Rizotonic vs Seasol

[Innocent criminal]

I'd try the yates seaweed extract, only because it looks cleaner than Seasol (almost as clear as rhizo but more pale green) and it smells nicer, more fresh and pure. I always used seasol for seedlings but switched to the yates this year and got just as good if not better results.

I have some, will try it on my next batch of clones...

 

[Frazz]

someone said rinsing ya seaweed first to get out some of the salt .. is that rite .. coulda been dreaming too

 

[flatcat_auz]

Smell................no where near as bad as I expected. As stated I only used bull kelp this time and I do know from experience that rotting sea weed (read- sea grass...common in estuarine lake systems). I find that the grass reeks when in an anaerobic situation and when regular turned is fine (no odour). I am assuming that when immersed in water and regularly turned then odours will be reduced, but as stated have have only made the 'bull kelp tea'.

Have also used my 'tea' as a foliar feeder 2-3 drops to 250mls of water, with no obvious issues.

 

Now I have used sea weed for quite a few years on my vege garden and have never 'washed the salt of'. Prior to using it I searched for information regarding this and the verdict was 50/50. The one I went for was that the 'salt' minerals also contained trace elements which where beneficial for plant life. Now I use this as mulch only....about 1 inch thick and also use hay, shit (chicken cow horse-varied throughout season) and sugar cane mulch to maintain a no-dig garden (fuck hard work). As I don't 'dig' or mix the soil in any way it was interesting to note that plants in the garden had sea weed entangled around the root's of the plants (caps tom's etc) up to 2 feet deep. Remember these were not dug in...........it appears that the plant has grabbed it and dragged it down with it.

 

Lastly I have yet to strain my kelp tea and it's about 10wks old. The water smells.....organic but no foul or malodorous. There is a white mould forming on the surface and at first was concerned. But after reading about beneficial moulds in propagation and plant bio-fucntion I have decided to 'stir it in".

 

Disclaimer: Big day............. hope it made some sense

[flatcat_auz]

Just to add....if I had the motivation I reckon the addition of an aerator will not only speed up the 'braking down' process but also eliminate any odours (if any). You can also add manure (chicken etc) to the mix and again steep for a few weeks. This allows for some of the nutrients to be broken down and then used as a liquid fertiliser in soil.

[weedfiend]

i used Rizotonic and found it to be very overpriced

i now use Aminozym and have never looked back

only problem is aminozym smells worse than death

[Frazz]

it was interesting to note that plants in the garden had sea weed entangled around the root's of the plants (caps tom's etc) up to 2 feet deep. Remember these were not dug in...........it appears that the plant has grabbed it and dragged it down with it.

 

wow that's just short of amazing .. this seaweed has some fantasitic benefits to the health of soil ... and directly influencing plants' health ..

 

[Brown Hornet]

i used Rizotonic and found it to be very overpriced

i now use Aminozym and have never looked back

only problem is aminozym smells worse than death

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Hi Weedfiend

Where are you getting this stuff from and what is it costing?

[weedfiend]

i have been getting it online but i also a couple of stores in sydney stock it

its made by amstel traders and runs under the cash crop banner and costs around $50 a liter

u can find all the info you need here

www.dutch-glory.com

hope this helps