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A neighbor used (he's passed on now) to put seaweed mulch on his sandy soil and he had the best garden in the area. Hope it finds a home. Christine Parker From: LeRoy Harvey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 12:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: seaweed mulch? Dear Gardening/Farmer Friends, There will be several tons of plant material (seaweed/Eurasion milfoil) collected in the next few days from Lake Lansing... potentially looking for a home... Apparently it can be used as a mulch and has advantages in that the seeds can't germinate on land. See excerpt below from http://www.chelseagreen.com/bookstore/item/organic_soilfertility_and_wee d_management:paperback The harvester could potentially deliver quantities... (6 cu yards est?) in the Lansing area. If you have an interest, please contact [log in to unmask] and cc [log in to unmask] if you don't mind. Thanks, -LeRoy LeRoy Harvey [log in to unmask] http://recycle.meridian.mi.us (517)853-4466 <tel:%28517%29853-4466> PS My hunch is that the nutrient benefits of mulch would far outweigh any potentially trace herbicides present in the seaweed, but I can't find much info on this. If you would like to access a searchable archive of the all the previous Mich-Organic listserv postings copy this URL and paste in your browser address field http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html