How to Use Liquid Kelp in Your Garden
If you're looking for an easy way to incorporate kelp into your garden routine, liquid kelp is a versatile option for vegetables, flowers, trees, houseplants, seedlings, transplants, and more.
Our KELP HELP® is an all-purpose liquid plant biostimulant made with 22% Pacific Northwest bull kelp extract (Nereocystis luetkeana) and 0.4% humic acid. It can be applied to both soil and foliage throughout the growing season.
What Makes Kelp Help Different?
Kelp Help is a plant biostimulant, which means it supports a plant's natural nutrition process independently of its nutrient content.
The kelp extract in Kelp Help is also a food source for microorganisms and subsequently enhances microbial growth.
Kelp Help also contains humic acid, which may aid in the uptake of micronutrients.
How Much Kelp Help Should I Use?
Kelp Help is a concentrated product, so a little goes a long way.
For general use:
Mix 2–4 oz of Kelp Help per gallon of water.
Always shake well before using.
Soil or Foliar Application?
Kelp Help can be used as either a soil application or foliar spray, making it easy to incorporate into your existing garden routine.
Soil Application
Mix 2–4 oz per gallon of water and apply the diluted solution to the soil around your plants.
For general soil application, the Kelp Help label recommends applying the diluted solution once a week.
Foliar Application
Mix 2–4 oz per gallon of water and apply the diluted solution to plant foliage.
The appropriate application schedule can vary depending on what you're growing, so follow the Kelp Help label directions for your particular use.
Using Kelp Help for Seeds, Seedlings & Transplants
Kelp Help can also be incorporated into the earliest stages of your growing season.
Seeds + Bulbs: Soak overnight in diluted Kelp Help solution. After planting, apply the solution to the soil around the seeds or bulbs.
Seedlings: Water once a week with diluted solution until foliage begins.
Cuttings + Transplants: Place in diluted solution overnight, then apply the solution around the roots and to the foliage.
Using Kelp Help on Vegetables & Berries
For vegetables and berry plants, mix Kelp Help at the standard 2–4 oz per gallon of water dilution.
Apply the diluted solution to foliage every 7–10 days throughout the growing season.
This makes Kelp Help easy to incorporate into a regular garden-care routine for tomatoes, peppers, berries, leafy vegetables, and other garden crops.
Using Kelp Help on Flowers & Potted Plants
For flowers and potted plants, apply the diluted solution to foliage every 2–3 days, following the directions on the Kelp Help label.
Kelp Help can be used with both outdoor flowers and container-grown plants.
Using Kelp Help on Fruit & Shade Trees
Kelp Help isn't just for the vegetable garden.
For fruit and shade trees, the label recommends applying the diluted solution to foliage at:
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Pre-bloom
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Bloom
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Early fruit set
Using Kelp Help on Indoor Plants
Houseplants can use Kelp Help too.
Apply the diluted solution to the soil and/or foliage every 7–10 days.
Can Kelp Help Be Used in Hydroponics?
Yes.
For hydroponic applications, add 0.5 oz of Kelp Help concentrate per quart of water with each reservoir change.
Can I Use Kelp Help With Fertilizer?
Yes. It's helpful to understand that Kelp Help and fertilizer serve different purposes.
Kelp Help is a plant biostimulant that acts to support a plant's natural nutrition process.
Products such as FISH ON 2-3-0.2 and PHOS FISH 1-7-0 are fertilizers that provide plant nutrients.
Depending on your plants and growing program, Kelp Help can be incorporated alongside your fertilizer program. Always follow the application directions for each product.
A Simple Addition to Your Garden Routine
Whether you're growing vegetables, flowers, berries, trees, seedlings, or houseplants, Kelp Help makes it easy to incorporate Pacific Northwest kelp into your growing program.
KELP HELP® contains 22% Pacific Northwest bull kelp extract and 0.4% humic acid and is formulated for both soil and foliar application.
Mix 2–4 oz per gallon of water and follow the label directions for your particular plants and application.