Making Seaweed Compost

[@mikeamirault8741]

Here in Nova Scotia, we have lots of seaweed too. Great stuff, and I compost pretty well the same way you do except I chop up the leaves with my rear bag mower. I use a hay fork vs a spade fork, the leaves don't get stuck in the tines. Thanks for your video; keep posting.

I love your idea

[@rosakim9855]

I'm a Korean woman. Amazing your work. I'll try it. Thanks.

[@nischala5558]

Awesome video I'm in southern maine and about to do the same thing! I should have started in the spring but now is better then never

[@nischala5558]

Thanks for the inspiration!

[@papaherms63]

Just found your fantastic tip on using seaweed on the compost heap. We live on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales uk. Diolch yn fawr bach

[@shakazulu8224]

Best natural compost video I've seen 👏🏾

[@barco581]

Great video. We don't make compost, but do use seaweed and leaves to amend the soil in the fall. We dig trenches in our gardens and bury the seaweed and leaves, throw in some composted cow manure, and then seed with Winter Rye. Come spring everything will be fully decomposed.

[@generic_Ryan]

So u compost

[@barco581]

@@generic_Ryan I would not say compost. We add organic matter into the soil the previous fall and then let the roots of Winter Rye break it down. The vast majority is existing garden soil.

[@cowboyblacksmith]

I use seaweed for my compost greens, available year round at that. Seaweed makes great compost that’s so diverse in micronutrients. Stuffed in a five gallon bucket topped with water and a lid it ferments into wonderful seaweed fertilizer. I mixed aged fall leaves 50/50 with seaweed and planted potatoes in a bucket with that, they grow nice taters. I even dry it up, put it a blender to powder it and add that into my grow bag soil. It's an amazing resource for gardeners.

[@Andluth]

Do you rinse the seaweed to remove salt residue before you add it to your compost pile? Thanks!

[@stonewallfarmmaine]

You do not need to rinse the seaweed. The salt minerals are good for the garden.

[@THEBIGBOSS1978]

Did you wash the seaweed?

[@stonewallfarmmaine]

No we did not wash the seaweed. There is not enough salt to cause an issue.

[@e.e.688]

can only a special kind of seaweed be used or can i use whatever plantlike material is washed ashore?

[@stonewallfarmmaine]

Any Seaweed that washes up on the beach can be used.

[@e.e.688]

Thanks for the quick answer!!!@@stonewallfarmmaine

[@paigeturner165]

HELP!!!! I gathered seaweed and put it into my compost bays. I was aware of some jumping flies which have obviously ended up in my compost. Oh my…. Today the bays are a writhing mass of seaweed fly maggots…. What do I do? I turned it all tonight but will they mature and go or stay and just repeat the cycle… what to do? HELP 🤮

[@stonewallfarmmaine]

The sand flies are common in seaweed. If you mixed with other compost material they should disappear / die off in a few days to a week.

[@paigeturner165]

@@stonewallfarmmaine thank you so much. I think I need to add more dry brown material and mix again. Do you think that’ll help?

[@Atimatimukti]

This is why, I give all the seaweed first to the chickens. They have a banquet with the larvae