Seaweed and potatoes

banf77 · « **on:** April 13, 2014, 21:42 »

Hi,
I understand that seaweed is a very good fertiliser for potatoes.
What's the best way of administering it? I was thinking of laying it at the botom of the trench as a base. Is this OK?

Cheers
Steve

3 allotments · « **Reply #1 on:** April 13, 2014, 22:17 »

Hi banf77 try this link http://www.shropshireseaweed.co.uk/ Darren

Eightball · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2014, 23:39 »

it's not going to hurt the plants anyway. I line my trench with compost and comfrey as that's what I have available. Wish I lived closer to the coast.

mumofstig · « **Reply #3 on:** April 14, 2014, 09:08 »

just put it in the trenches, or use as mulch - as they used to do in Jersey.

Can also be grown in neat seaweed according to this

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Yorkie · « **Reply #4 on:** April 14, 2014, 18:16 »

If you're planning on harvesting seaweed from the beach, check out this thread about the legal issues about doing this first:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=86170.0

banf77 · « **Reply #5 on:** April 14, 2014, 19:27 »

Thanks all.
Steve

GreyScales · « **Reply #6 on:** April 14, 2014, 22:09 »

Quote from: Yorkie on April 14, 2014, 18:16

If you're planning on harvesting seaweed from the beach, check out this thread about the legal issues about doing this first:

http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=86170.0

I tried getting in touch with my local authority. First they thought I was going to eat it, and advised against it because of pollution concerns. Then when I corrected them, they didn't bother to get back to me on the legality

Gardener and Rabbit · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2014, 22:10 »

This might just be me, but I've never liked the taste of Jersey new potatoes... they just seem to have a bitter after-taste. Much prefer our local Lancashire new potatoes, grown without seaweed!

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