the sea line is okay to use but you need to check. You shouldn't even remove a pebble from the beaches nowadays.

[gerallt_p]

Oh well never mind, thanks for saving me a heffty fine anyway

Do I remember someone telling me to do the same sort of thing with nettles or something??? Since i have some of the buggers in the garden?

Regards
Gerallt

[DavidT]

You need to use young nettles. I`ve never tried it myself but it`s supposed to work.

[GreenThumbGrowing]

Seaweed is an awesome fertilizer. I think if you use it straight from the ocean it needs to be composted in a pile or applied as a side dress mulch around your plants.. I have not used it straight from the ocean before. Although I have been using liquid seaweed extract that I purchase from the store for many years. I get spectacular results by mixing several different mostly organic fertilizers with soil AND mixed with water that is used to water my plants. THere are a lot of different little known fertilizers that can be added to water and or soil that when combined together produce especially high yields.