6 articles
Kelp farming begins in a hatchery, not the ocean. How seaweed seed stock is made: life cycles, sorus selection, spore seeding, nursery growth and genetic matching.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
Where farm kelp seed really comes from: buying from hatcheries, permitted wild sorus collection, provenance rules, quality checks and ordering lead times.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
How many spores per metre of line, how thickly to seed twine, and when to thin — why seeding density quietly decides your kelp yield months before harvest.
Dr. Elias Brandt ·
A technician's guide to kelp spore settlement onto seed string: sorus selection and spore release, density targets, tank hygiene, light and temperature, and common failures.
Naomi Reyes ·
Seed string is the kelp farm's starter crop. This step-by-step guide covers sorus collection, spore release, inoculation density, incubation and out-planting.
Naomi Reyes ·
Kelp gametophytes are demanding housemates. Learn the temperature, light, filtration and nutrient regimes that keep seed cultures healthy until out-planting.
Naomi Reyes ·