Fresh Seaweed and Kelp from the Ocean??

[ClamDigger]

i like your brew man, that looks nice. good call on the molasses, i have recently done the same thing (smaller scale) with a different variety of kelp.
the kind you have is Fucus somethingrather and is very common on most rocky shores, i chose to use Bull Kelp stem (stipe), mainly because i saw one on my way across the harbour. a friend, whose cultured abalone, mentioned that i could grind the stipe in a carrot grater to get a small even consistency, he used it to feed baby abalone. so, i got my grater and placed it on an up-side-down 5 gallon bucket, grabbed a foot long piece WASHED of stipe, and grated away! it worked wonderfully. just like carrots, but easier.
in a short while i had about a gallon of grated kelp, which i mixed with a few liters of molasses-y water, and it is brewing as we speak. i try and stir it twice daily.
here are some pictures



hope this helps some small scale growers looking to brew their own seaweed nutrients, i will take pictures sometime shortly.
great thread, nice buds!

 

[greennewfie]

i like your brew man, that looks nice. good call on the molasses, i have recently done the same thing (smaller scale) with a different variety of kelp.
the kind you have is Fucus somethingrather and is very common on most rocky shores, i chose to use Bull Kelp stem (stipe), mainly because i saw one on my way across the harbour. a friend, whose cultured abalone, mentioned that i could grind the stipe in a carrot grater to get a small even consistency, he used it to feed baby abalone. so, i got my grater and placed it on an up-side-down 5 gallon bucket, grabbed a foot long piece WASHED of stipe, and grated away! it worked wonderfully. just like carrots, but easier.
in a short while i had about a gallon of grated kelp, which i mixed with a few liters of molasses-y water, and it is brewing as we speak. i try and stir it twice daily.
here are some pictures
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hope this helps some small scale growers looking to brew their own seaweed nutrients, i will take pictures sometime shortly.
great thread, nice buds!

Hey thanks clam, yeah the beaches here are all rocky because around where i live is more inland, so the closest shores for me is out the bay or coves the beach shores are a longer drive for me to get to the open ocean im not sure the difference in nutrients!!
but that is an awesome idea with the cheese/carrot grater, i wonder how long these teas will keep in shelf life say over the winter? do you have any idea Clam?

 

[jamboss]

i went to the ocean today got some fresh seaweed and did exactly what greennewfie did molasses in all but in a 5 gal container, now i wait...

 

[greennewfie]

i went to the ocean today got some fresh seaweed and did exactly what greennewfie did molasses in all but in a 5 gal container, now i wait...

thats awesome it works great man good luck i used it after 3 weeks still out there soaking though!!

 

[shizz]

does anyone now if fresh water seaweed would work.

 

[jamboss]

im sure it would as long as the water isn't polluted, but you could google for precise differences, ie. nutrient values.

 

[jamboss]

how do you guys give it to your plants, would a foliar be a good idea and how many times week?

 

[greennewfie]

does anyone now if fresh water seaweed would work.

yeah you can like jamboss said if its not polluted theres a post earlier on in this thread about the fresh water algae(seaweed) not sure on what to do with it couldn't find much info on it though!!

 

[jamboss]

My brew is coming along nice.

 

[greennewfie]

My brew is coming along nice.

how did you do it chop it or grind it?
and how will you apply it i only watered into the soil

 

[jamboss]

I put it in the bucket and used a big sheers and chop the he'll out of it. I plan to foliar at least twice a week but applying to soil is also on my mind.

 

[greennewfie]

I put it in the bucket and used a big sheers and chop the he'll out of it. I plan to foliar at least twice a week but applying to soil is also on my mind.

yeah thats the same thing i done..
foliage spray would be good i hear its a natural pesticide as well as the leaves would absorb all those micros right away, and would be good to add some to the soil as well to help healthy microbe growth in your soil!!

 

[jamboss]

i cant wait to use it! it's like knowing what you're getting for xmas.

 

[greennewfie]

hahaha i hear ya i started useing mine around 3 weeks and its still out there gonna let it get super potent for next grow!!

 

[jamboss]

Mines is slowly evaporating is it okay to top it off with water?

 

[greennewfie]

yeah it should be ok just use room temperature water and let the chlorine evaporate before you use the water if its from the tap will kill the beneficial bacteria that breaks down the seaweed!!
i lodged a cover on top lightly to keep it from evaporating out but so air can still get in

 

[jamboss]

Cool, I'll Put some water to sit and add it later, its darkening up nicely.

 

[shizz]

im sure it would as long as the water isn't polluted, but you could google for precise differences, ie. nutrient values.

i did google did not find any info.

 

[greennewfie]

i did google did not find any info.

i tried finding out as well but never found much info on it either !!

 

[batf1nk]

How would I make use of seaweed extract in the last half of flowering in a DWC setup?