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Kelp Meal

Also Known As: Sea kelp

Kelp meal is a very high-caliber organic fertilizer. With an NPK ratio of about 1-0-2, meaning it is a good generator of nitrogen and potassium. It is made from the sea plant Ascophyllum nodosom, which is widely recognized as one of the finest marine plants available for agriculture today. Is a rich and reliable source of 60 minerals and elements which includes iodine, 21 amino acids, and 12 vitamins like a, c, b12, thiamin, and vitamin e which feeds and energizes the necessary micro-organisms in the soil. It can be applied to vegetable and flower gardens, potting mixes, and lawns. It can also be incorporated into potting soils, seed and transplant beds, as well as composting material.

What you can expect to see from applying the meal?

Obtaining healthy soil doesn't come quickly. A bit-by-bit improvement in the look and feel of the soil. It will turn more crumbly and lighter in texture, possibly becoming a slight darker in color as the microorganisms digest and make accessible the organic matter in the soil. As you keep using the meal from year to year you will see better looking, disease-resistant plants and your soil will continually look better.

Perks as a soil conditioner:

  • Extraordinary natural ingredient for maximizing organic matter
  • Get better microbial activity in the soil
  • Keeps down nutrient leaching
  • Increases water retention
  • Encourages manageability and condition in heavy soils
  • Develops soil fertility
  • Intensify healthy root growth
  • The potassium is high which is a great plant stress reducer
  • There will be a hugh increase in the welcome earthworm population.

    The collected plants are readily dried at a low temperature to keep the appropriate moisture level for vitamin and amino acid constancy. Kelp meal permits a healthy, active microbial population that will breakdown organic material and improve the quality and texture of the soil. It is a natural and cost effective enhancement to any soil fertilization and conditioning program. It will add organic matter to your soil and help it retain moisture. It will keep your lawn healthy and green, even through drought periods.

    Application:
    For gardens-
    Mix into the soil in the spring.

    For perennial crops-
    Use at the end of the plants inactivity. Combine thoroughly with the soil or growing media, be careful not to use in concentrated form right to the roots. To use as a soil conditioner for fruit and ornamental trees, lawns and turf use as a top dressing.

    The meal is a very old solution used by gardeners to get rich, healthy soil. I found one user stat "I've never seen anything like this result before, so I think that kelp meal is nothing short of miraculous."

    Testimonials from across the internet:

  • I used Kelp in 2006 and the tomatoes were taller then me. I didn't use it in 2007 and the tomatoes were only half the size. This year I had decided to use the Kelp again and the garden looks good despite the last planting and lots of rain. I recommend it for all gardens and especially for the older gardens. Great product!

    • -from Curryville, MO.

  • I mixed this up with the Greensand and put a 1/2 cup in the planting hole for my vegies. Let me tell you, they love me for it! Kelp meal added the nutrients that my soil was missing and my plants are so healthy looking and loaded with veggies.

    • -from Columbia, SC.

  • My roses had just begun to add their new growth when I added this meal (together with bone meal) to the soil surrounding them. Then I went away for a long weekend, and when I returned 5 days later, the roses were literally covered with new growth. One shoot had gained nearly 18 inches in just that short time! I've never seen anything like this result before, so I think that it is nothing short of miraculous.

    • -from Santa Barbara CA.

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