Hi Rick, nobody goes to this beach except fishermen, it's extremely dangerous and magnificent.
Sometimes I drag the seaweed well above high tide or throw it over the rocks at the left of the beach and pick it up the following day--at least its a little lighter.
It;s a lot of effort these days, I'm a forties kid you know and the walk is about a klm with a heavy wet bag of seaweed.
What seaweed I collect is used several ways.Direct as a mulch around fruit trees, thrown into the compost bin, or drowned in water to make my own seaweed tonic.We are told by our gardening gurus that there is no need to wash off any salt or sand.
A few pics.
Brassicas are coming along fine, except one.I've put a clear plastic pot over it and held it down with two bamboo stakes.Picked off a couple tiny green grubs, but we have had a few regular gales that just about blow them outa the ground.I might have to put a shelter up.Spuds are looking good, been feeding them with my ''seaweed tonic'' just in a watering can.
Root veges are very slow to make a move.Under the mesh , are 2 different carrots, turnips, parsnips and beetroot.
Broad beans are all up now
