cosmiccowboy
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i've called krogers,walmart,etc...nothin....tryin to use that instead of kelp meal in lc's #1 recipe.
thanks a lot yortbogey..i called walmart today and they had no idea what i was talkin about,but were sure they did not have it.lol...i'll check them out 2mor.walmart carriez them on the asian grocery isle.....either VERY top or VERY bottom shelf........I see them ALL the time.......................
found some of that about 60 miles from me... 1 lb=$20.18..100% pure,organic norwegian kelp..soluble seaweed extract...harvested on the atlantic coast of canada....is that it?If you can buy a lb. of the seaweed extract powder for 13.99 plus shipping, this is enough for your plants for a couple of years worth in most instances as you're only using micro-amounts. This would be the cheapest way in terms of bang for your buck. You can get liquid products like maxicrop but they will be more expensive.
Remember, you want cold-processed ascophyllum nodosum.
maryjohn,what is an agway?..lol...have never seen one..i live in the hills..Have you done a search for local garden centers or feed places? I got a bag of kelp meal from Agway.
Using food grade products is kind of a waste.
i called southern states,tractor supply, ace hardware,krogers,walmart,2 health food stores..nada..there are 2 walmarts within 15 miles of where i'm at (ten/ky area) and i'm goin to drive there today...like U'r local Co-OP......or Farmer Supply ........hell try TSC.....Tactor Supply Co.
or Ace Hardware........or local farmer market / nursery......
ps i bet if all else fails........go to nearest sushi place......EAT luch @ counter.......ask prepboy.......to sell U sum nori sheetz.......they probly got a few cases.....................
the thought came to me that i should just go look for an asian and seek their advice but my next thought was..hmmm...aint no asians around here..heheheremember nori is pressed and toasted laver, not kelp. I am unsure of it's nutritional content but no doubt it is high in K and iodine.
If you want seaweed, any seaweed, and are asking at food places, and of these might work: wakame, hijiki, kombu, etc... chinese kombu is very cheap, but the japanese stuff is very expensive. Hijiki would be the easiest to work with as you could just mix it in. wakame expands a lot when it gets wet.
for an interesting adventure, try the cookbook "washoku" by elizabeth andoh. it's worth it just for the kabocha with adzuki beans recipe. Which uses kelp, by the way.
the thought came to me that i should just go look for an asian and seek their advice but my next thought was..hmmm...aint no asians around here..hehehe