How to Make the Best Ever Fertiliser Without Using Chemicals

Intro: How to Make the Best Ever Fertiliser Without Using Chemicals

Here's how to make natural fertiliser that will make your plants grow really well and make your vege's taste amazing!!!!

STEP 1: You Will Need....

a beach
Big bags
large container - i use a 40 gallon drum
water
time

STEP 2: Step 1. Go to the Beach!

Go to a beach and collect seaweed, if there has been a storm recently you should have no trouble finding heaps.
Pack it into your bags and take it home

STEP 3: Step 2.

when you get home, put the large container somewhere out of the way, like in the corner of the garden.
pour your seaweed onto the grass and hose it down a bit to wash off the excess salt that may be on it. then put the seaweed into your container and fill it up with water. put some kind of cover over it.
then leave it for about 1 month to decompose.

STEP 4: Step 3.

once the seaweed has decomposed the water will be black and kind of the texture of syrup.
this is your fertiliser.
use 1/4 tablespoon of liquid concentrate to 1 gal. of water for a foliar spray.
you can also soak your seeds in it overnight before planting to increase germination.
and when transplanting plants soak the root-ball in it before planting
the seaweed is full of minerals and it will encourage the growth of micro-organisms in the soil.
healthy soil means healthy plants, which leads to healthy people!!!!

edit: the only element seaweed doesn't have is phosphorus, you can use blood and bone to compensate for this.

good luck!

Comments

[I_am_Canadian]

Or you can just use your garden as your toilet. Either works.

[theelectrifier]

Since the ocean receives runoff from the entire earth, it contains all known minerals, trace elements and vitamins. The only element it doesn't contain enough of for superior plant growth is phosphorus. Mannitol, a compound found in seaweed, enables plants to better absorb nutrients from the soil. Seaweed also contains large quantities of hormones that stimulate plant growth. seaweed has developed antitoxins to fend off bacteria and viruses in the ocean. In the gardens, these antitoxins interrupt the reproductive cycles of some insects and appear to repel others. Seaweed also reduces fungi when applied to plants or soil. using urine and poo is good, but seaweed is far superior.

[I_am_Canadian]

Okay, twas just joking about :-)

[lemonie]

You need to actually do thse things and post your own pictures. Have you got the use of a camera?

L

[theelectrifier]

i do this every winter, and i dont have a camera unfortunately, well i have an analog camera, but i dont have a scanner either. the steps are pretty straight forward and easy to understand anyway aren't they?

[lemonie]

Yes the instructions are very clear. It just doesn't look good without original images. But with no digital camera / scanner, it's tough - thanks for feedback

L

[theelectrifier]

yea i agree, i really do need to get a digi camera, they don't take very nice photos but they sure are handy!

[lemonie]

Some digital cameras do take nice photos (i.e. the expensive SLRs). Mine is way overdue for a replacement - I need a zoom lens... L

[discontinuuity]

Wow, that's a big carrot! Any tips for those of us who live far away from the ocean? I've done composting for about a year now, but only with terrestrial plants. Also, I think you might have better luck with aerobic decomposition, ie more air circulating around the compost. Putting the seaweed underwater will cut off most of the oxygen, which will slow down the decomposition and produce bad smells. Of course, not enough water and it will dry out.

[theelectrifier]

seaweed dissolves in water dude, there's no problems with smells either. seaweed is now formulated in extracts and granular products that you can find on garden center shelves and in catalogs of garden suppliers. A foliar spray of seaweed extract and water makes the nutrients and hormones available to plants faster. Research has shown that plant health can improve within days after the spray is applied. Foliar seaweed sprays rapidly correct nutrient deficiencies, improve fruit set and help a plant endure environmental stress, including drought and frost.

[fegundez1]

you can compost seaweed the same as regular compost but be careful of the salt content wash very well! Also it is illegal to take anything off of some beaches,so ask a ranger or look on the county web page first.