Collecting Seaweed For The Garden

[@bluemtnsman]

An excellent use of what Mom Nature provides free for the effort. It's been a few years since I collected any,,, may have to get back into the routine when I retire later this year. Thanks for the video. Charlie

[@davidh4555]

YAY! A new video. Awesome. Can't wait for more.

[@64dexta]

Great stuff, more power to ye. The seaweed is a great companion for beetroot and associated crops, they love the salt and trace elements and it staves off hollow crown etc.We are up in the North working away at staying one step in front of the system and enjoying every minuet of it! Thanks for the brilliant wee films, they are very nicely done. Take care and good luck to you all.

[@WayOutWestx2]

64dexta Thank you. Good luck to you too! *Waving frantically from the other end of the island.*

[@rsk9289]

Greetings from Nova Scotia Canada! Always something good at the beach!

[@meehan302]

It reminds me when I was younger we used to gather sea weed . t'was a great life. It's very refreshing to have a seaweed bath too. Best wishes

[@WayOutWestx2]

Patrick Meehan Thanks Patrick. Yes, it's funny how collecting seaweed seems to have fallen out of fashion. Wonder why...?

[@benmatthews3732]

It is all fascinating to me - thanks for sharing! (Beth)

[@lindalee4768]

Thank you for showing us this wonderful video. I am also a gardener, if you like, we will bring you some our organic vegetable seeds, next time we visit Iceland. Thank you. Linda

[@scorchgardenultrahothotsau7919]

The rubbish breaks my heart. I would LOVE a few truckloads of that seaweed for my gardens.

[@oldtimer43]

What a wonderful resource for the garden, We are to far from the sea to collect it but we do have a huge amount of leaves that I compost every year. Nice video, thanks for sharing

[@Ladyshystar]

I am inland so I am green with envy over the sea weed. I noticed that most of the rubbish was plastic. I have real issues with plastic. Especially all of the packaging for food here in the US these days. We sort our trash. We recycle, compost, but there is no friendly way to get rid of the plastics. Thanks for another fun vid. :-)

[@Ladyshystar]

***** I hadn't thought of that. TY. :-)

[@WayOutWestx2]

Ladyshystar Yes, it's sickening to see the rubbish that's washed up here. I'm sure we produce a lot, but most of what arrives comes from shipping and from the Americas because of the water currents.

[@Sofiarivassculptor]

You are incredible human, helping each other and having fun too. How is the winter over there? We will have around 38*F for a short period of time, but is not good for my tropical fruit trees

[@WayOutWestx2]

Sofia Rivas Thanks Sofia - there's a saying here that winter only begins when you start thinking about spring. These days we seem to get a bit of both everyday. So exciting!

[@ryanlil6355]

it loos like a lovey day there ...love the little cove, is that where u saw the otters before ?

[@WayOutWestx2]

Ryan Lil Thanks Ryan - well remembered! It was around the corner from there, already a year ago. Where does the time go?!

[@ryanlil6355]

WayOutWest Blowinblog i don't know, it goes too quickly ! where do you find out about maitheal groups locally ?

[@andrewwhelan3072]

Amazing area your so lucky , where is that ....?

[@WayOutWestx2]

It's like that all along the western seaboard of Ireland

[@walkingowl6810]

Would using seaweed as compost affect the salinity of soil?

[@WayOutWestx2]

If there was no way for the water to drain out, then it could eventually be a problem (after many years of adding seaweed). But here the salt is quickly dissolved by the rain and washed away.

[@diannadiatz1140]

What a delightful video! What does sea weed smell like? When you collect "living" seaweed, do you just wash it and add to salads? Or do you saute it? I love watching how you take a task and share it with neighbors and make it a joy. Your friend's garden looked beautiful! I am so grateful that technology can bring a telescope on your lives living with nature. It is inspiring! How do you pronounce the Irish word, meitheal? With St. Patrick's Day coming up, how do all of you celebrate it? Are there special foods other than soda bread, corned beef and cabbage (like served in the States)? Have a wonderful weekend! Warmest wishes, Dianna

[@WayOutWestx2]

Dianna Diatz Hi Dianna, thank you for your comments and encouragement! Fresh seaweed smells delightful. Like the sea itself. But of course, when it's been hanging around on the the beach for a few weeks it smells more like a compost heap. Most seaweed that you're going to eat needs either boiling for a while or just drying - but there are some that can been eaten straight off the rock. Really tasty!meitheal - something like 'me-hul'You're right - Patrick's day is coming up. Traditionally it wouldn't be corned beef here - rather boiled bacon (ham) and cabbage and potatoes. An excellent meal anytime of the year, in fact!Take care and have a great weekend yourself!Tim and Sandra x

[@mmeescargot8912]

Hello, I couldn't understand that irish word in the video (thanks for the description). Could you please tell me how these meitheal groups work in practice? I am in the countryside and I am "organising" in some way a group of exchanges and mutual help, but it seem to work more for the exchange part. I would like to know, if you don't mind telling me, if those groups are organized or if it is free ? Do you have to "register" in some way as you said you are part of 3 groups ? Is it regular schedule or when one needs ? How do they make it "fair" somehow for everyone ? Or is it just some "who's coming for help ?" system ? Daniele

[@WayOutWestx2]

Mme Escargot I'm sorry about the word - it's pronounced me-hul, but perhaps we should call it a work party. We just asked people we knew and liked if they wanted to start one, and then worked out between us how it should be run. No one else involved, no organisation, no money, no contract - just trust between us all. They're great and we would definitely recommend them.

[@elm_s1e]

I used to collect seaweed for a conditioner for my animals, horses sheep and cows in winter dont know to type of seaweed but could probably find out if your interested?

[@WayOutWestx2]

thanks, Ellin. Yes, please, if it's not too much trouble.

[@ellisonrepair]

#Seaweed #Kelp #Fertilizer #Pigs I've been wanting to collect seaweed for some time now. I've heard that people on the Island here, wait until after a storm to comb the beach. Your thoughts on salt build up in soil How much sea weed can or should be feed to pigs

[@MrPanchito62]

Let the seaweed rinse off in fresh water for a few days to get rid of the salt, then use it...

[@KyleParks]

Just let it sit in the rain on your driveway. Fill yer boots. I would love to know if your pigs will actually eat it. Probably depends on the type of weed and the type if hogs. Makes great mulch when mixed with chopped straw.

[@WayOutWestx2]

Double Dog Farm ~ Shoestring Gardening on a KISS Principle We have so much rain here that there is no chance at all of salt build-up. Though some say in a polytunnel it's possible.Pigs, like us, need all sorts of everything in their diet. Little and often, I guess, is the answer?

[@vinnylt2408]

I don't think it's legal to take help from the beach in California.