Three Easy Ways to Use Seaweed in Your Garden

[@mizuro9429]

Dude it worked!!! My plants have grown very well with washed seaweeds! I use or twice everyweek and it is working awesome! Ive never had such growth before!! wow! Thanks man! God bless you....never listen to those who say negative things on you...You are doing great! God bless you.

[@davidthegood]

Thank you - that's fantastic. Great work and God bless you too.

[@MinkesMom]

Been using seaweed for years & my soil is now so fluffy & rich. When I add rock dust (azomite), my beets & potatoes are huge, taste the best & are the best looking, the earliest in our area! There is a video online of a fella who used free wood chips & free rock dust. His plants were 6 feet plus for plants normally 2 feet (kale). Last summer, I had a volunteer cucumber grow in my 3 year old wood chip pile. No watering during a drought, & the plant was the healthiest plant in my large garden & I harvested a couple dozen Straight Eights every other day.

[@MinkesMom]

I hauled tons of seaweed for my garden this Fall & will haul more in the Spring. I read the Irish placed seaweed above the high tide line in the sand, added potatoes & then topped w/ more seaweed & came back to harvest the best potatoes! They also the Irish also turned turf upside down in overgrown fields, added potatoes & then heaped on seaweed. One fella wrote, as a boy, his family fished mackerel, added to large barrel w/ water, covered & in the Spring, the boys were tasked with spreading the smelly mixture onto the potato bed. They had the largest, best tasting Taters known throughout their county! This Spring, I plan to try one large potato bed with massive amounts of seaweed.

[@davidthegood]

That is marvelous - let me know how it goes.

[@kellymorgan4783]

I'd love to know how this worked out for you! I'm lazy to wash the seaweed so usually it just goes into the compost, but I'm thinking the tater experiment is worth the 5 minutes :)

[@jussitikkuri6991]

There's nothing tastier that seaweed & 'tater salad IMHO !! Just be good about the sand removal.

[@paulagratefulnoend9683]

Just raided The beach! Going to have some rad tomatoes! Peace n love and thank you

[@mikeamirault8741]

I collect well rotted seaweed from above the high tide mark so most of the salt has washed away. Never had a problem with burning plants. Here in NS, seaweed piles up in drifts over 3 feet thick. Good stuff!

[@maineguitarists]

This is great! I have been gardening for around 8 years, live in Maine about 45 minutes from the ocean. Why i haven't thought of this before i don't know. The ocean here is full of rockweed, kelp, and many other varieties. This is wonderful. I'm going to mulch around my tomato plants for now and then continue to add it to my mulch pile. I notice expensive bags of compost at the hardware store that mention seaweed in them. Thanks for the ideas! MT

[@jacobbrizammito7187]

Fantastic and simple. the song at the end is sweet.

[@crhu319]

Types of seaweeds matter. Irish moss is good for various brewing and fermenting. Seagrass - green which dries brown - is the ideal mulch. It's only about 10% protein and fries out rather than rots. It can also be used as the brown layer of compost. Orange seaweeds (rockweed, kelp) are more like 30% protein. These are ideal for red wigglers and other worm composters. Letting the seaweed rot into tea works too but you can kill things with too much bacteria.

[@jussitikkuri6991]

Types of Irish Beer matter as well

[@everythingsunflowersandmor2631]

Loved your video!! Live 7 minutes from the beach and never that of using in my compost!! This weekend , I'm there!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Kristy. Give it a try.

[@nobull772]

I live in Florida and am thinking about bringing a 5 gallon bucket to the beach to harvest seaweed now!

[@stevejames9167]

Just went and got some. Thx for the info brother.

[@anagvenker]

Wow! Loved the way u spoke!

[@abrahamu5544]

yeah man, seaweed madness coming to the panhandle area here in florida, time to sharpen up.

[@SleepMeditationMoon]

Great Information on seaweed~ Thank you!! 🥦🥦

[@orionnow45]

I live in Bermuda near a beach, of coarse, so yeah, I just got some for my gardens. Thanks for the tip!

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Gee David that sounds as good as rock dust thing John is always talking about. I never got any and my garden seems to do ok. Best wishes Bob.

[@davidthegood]

Yeah. John is right that the rock dust is good, but I don't find most of those micronutrients make a huge, noticeable difference. You get obvious results from NPK and Mg, but it's harder to tell with boron, manganese, etc. I met a nurseryman who had an awesome micronutrient and bacteria mix he used on his potted plants, however, and the results were impressive. Thicker, greener growth, and the color of the blooms - I never saw anything like it. The biggest effects are usually from the macronutrients, but when you really have some super-rich garden soil the cumulative effect of all that nutrition makes itself known.

[@BobMelsimpleliving.]

Thanks for the info.

[@Imwright720]

Our beaches are full of sargassum right now. I just got my first bunch.

[@davidthegood]

Score!

[@brendanmayell7024]

Much love bro!

[@princessbubblegum9135]

Thanks for this

[@SQR188]

Thanks for sharing

[@barco581]

We add seaweed from the beach in the fall when we add organic matter such as compost and manure. Work it in a bit and then seed with a quality cover crop like Winter Rye. Come spring the seaweed will be all decomposed.

[@bzz5601]

The song at the end is not to be missed!

[@davidthegood]

Thank you.

[@bzz5601]

We're on the left coast, but I'm still doing the seaweed. It breaks down into the best there is besides worm castings. I don't know why more people don't do it. Your song is very clever and funny.

[@MRwilliamsjw4]

Hearing about this seaweed bloom makes me want to take a truck over to Florida and load it up with seaweed for composting

[@CraigOverend]

After watching your video I wonder how seaweed affects the soil and plant microbes. I've read it contains metabolites and organisms that significantly inhibit bacterial growth but haven't found any gene studies on soil effects yet. I did find a study that suggests antibiotic effects that are bioactive up to 40C for bacteria and 60C for fungi. Composting would remove that effect. Other studies also suggest crude extract may work against some plant pathogens like Fusarium.

[@davidthegood]

Good line of research. I should try blending some up and using it to spray leaves on my moldier pumpkins.

[@GardenerEarthGuy]

We never get seaweed in the panhandle, even in the bay. In California I used to harvest it all the time, it's another adjustment I've had with southern gardening.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

I'd share, from south Florida!! Our shores are overburdened with it. I don't know why big agriculture doesn't use it instead of pollutants. I do get up to Dixie county, on occasion (Oldtown, near Cross City).

[@oneloveyessah]

What would be the ratio of water if I leave it in a bucket for 3 weeks?

[@NoahNobody]

It's interesting what you said about salt and tomatoes. I've heard that some plants are "salt loving", but that's as far as I know :D

[@davidthegood]

Some can tolerate salt more than others, but few really love it. The flavor is enhanced, however. Sometimes the locals here put a handful of sea salt in their planting mounds.

[@kellymorgan4783]

In Mozambique they put seaweed straight from beach to paw paws and their paw paw are disease free, pest free and sweet and delicious.

[@AYOGAgriVenture]

thanks for this tips will make my version of it

[@joopbonnet5300]

Hey, I have a few questions. What species do you use? And do you think heavy metals will accumulate over time? Should I only use this on sandy soil?

[@davidthegood]

I use seaweed in whatever soil I have and whatever seaweed washes up. I'm not sure about heavy metals.

[@jonnygarlingarlin3910]

no heavy metals accumulated in clean ocean water ( North coast of Maine)

[@altafhajji5982]

Thanx.

[@springbooth3547]

Nice idea ! Thank you !

[@debbyshapiro2125]

Love seaweed. Tx a mil

[@lieandee4797]

The rap at the end..loved it. Great video

[@rohullahfazli7563]

nice

[@nephkiller]

Do you have a Geiger counter?

[@davidthegood]

No, but I want one.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

Hmmm... I didn't think of this. We're within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant...

[@bashinwari]

How long can I store the unused seaweed tea for? Thanks

[@timothywillis800]

gives me another reason to go to the coast

[@davidthegood]

I know - like we need more excuses.

[@timothywillis800]

David The Good I'm in Oregon, you really need a reason to go to the coast.

[@davidthegood]

Heh. I've been there. Rocky and wild. My grandfather was a rock hound - he had all kinds of jasper and agates he combed from the Oregon beach.

[@timothywillis800]

don't forget cold and windy 😁

[@timothywillis800]

great kite flying weather

[@derektomlin1272]

I probably live near you or in the same climate. I was wondering if you could do a list of good plants to grow. I have just decided to build a garden and I would like it to be a success. Thanks from a near neighbor

[@davidthegood]

My favorites: cassava, tropical pumpkin varieties, African yams, sweet potatoes, chaya, jackfruit, mulberries, chayote, bananas/plantains, Malabar spinach, moringa, pineapples, dasheen. And just about any tropical fruit and spice trees you can cram in. Have fun.

[@derektomlin1272]

Thanks

[@MasterMichelleFL]

I have a GLORIOUS mango tree... its prolific, and uniquely sweet and not stringy at all. I'm going to be trying my hand at air layering, to get some extra trees planted, and to share, of course! I have many of the things you listed... And longans, star fruit, papaya, tons of all kinds of kale, and a baby Brazilian grape tree(jabudicaba?). Oh, and grapes, tangerines, red grapefruit, oranges, lemons limes, and a fingerling lime. I LOVE growing things...plants are so much more appreciative than people are, usually. Lol 💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@stevendennis4365]

good job bro loved it

[@davidthegood]

Thank you, Steven.

[@bradyonkman4042]

Seaweed is my main way to condition my soil. I just wanted to say I never wash my seaweed & believe its not required. I didn't look but I'm sure there are studies that prove this. Also, a fourth method of using seaweed to amend your soil is to simply mix it into the soil. Typically I mulch with seaweed then when the plants are finished for the year mix the seaweed into the soil & then add a fresh batch of seaweed mulch, either with a new crop or to rest for the winter.

[@lodgefamilyhomestead8038]

i have access to lots of fresh water seaweed, looking forward to using it. can i put cooked food in my compost pile?

[@davidthegood]

Yes, absolutely. I put everything from burned beef stew to coleslaw in the pile. Nature eats it.

[@l34052]

My understanding was that you could only compost raw materials and not cooked food, waste etc etc unless you have a hot composter? Cooked foods will have fats and oils etc that can attract flies, rats and other less desirables and simply won't break down in a regular cold composter. Correct me if I'm wrong though, I like to learn something new every day☺

[@davidthegood]

If you're worried about vermin, dogs, etc., you can bury it and plant on top. It will all break down eventually.

[@MasterMichelleFL]

@@davidthegood Cinnamon is also a good deterrent AND a root stimulator. If it's not sunny enough to dry the new stuff on top and I see flying bugs, I'll dust the pike by blowing a capful of cinnamon over the pike. My roots go nuts! (I just rooted some market purchased lemongrass, with a tiny bit of cinnamon because the water attracted a tiny knat, and the wineglass is full of roots and the water doesn't get funky-rot smell.) May your thumbs always be green!!💚

[@rebeccajohnson1368]

@TILEN FABE awesome tip! What about mold? That stuff doesn't decompose, does it? I'vegot a composter which I threw in moody oranges and stuff, but it smells moody everytime I open it. I'm aboutto give up on it. Any insights?

[@JacquesOLINY]

Many thanks David for this very instructionnal video. I live in Martinique wich is nowadays invaded by sargassum seaweed. A gardenner friend of me thinks it is a blessing for us ! I was anxious about adding sargassum as it is salty. Do you think it is mandatory to rinse the seaweed to remove salt excess before to incorporate in gardenning process ?

[@davidthegood]

Some crops don't seem to mind it unrinsed. Others get burned. I put it on my tomatoes without rinsing and they did fine. Peppers got burned, though. I do throw it in the compost pile without rinsing, though, and that has never been a problem.

[@jussitikkuri6991]

Hey Jacques... You have a goldmine for free in your backyard. Hire some kids to bring the Sargasso Seaweed to a place to be spread out and rinsed by the rains to leech the salt out. Then you can bag id and sell it by the brand name of" Antilles Lace" or "Sargasso Gold" and label it as naturally "unsalted. " Ship it to N.Y. USA and California and perhaps a few spots in Europe like London, England. Make a few questionable claims and "Viola" ... insta cash cow. Then sell the company to Elon Musk.

[@bethanyjacobs2004]

Did I catch don’t use seaweed on west coast?? I’m in Southern California and we have plenty - I’ll use it anyway

[@BadgerBabyBoy]

Any seaweed I find on the beach is ok?

[@Xbandit27]

Are you in PR?

[@bogthing1]

Serf's Up! I simply cannot wait for the mix-tape compilation to be dropped, so Ise can roll up to the pumps with David G just a hammerin' from the Bat mobile's interior. Yeah, we used it for mulch too, and clambakes!

[@davidthegood]

Awesome.

[@davidthegood]

How does a clambake work?

[@mirkograveho1388]

do you guys rinse the seaweed from the salt ?

[@davidthegood]

Not if I add it to the compost pile. In the garden, I do, unless I am mulching tomatoes. A little extra salt makes them taste better.

[@jussitikkuri6991]

@@davidthegood Man... Those better tasting tomatoes from salty seaweed is just a factoid.

[@someonenew7292]

Can I apply a good amount of your advice for the 12b climate of my future home in Puerto Rico? Any advice on specifically what to look for in property in Caribbean? IF that is I have the added money needed for a couple acres or more ($45-150K USD) (current more like : rented lot , owned trailer on beautiful 'back beach', lol.

[@davidthegood]

First thing I'd look for is safety. A lot of areas are a bit sketchy, despite the beautiful views. If you don't look gringo, you'll be better off and won't be as much of a target. Secondarily, buy the soil first. Look for good dirt, lots of plants and weeds, healthy, green grass. Those are indicators of good agricultural land. Then, access to water. If you have a creek nearby, that's good.

[@someonenew7292]

In addition to good soil and water access (I have printed out maps of water sources) ... I am hoping for some elevation changes as well. While I'm mostly gringa, my Mohawk ancestory will tan right up once we visit in a few months, so living there should turn out more about not becoming leathery ;) As for safety, I am painfully aware of the risks, from criminal, effects of US gov't decisions, my losing the right to federal elections :/ :/ :/ and even the society difficulties from costs to services available ... the citizen taxi service does local interesting to me. :) My best half was born and raised and has family that has stayed, though many of the younger generations have to leave. Our advantage will be we are specifically going to the SW corner of the island, out of the most tourist-y (crime-inviting) areas. The poblado hunny truly wants to live in IS a party town on the weekends (Thur to Sunday) but the crowd is of a gentler sort and mostly hard working locals. I'm confident in the area and our relative safety - and physically the weather is better for us. By your answer, I think I'm headed in the right direction land-wise :) Thank you. And best wishes where ever it is you are.

[@barbershopboy05]

My family and I are moving to PR in August. I'm looking for property atm, but also looking for good organic resources/gardening clubs. If you come across anything let me know, I'm all ears!

[@someonenew7292]

+barbershopboy05 ... I will let you know if I do find any, but so far I haven't found any club de jardinas. I think the good organic sources will be mostly mail order. I hope to befriend many neighbors and maybe be able to trade seedlings or cuttings. Let us know if you and your family find any goodies! Landi Homestead offers some great YT videos specifically on the more mountainous central island area. We'll be heading to the coast :)

[@Givemeamazda]

Can you bury seaweed in the soil?

[@jussitikkuri6991]

Heck yeah ! I used to get kelp by the pick up load ... spread it and till it in

[@benton202]

Does this work with Sargassum seaweed?

[@davidthegood]

Yes, definitely.

[@DJKENNYG57]

Loved the rap Dave :)

[@cindyblackman2275]

I put seaweed my raised bed veggie garden every year. Everyone us suprised how big my tomatoes get.

[@Arcturian1111]

I'm going to try it on my cannabis plants.

[@beanfiend212]

Did it work pretty good?

[@FBall-im8ui]

make soil see weedy garden fantastic method of making soil rathe rthan waiting for compost. 21 days vs 1 to 2 years in a compaost

[@anakamhi7097]

Wait so don’t pick the seaweed on the west coast??

[@Dalton39560]

LOVIN IT

[@AsteriETERNAL]

👍👍

[@MasterMichelleFL]

I LOVE you for this video!! The Treasure coast area is experiencing extreme seaweed over population from agricultural run off(look at Belle Glade, Florida, on a satellite image if you dont believe me, its unnatural!!) I don't understand why they don't gather the washed up seaweed to use on those fields, instead of industrial pollutants. Humans are so ignorant as a species!!

[@davidthegood]

I agree. It would make sense to just use the seaweed.

[@PermacultureHomestead]

ok, so... minerals ... i got that lol. still leakin' with strontium and cesium nice one

[@joshlovegood9392]

what the hell is that music jeepers

[@LowcountryMan]

pink salt does not come from the sea like sea salt does... just sayin

[@davidthegood]

It originally came from the evaporation of salt water, likely ocean water.