Seaweed is collected from the beaches in Jersey to spread on the fields. Seaweed contains all the trace elements and plant nutrients necessary for healthy crops, in addition the alginates in Brown seaweeds (Phaeophyta) are reputed to be an excellent soil conditioner. In Jersey the special flavour of their new potatoes is thought to derive from the seaweed they spread on their fields locally known as Vraic (Wrack). The seaweed is also thought to suppress Eelworm in the potato crop and has been collected and spread by the Jersey farmers since the 12th century, when every farmer had the right to collect seaweed from the beach.
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5 comments:
Cool info...here's to successful future crops♫♪
Seaweed must be a very important article for gardening! I have learnt something new! Thanks.
Have a great rest of the week.
Wil, ABC Team.
that's seaweed? thought it was LUMBER!
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Very smelly picture !
I never thought those are seaweeds.
Catching up with ABC. Got busy the past couple of days and just now have the time to visit entries.
Leaping Chipmunk
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