Subject: Re: [permaculture] Using Algal Mats as a Soil Amendment
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 21:39:53 -0400
I had a neighbor in Florida who used hyacinth as his lawn treatment. He'd
just spread it on the lawn, let it dry and mow it in. I never understood why
it didn't cause the grass to go yellow while it was covered, but it never
did. Maybe he didn't leave it out there as long as it seemed. He had a great
lawn, I'm sure at least in part due to all the biota caught in the roots.
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Lynn
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Subject: [permaculture] Using Algal Mats as a Soil Amendment
We have literally tons of algae cleaned out of rivers here in North Central
Florida. Algae is known to hyperconcentrate and fix nitrogen as well as
carbon. Is there anyone out there experimenting with using algal mats as a
soil amendment. We just began sun drying it and using it in our gardens with
amazing results and I am curious if there are any other folks who have
experimented or know of any research on the subject.