use of kelp powder?

CannaOnerStar

CannaOnerStar

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I recently bought a pack of kelp powder for feeding myself and i as wondering if and how it could be used for plants. Would i need to brew some tea with it, or is it fine just adding the powder to water or maybe leave it in water for a while and filter it or maybe just run it in blender for a while? Maybe mix it with soil, or would it cause rot?

Price of this kelp powder seems much much cheaper than kelp liquids made for plants.

Im not interested in brewing teas, but if it can be used easily, i thought then why not add some of it as well?
 
coreywebster

coreywebster

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You can buy kelp meal for around £7 per KG and top dress with that, don't see why it would be any different with powder though I would probably check how soluble it is and add it to the water and water it in if it dissolves.

Cant help with dosage
 
CannaOnerStar

CannaOnerStar

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Kalebaiden said:
Usually mixed with soil before you add the seeds or plants but can also be used as a top dressing.

You could do teas and whatnot but just sprinkling the shit on the dirt is good enough.
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Do you know how long does it do its work if mixed with soil? My impression is that it would release what it has pretty fast and then be no help afterwards, but dunno
 
Kalebaiden

Kalebaiden

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Kelp isn't fertilizer, it's a natural soil additive.

There's no releasing what it has, the plant can't use what it has. The soil biome breaks it down over the and has a hay day doing it.
 
CannaOnerStar

CannaOnerStar

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Kalebaiden said:
Kelp isn't fertilizer, it's a natural soil additive.

There's no releasing what it has, the plant can't use what it has. The soil biome breaks it down over the and has a hay day doing it.
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Im pretty sure the vitamins, hormones etc that are the #1 reason to use kelp are not something that has to be first broken down by enzymes from beneficials or are they? And arent these water soluble and if so, what would be left of kelp after a while in soil would be just biomass thats not any different than some other biomass. Or am i completely off?
 
CannaOnerStar

CannaOnerStar

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Kalebaiden said:
I'm not too sure. I've never dig up kelp after letting it decomp in soil.
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Okay. If we assume that it would be just biomass after a while with none of these vitamins and hormones. I could benefit from that also. But do you know if there are some stuff clearly better for this?
 
Kalebaiden

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Kelp, lobster shells, crabmeal, fish bones, starfish guts, trusty old fish heads, sea cucumber and when you notice a slow down in growth, start top dressing with powdered version of the same.
 
CannaOnerStar

CannaOnerStar

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Kalebaiden said:
Kelp, lobster shells, crabmeal, fish bones, starfish guts, trusty old fish heads, sea cucumber and when you notice a slow down in growth, start top dressing with powdered version of the same.
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Hehe, im the modern type of guy who likes to go with this sort of stuff more than actually dealing with fish etc :D

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But im trying to dial in this soil that is initially pretty inert(mostly coco), then adding these biotabs at relatively low quantities to feed during vegging, but then start to feed liquid nutes before these slow releases run out completely and hopefully some of it would remain being slowly released along with liquid nutes to support them. Im sure ill throw some extra kelp in the mix next time, but i would be curious to know how long until it gets broken down completely.

Im using autopots, so top feeding is not a very good option. Im going for superb soil, not full on super soil :D
 
Kalebaiden

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rkymtnman said:
kelp has tons of K in it.
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Bananas have alot of K in them too but they aren't a fertilizer either.

What is a fertilizer? Anything the plant can absorb directly.

What isn't a fertilizer? Anything that has to be broken down by soil microbes to feed the soil biome, which then feeds the plant.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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Kalebaiden said:
Bananas have alot of K in them too but they aren't a fertilizer either.

What is a fertilizer? Anything the plant can absorb directly.

What isn't a fertilizer? Anything that has to be broken down by soil microbes to feed the soil biome, which then feeds the plant.
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i use kelp powder in hydro. so it has to be absorbed directly by the roots. so it is a fertilizer.
 
rkymtnman

rkymtnman

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Kalebaiden said:
You're walking into a classroom trying to outdo the teacher and failing miserably.
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where did you teach jenius? Trump university?? lmao. you a dumb chit.

Organic kelp fertilizer is dried seaweed. ... This rapid growth rate makes kelp a renewable and ample resource for not only many sea creatures but also as an organic fertilizer for the home gardener. The benefits of kelp are that it is a completely natural, organic product and a source of over 70 vitamins and minerals
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Kalebaiden said:
Hydro set ups have microbes as well. You're walking into a classroom trying to outdo the teacher and failing miserably.

Learn your shit before you come for me.
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N, K, sulfur, mag, cal, sodium, boron, manganese, copper, zinc.........
 
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