Ah, food grade kelp powder is the wrong stuff! That is just dried seaweed that has been ground into a fine powder.
The sort you need is the seaweed extract powder. This is made by boiling the seaweed into a thick soup, then all the water is evaporated off, leaving a solid green/brown mass. This is then ground into a fine powder.
Some people definitely have better smell/taste ability than others. Personally, I've smashed my nose one too many times so my sense of smell is not the best.
Maxicrop is good stuff, I recommend it, only reason I don't use it anymore is I have enough of the powder left to last me many years. Bought the powder years ago and it works as good as Maxicrop for a twentieth the price. I use a lot of seaweed so I save a lot of money by using the powder. Sadly the manufacturer went bust.
The sort you need is the seaweed extract powder. This is made by boiling the seaweed into a thick soup, then all the water is evaporated off, leaving a solid green/brown mass. This is then ground into a fine powder.
Some people definitely have better smell/taste ability than others. Personally, I've smashed my nose one too many times so my sense of smell is not the best.
Maxicrop is good stuff, I recommend it, only reason I don't use it anymore is I have enough of the powder left to last me many years. Bought the powder years ago and it works as good as Maxicrop for a twentieth the price. I use a lot of seaweed so I save a lot of money by using the powder. Sadly the manufacturer went bust.