liquid seaweed fertiliser

[vfrbiker905]

I have endless supply of seaweed a few hundred yard from my garden,so I am about to make some seaweed compost.my intented method is to fill a large bucket with seaweed
then add water waid a few weeks then stir the whole lot up. I also intend to lay some to bed potato on. whats your thoughts
cheers

[wbmkk]

Isn't it a bit early to be thinking about fertilizer ?

If you can get plenty of seaweed, why not add it to your compost bin ?

[Penellype]

Make sure you rinse it thoroughly before you start, whether making fertilizer or putting it in the compost bin as it could be quite salty and this won't do your garden much good.

[andy_j]

Most seaweed fertilizers are considdered to be a general tonic rather than a fertilizer. probably best, as mentioned, mixing it with your compost

[captainhastings]

I read they use it to grow spuds in jersey
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The Jersey soil is light and well drained and many farmers still use seaweed harvested from Jersey beaches as a natural fertilizer (it is known locally as Vraic). Jersey has some of the most formidable tidal flows in the world, and the strong movement of the sea deposits large quantities of vraic on the shore. The practice of using vraic on the land dates back to the 12th century.
About Jersey Royals

[hellybore]

I wash it off under the outside tap, then let the rain rinse it for a few days more, then chop it up roughly and lay it all over my potato bed. I'm hoping by the time I plant my spuds the worms will have taken it down for me

[Feral007]

Most nurseries here recommend using seaweed liquid when you are planting out any plants or trees. I would use it as a liquid, but then I'm fond of liquid conditioners and fertilisers. If you hunt through the forums you'll find a million different ways to do these things. Look under Liquid fertilisers, liquid manure, seaweed.
There's so many opinions there already you'll be bound to find one that suits what you like to do. And that's really what gardening should be; whatever style suits you, find those things and enjoy. Bit jealous about you having seaweed that close tho, that's the problem with being inland.

[vfrbiker905]

thanx folks
I was intending using it I a compost bin anyway, I will leave a pile out in the Scottish monsoon season which is from first week in july until the last week of june that should wash it
george

[solway cropper]

Been using seaweed for years and it makes a great liquid feed and wonderful addition to the compost. The amount of salt on it makes little difference, especially if you gather it from the shore after a heavy shower.

Also if you can gather the dead weed in summer when it is dry you can dry it even further and crumble it up to make a useful addition to potting mixes. Dry seaweed can hold a lot of water which it slowly releases, along with nutrients.

[daviddevantnhisspiritwife]

I have been using shop bought liquid seaweed for a number of years. However, I decided I would make some of my own. I filled an carrier bag when I was on the beach on Sunday. I roughly chopped a load and shoved it in a 4pt milk bottle (put in as much as I could) and then filled with water and put the lid on. I've put it in the greenhouse and will shake it when I remember and hopefully after a month or so it might be ready to dilute?

Basically did the same as Nettle tea (which I did the same time).

I love the idea of crumbling dried seaweed into potting mixes - Great tip solway cropper. Thanks.

Was also thinking about using some as a top dressing and also dug in here and there.