Seaweed as a mulch question.

[gardening_gal]

I've become slightly obsessed with YouTube gardeners in my quest to become a bit more self sufficient as cheaply as possible as I'm a very skint thing unfortunately.

A number of them use seaweed as a mulch but what I'm not clear about is if this is just seaweed you get from the beach and use it as it comes or if it's a special type of seaweed or if you need to do something to it first? The stuff I've seen on their beds looks all dry and kinda rotted but is that just because it's old stuff now?

I have a shore. I have a balaclava. I'll just wait to hear back from you.

[Atta]

I will follow your thread I was planing a trip to maybe Wales shore i think nearest from me.I read slugs hates seaweed.

[veggiechicken]

A couple of old threads about Seaweed. (Other threads are available )

https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...iser_9990.html

https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...nce_97046.html

[gardening_gal]

A couple of old threads about Seaweed. (Other threads are available )

Thoughts come into my head and I get excited.

I need to learn to search first.

Soz.

[rary]

I collect seaweed occasionally and its straight from the shore onto the garden, I don't wash it and definitely can't shred it as its too wet for that I would recommend that you chop it up with grass shears that way you get a more even spread over the soil, what you see in YouTube and the likes could be in areas where its a bit dryer than where I stay I have found that it stays quite fresh looking with all the rain we have here, it does seem to keep the snails away but since I started using it I haven't seen a flat worm and have now got worms back in my garden,whether there us a connection or not I don't know, but I will keep using it just in case

[gardening_gal]

Thanks Rary. I figure you and I will have similar seaweed and your experience sounds quite positive so I shall be off on the hunt over the next few days

[rary]

Thanks Rary. I figure you and I will have similar seaweed and your experience sounds quite positive so I shall be off on the hunt over the next few days

Remember when collecting, seaweed is generally in three lines on the beach the top line will be the oldest, quite smelly when you disturb it and alive with flies and other insects try to avoid this as you are disturbing the habitat of insects, the middle layer is usually fresh but may contain some flies as they move in pretty quick and this is the stuff you want to collect, the line closest to the water may contain marine life so better not to disturb it, and any fresh seaweed still attached to a rock should not be collected, it may sound complicated but it's quite simple when you see it, and I would recommend that you tie the bags before putting them in your car, as all I get is moans from OH about the flies that's in the car as I cram as much into the bags as I can and don't leave enough room for tieing

[gardening_gal]

Ah, thanks for that, I actually was wondering which bits I should go for. I'll be sure and tie.