Journal

Advice from our own plots.

Practical notes on coastal soil, kelp biostimulants and compost, written from what we do on our own ground in Cornwall and Devon.

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How to improve sandy coastal soil

Why free-draining coastal ground struggles to hold water and nutrients, and what to add, when.

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Dilution rates, timing and what kelp biostimulants realistically do for roots and resilience.

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Rotovating good compost into your soil is often far cheaper than importing topsoil, and it builds a better lawn.

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How responsibly farmed kelp differs from wild gathering, and what it adds to Coastal Compost and the Kelp Range.