Sea Weed

Hi.

I have been informed sea weed is good for the garden i would like to know other gardners views and thoughts on this and how would one put it in ie when its (fresh off the beach) or would one leave it (dry out) either way would you leave it on top of the soil or dig it in ???

 

Hi there golfer.
Our friends on the West coast of Eire stack it for a couple of months to allow the rain to wash out most of the salt,then dig it in.

 

You can put as much as you can get onto asparagus from now until the ferns die back - they are seaside plants and love the saltiness. I just put it on whenever I can get it. I don't dig it in, the worms take care of it if you lay it on top of the soil as a mulch - it just disappears. Lucky you if you can get a supply

 

Hi

Thanks for that information yes i can get a lots we have a three mile strecth of seaside right in front of our house ie Aberavon Beach Port Talbot West Glam (is this stuff good for the soil).????

 

Suberb - count your blessings :D
See section 2 of http://www.pfaf.org/leaflets/vegorg.php

 

Collect it from above the high tide mark and there is no need wait for the rain to wash away the salt, Compost it, use it as mulch, wish I could get a lorry load!

 

Well sea weed has a good write up so i will be colleting some this week end i guess after what all of you have said ie (wish you could get lots of it) and (the write up bit) it must be good for the soil so we will give it a try.