Fertilizing and Watering
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Subject: How do you make seaweed fertilizer?
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Trevor85 |
Baltimore, MD
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I have a couple ponds that are just full of elodea (aka anacharis). I want to take a lot out, but I was thinking I might be able to get some use out of it. I was thinking I could use it like a seaweed fertilizer that I have been hearing so many good things about.
So could someone either explain how to make the fertilizer or point me to a good instructional website? Also has anyone else ever tried this?
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8/9/2008 8:21:04 AM
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ghopson |
Denver, CO
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From what I understand, only the seaweed found in oceans has the trace elements that are so diserable to us. I dont think pond stuff would be a good choice. But you could throw it into a compost pile, with some manures and what not and get some good use that way.
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8/9/2008 11:04:41 AM
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Trevor85 |
Baltimore, MD
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I suspected that would be the response I got. However, I still want to try it with elodea to see what happens.
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8/9/2008 11:27:28 AM
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Rob T |
Somers, CT
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You may end up with more diseases than is worth it. pondweed has not been proven to be beneficial.
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8/9/2008 6:54:01 PM
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Richard |
Minnesota
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Me, I'm making my own fish emulsion/seaweed. I was told there is no real nutrients in lake seaweed/pond algea. I went to a a oriental food market and bought actual seaweed. It is slow to disolve. I than went to the local coastal seafood market and got all there throw out fish scraps, I cut them up into 4 inch pieces. I put both the fish and seaweed in a 5 mgallon bucket along with mollases to disolve it.
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8/9/2008 7:42:55 PM
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Richard |
Minnesota
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Oh yeah, its not fully disolved but I'm using it. I lower a strainer into the bucket and scoop out fish emulsion/seaweed, it keeps out any fish or seaweed that might be floating around. Plants like it.
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8/9/2008 7:47:06 PM
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