Roses and Seaweed????

A visitor the other day told me that I should get some seaweed and put it around the bottom of the rose and cover with soil? Is this a good thing? He also told me banana skins round clematis is good and promptly run off with my skins and put them round my climbers

 

Thanks i'll be down the beach round the corner stealing the weed tom

 

Would algae do? You could go to the Chinese Olympics and bring some back in your suitcase :D

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/07/03/china-algae.html

 

make sure you wash it thoroughly if you collect it yourself as the salt content is understandably high:thumb:

 

well I suppose it's all down to personal opinion do what you think is best

PS: Woo knows lots more about roses than I do :D

 

Hi LMRR, Poole entrance low tide tomorrow is about 6am or 6.30 pm about half hour later at the quay (page 4 of the Echo). Beware harbour mud in quite a few places, you could try just beyond the bottom of Evening Hill good firm sand and some gravel, the windsurfers are not likely to be much in evidence at low tide but watch out for bait diggers and cocklers. If you go on a few hundred yards from Evening Hill you can park for free a little way up the first road on the left, Brudenell Avenue.

You will probably find greater quantities on the rocks like Kimmeridge, or any of the other similar places along the Purbeck coast. Just make sure you get enough for both of us and drop mine off in Parkstone

 

Banana skins are very good for the roses.Perhaps your visitor should have put them at the bottom of your roses instead of the clematis

 

Lol don't need to travel that far Hamworthy Park is just 10 mins walk round the corner and there's plenty down there.

 

Yeah but it's a much better class of Seaweed at Sandbanks.