Kelp Meal application?

Hey guys,

I've been reading about benefits of Kelp Meal, and I'd love to give it a try, but I have no idea where to start.

1) What kind of Kelp Meal do I buy? There seems to be several brands but from what I understand they're not all the same (dried = bad because it removes most of the good nutritional value?)

2) How do I use it? Do I need to make a tea or can I just add a small amount per gallon like most nutes?

3) What are the ratios for foliar spray and for soil drench?

I'm growing in rockwool in a DTW hand-watered system. Thanks for the help in advance

Here's a thing.
https://www.alisorganics.com/blogs/news/6851688-kelp-and-its-many-uses

Kelp meal is great for composting or for delivering beneficial bacteria to soil via a tea. It wouldn't be helpful for hydro you can trust me on that I've tried using bacterias in my water grown weed and the best thing I've used is chemical salts straight up. It especially won't help too well in drain to waste rockwool growing. If you are interested in growing organically that is done in organic soil. I personally grow using 100% composted materials, and I use teas to aid my microbial life in the soil. All of which can be read about here:
https://www.rollitup.org/f/organics.59/

Edit: Sorry I meant to say it does work for foilar applications

There must be a way for hydro. Some kind of wetting agent, to help it "stick" to the roots, or rock wool longer. Kelp isn't only good for stimulating soil bacteria, it's a plant that contains many vital minerals, and shouldn't be overlooked so easily.

I'm not saying it isn't used nor knocking anyone that does only relaying my personal observations. I have used bacteria to stimulate roots growth to varying success in rockwool flood and drain and aero setups.

MeJuana said:

I'm not saying it isn't used nor knocking anyone that does only relaying my personal observations. I have used bacteria to stimulate roots growth to varying success in rockwool flood and drain and aero setups.

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Not stirring turds, just want to clear it up for op. Kelp shouldn't be thought of as only a root booster, but an overall aid to plant growth and health. Check the link I posted, it has a bunch of cool info. You can go further and see how everything in kelp works, and why you should use it in other applications as well.

I use a product called krazy kelp; will work in hydro. But i dont think its 100% organic; or maybe just in ca? I use kelp extracts in hydro. I use kelp meal in soil and tea.

If you live by the beach you can pick up seaweed and put it in a garbage bag to take home. Wash it off with fresh water, dry, it out, and grind it up. You may want to check local regulations for daily limits. Prepared Kelp meal is exspensive, but worth it.

So many great things in kelp, gives one an advantage...

Of course, some yahoo would be driving his pickup up and
down the coast, picking up all the washed up kelp..so, as a
result, they have to make taking it home at all illegal.

Yet, I cannot imagine anyone complaining about a bag-full.

JD

https://buildasoil.com/blogs/news/11759569-diy-instant-kelp-meal-tea-coots-hydrated-kelp-meal-trick

Root drench
Foliar
Weekly

BobBitchen said:

https://buildasoil.com/blogs/news/11759569-diy-instant-kelp-meal-tea-coots-hydrated-kelp-meal-trick

Root drench
Foliar
Weekly

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This was super helpful, exactly the type of info I was looking for with pics and everything! So you're recommending a weekly application?

Thank you all for the replies I'm going to give the above recipe a shot.. I'm very interested in seeing what foliar application of that kelp meal blend will do for the ladies. Please continue to leave feedback for what worked well for you in the past, I'd love to try different approaches.

Ingvar said:

This was super helpful, exactly the type of info I was looking for with pics and everything! So you're recommending a weekly application?

Thank you all for the replies I'm going to give the above recipe a shot.. I'm very interested in seeing what foliar application of that kelp meal blend will do for the ladies. Please continue to leave feedback for what worked well for you in the past, I'd love to try different approaches.

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I use it a couple of times a week.
Of all the things I do to/for my plants, they seem to respond the best to kelp,