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Old April 5, 2007   #15
mresseguie
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Originally Posted by Tomstrees View Post
When I collect seaweed from my beach, a lot of times, there are mussel shells, barnacles, crab shells, and other debris mixed in ... I throw it all into my compost pile ... Of course my compost bin has a lid, but I've seen shells & fish bones in my garden that are SLOWLY breaking down ...

I've heard from many friends, that crushed bones in too high of amounts can do more harm than good ... a little goes a long way I was told ~

Tom
Tom,

I just heard today, in the composting specialist class I'm taking, that kelp/seaweed is actually better off being buried in your beds than composted. It does more good that way. This is what the fellow, who taught part of the class, said after someone asked about composting seaweed.

Hope it helps.

Michael
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