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Hi Glen,
Ive used a similar type of product to good effect -- sustaine have a variety of granular products that are organic based and cover a wide range of feed/ soil improvement areas.
http://www.sustane.com/index.php/products/agriculture/sustane-5-2-4
They have recently rebranded and increased their range -- so theres a lot of choice.
Most of these can be applied throughout the year - based on poultry manure and added micro nutrients and bio ferts.
I was hoping to try a product from Pro Green this year who may be able to add some input :
https://www.progreen.co.uk/amvista-seaweed-meal-20kg
I believe this is essentially top grade seaweed , minimally processed -- and would be an autumn / winter application - annually
Maths wise i would think the sustaine would be close to half the price of the product you have listed but all of that depends on quanities bought and the dreaded delivery charges which might dramatically alter things !!
As a side note -- i use lots of Fish Blood and Bone - however current opion appears to be that Bonemeal is not a great product to use lots of -- i think phosphorous is considered to be in presence in most soils in large enough quantities and adding more can create issues due to its residual qualities.
Ill still be using it - but worth noting from an organic feed point of view its not quite the product we thought it was.
Shame there doesnt seem to be cost effective accurate soil testing kits -- as really thats what we should be doing on an annual basis
Thanks Dan. Chase organics do a very similar product to progreen which is what I was looking at. Price wise looks good. I'll have a look at your other suggestions.
https://www.chaseorganics.co.uk/product/chase-seaweed-meal-25kg/
Re bonemeal we use some over the winter and when planting to help the roots but not in huge quantities. And then fish blood and bone in the spring for the flowering growth.
Hi Glen (& Dan)
The seaweed meal is just natural, cold-processed seaweed. It adds vital trace elements to the soil plus proteins & alginic acids which promote hormone growth in plants and stimulates microbial action that converts available nutrients in the soil plus enriches soil quality. So it enables max. soil nutrition (added or natural) to be available to the plant.
Can be added as a top dressing or in a planting hole.....
re: Bonemeal - good point re: phosphorous. New plants plus established plants all need P in spring to promote root elongation but excess P does not wash away easily and is not very mobile, so quickly builds up. Can cause issues in sports turf and some plants so I would suggest there are better alternatives.
Thank you Pro Green
We use a fair bit of seaweed on our lawns now, I have a blog post about the benefits of using it, this can be found here
Thanks Robbie. I came across your blog when I was looking into seaweed for lawn use earlier in the year Very informative.
Seaweed has been used here in Guernsey got years, mabe not so much now. Mainly on fields, collected from the bracket and spread then left for a while. The salt gets washed off and it starts to break down, then plowed in. There is also a chap drying it in a greenhouse then putting it through a shredder, bags it up an sells it.