I had read that it is the salt content in fresh seaweed that is bad for bamboo, but presumably a prepared product like liquid seaweed has been thoroughly washed and processed and thus contains little salt?? Besides, bamboos is grown successfully in many coastal communities and must be exposed to some salt..
I would think the OP has given up their thread in frustration by now! They stated from the beginning they had poor soil and found fertiliser helped plant growth and have explained the health reasons why they were asking for ideas for an easy way to deliver it to the roots.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
I was about to say similar @Nollie - I think it would be more helpful to @M33R4 if we could stay on topic, and just offer her some help, if there's anything else useful that can be added in that regard.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I use Vitax Azalea granulated slow-release feed around flowering shrubs, roses, clematis etc. it has good NPK and broad-spectrum micronutrients. Dead easy to sprinkle around the base of plants and water in with the hose. It’s not just for acid lovers and is particularly beneficial if you have alkaline soil like I do. My dogs aren’t interested in this, whereas I can’t use BF&B or with one dog in particular, pelleted chicken manure either. Not cheap, but dead easy and you will only need to do it once in early spring. Repeat in summer for roses if you like but not essential.
When I can’t get the above (covid, Brexit) which is the easiest and most convenient feed..
For a general nitrogen boost once, early in the season, a sack of (sugar free) alfalfa pellets are cheap as chips from horse feed or agricultural suppliers. Sprinkle around base of plants as above. Water in. One sack lasts for years.
Then, for maintenance liquid feeding, BioBizz fish mix every two weeks, or I alternate it with seaweed feed when I can get the latter. Or you can mix up half a dose of each. I buy 5L cans of both from Amaz*n. Stores fine for continued use the next year.. The dogs aren’t bothered by any of these. No artificial chemicals or salts in them, so all good for the soil and your plants.
The question of an easy delivery method of the liquid stuff remains. If you have the space, you could fill a water butt using your hose and mix in the liquid feeds at appropriate strength. Then submerge a water butt pump and attach it to the hose for delivery. I have successfully used a rechargeable Gardena pump in the past on an allotment with no electricity supply.
I really wouldn’t bother sinking feeding tubes, which bypasses the feeder roots nearer the surface and don’t bother watering in liquid feed to wash away what you’ve just spent good money on.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
Mollases is high in micro nutrients it also contains FE/MG /Calcium and plenty of K. It is also very good for the soil, and what lives within it , it’s the engine for all plants.
I'm well aware of the fact that you like disagreeing with me @MrMow. However - I stand by what I've said. Liquid seaweed, in particular, has been used for a very long time in gardens- mainly for foliar feeds, and those plants which don't need help with flowering. There are long time posters here who use it on a regular basis as they believe it promotes healthy growth in all plants - @Pete.8 does. I don't, as my soil is clay, and therefore quite rich in nutrients, although I've used it now and again in the past for things like Fatsias, which are largely grown for their foliage. Different products will have different levels of nutrients because of the nature of the product it comes from. Plenty of places offer the same viewpoint - took less than two minutes to find these : https://www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/seaweed-products https://www.envii.co.uk/garden-blog-post/seaweed-fertiliser-guide/
I also said early on in the thread that feeding the soil with organic matter [ home made compost etc] is better for most plants, rather than too much extra artificial feed, but you can't just magic that up out of thin air either if you don't already have it, so it's about compromise for @M33R4. It's why many of us offered other info as well as suggestions. It's why it also pays to read threads properly as the OP could have difficulty using organic matter due to her wrist problems. Lugging bags, or containers, of organic matter around can be painful due to the weight, and shovelling stuff onto beds can also be painful, unless you have someone to help. I have similar problems, because of my back, so I understand that
It was a very simple question fairy I even added a smile for you.
I have no issues here but you still seem to that’s your problem not mine.
I enjoy this site and the people with knowledge so I will post when I can add knowledge but please do not stop as I need my daily fix of laughter 😂
@MrMow said: "It was a very simple question fairy I even added a smile for you."
-and I answered it - in as detailed a way as I could, because I really don't know what point you're trying to make. Others have said the same re seaweed too
That's the last comment I'm making. I just hope @M33R4 has got some ideas of how to proceed.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I would think the OP has given up their thread in frustration by now! They stated from the beginning they had poor soil and found fertiliser helped plant growth and have explained the health reasons why they were asking for ideas for an easy way to deliver it to the roots.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
OK, addressing the OP’s needs..
I use Vitax Azalea granulated slow-release feed around flowering shrubs, roses, clematis etc. it has good NPK and broad-spectrum micronutrients. Dead easy to sprinkle around the base of plants and water in with the hose. It’s not just for acid lovers and is particularly beneficial if you have alkaline soil like I do. My dogs aren’t interested in this, whereas I can’t use BF&B or with one dog in particular, pelleted chicken manure either. Not cheap, but dead easy and you will only need to do it once in early spring. Repeat in summer for roses if you like but not essential.
When I can’t get the above (covid, Brexit) which is the easiest and most convenient feed..
For a general nitrogen boost once, early in the season, a sack of (sugar free) alfalfa pellets are cheap as chips from horse feed or agricultural suppliers. Sprinkle around base of plants as above. Water in. One sack lasts for years.
Then, for maintenance liquid feeding, BioBizz fish mix every two weeks, or I alternate it with seaweed feed when I can get the latter. Or you can mix up half a dose of each. I buy 5L cans of both from Amaz*n. Stores fine for continued use the next year.. The dogs aren’t bothered by any of these. No artificial chemicals or salts in them, so all good for the soil and your plants.
The question of an easy delivery method of the liquid stuff remains. If you have the space, you could fill a water butt using your hose and mix in the liquid feeds at appropriate strength. Then submerge a water butt pump and attach it to the hose for delivery. I have successfully used a rechargeable Gardena pump in the past on an allotment with no electricity supply.
I really wouldn’t bother sinking feeding tubes, which bypasses the feeder roots nearer the surface and don’t bother watering in liquid feed to wash away what you’ve just spent good money on.
Mollases is high in micro nutrients it also contains FE/MG /Calcium and plenty of K. It is also very good for the soil, and what lives within it , it’s the engine for all plants.
-and I answered it - in as detailed a way as I could, because I really don't know what point you're trying to make. Others have said the same re seaweed too
That's the last comment I'm making. I just hope @M33R4 has got some ideas of how to proceed.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...