It can also be sun dried bagged and sold as fertilizer.
There are boats specifically designed with a conveyor that dips in the water and collects the floating seaweed before it ever reaches the beach.
I am amazed that the Mexican government do not know about these qualities.
There some plants that like salt, others which are tolerant of it.
Salt resistant trees-
Thornless Honey, Locust, Eastern Red Cedar, Southern Magnolia, Willow Oak, Chinese Podocarpus, Sand Live Oak, Redbay, Japanese Black Pine, Devilwood.
Salt resistant shrubs
Century Plant, Dwarf Yaupon, Holly, Oleander, New Zealand Flax, Pittosporum, Rugosa Rose, Rosemary, Butcher’s Broom, Sandwich Viburnum, Yucca.
Salt Tolerant Perennial Plants
Blanket Flower, Daylily, Lantana, Prickly Pear Cactus, Lavender, Cotton, Seaside Goldenrod.
Moderately resistant
Yarrow, Agapanthus, Sea Thrift, Candytuft, Hardy Ice Plant, Cheddar Pinks (Dianthus), Mexican Heather, Nippon Daisy, Crinum Lily, Mallow.
1. Seaweed has 60 trace minerals and ready-to-use nutrients including nitrogen, potassium, phosphate, and magnesium. It also contains hormones to encourage plant growth. Unlike other garden amendments, such as manure, seaweed does not need to decompose before being a benefit to your garden.
2. Like all mulches, seaweed helps to keep soil moist thus reducing your need to water the garden. An application of seaweed will reduce how often you need to weed. It contains no seeds that could possibly turn into weeds as bark mulch sometimes does.
3. Pest control. Slugs especially hate seaweed because of its sharp edges and salt. Birds and other garden pests dislike it for the same reasons.
4. Improved aeration. Seaweed helps aerate the soil just like peat moss does, but it has the added benefit of delivering nutrients and minerals.
5. Prevents fungus and disease. Seaweed helps you to grow strong, healthy plants, and healthy plants resist fungus and disease.
6. Doesn't blow away. Unlike other compost and mulches, seaweed (especially when it is still wet) won't blow away in a stiff wind.
Don't worry about the salt in seaweed negatively impacting your garden. I can report that after many years of using seaweed in my garden in the Caribbean I have no evidence of negative impact.
Simply place seaweed around plants just as you would compost and/or mulch. Use as much as you can; don't be skimpy. Your garden beds will appreciate a generous 4-6 inch application.
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