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North Ga

Would pond scum or other fresh water greenery have the same benifits as seaweed? Should I rake it out and put it in my compost or directly on my patch? I plan on irrigating from the same ponds.

3/16/2002 6:42:48 PM

berkshire M.A.

I would also like to know too .Would water weeds from a lake that is spring feed. Or do you think the mercury / quicksilver levels would be to high ?

3/16/2002 6:58:22 PM

walton n.y.

i remember someone asking this last year and i believe nutritional values were less and some of the trace minerals different and that they tilled some directly into the patch and composted the rest but don't remember hearing end of season weights good or bad

3/19/2002 1:18:23 AM

Western NY

i used a freshwater milfoil spp. as as mulch around some of my plants last year, and it worked great. If you have access to it, i would suggest trying some. It is very spongy, and holds moisture in the soil well. I would love to see what the nutritional values of freshwater seaweed are compared to ocean stuff.

Andy

3/21/2002 9:24:25 PM

Sloughhouse, CA

My husband cut the tules from our pond and pilled them in a heap last year. Tules will grow anywhere in the central valley where you have a pond. The Indians used them to make baskets in this area before the gold rush. A couple of weeks ago I spread them out and disced them into my vegetable garden where I had big pumpkins last yr. We will see how it works. it was a little smelly. Suzy

4/1/2002 12:08:20 AM