Crawfish boil

Stvrob · February 10, 2013

Every March we Go to a family reunion in Louisiana. Part of the waste generated at the large gathering is 100+ gallons of crawfish heads and shells. I've heard that it is not good for the garden but I'm not so sure. Is there any advantage in dragging 100 + gal on mudbug waste back to my garden in Florida. (I imagine it would be partially composted by the time we got home)

Redbaron · February 10, 2013

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Originally Posted by Stvrob

Every March we Go to a family reunion in Louisiana. Part of the waste generated at the large gathering is 100+ gallons of crawfish heads and shells. I've heard that it is not good for the garden but I'm not so sure. Is there any advantage in dragging 100 + gal on mudbug waste back to my garden in Florida. (I imagine it would be partially composted by the time we got home)

It is awesome fertilizer but it draws flies and other varmits. You'll need to bury it deep in a whole lot of carbon for composting.

jerryinfla · February 10, 2013

Everything Scott said plus root knot nematodes' (RKNs) exoskeleton are made of chitin -- same as crawfish, crabs, lobster and shrimp. Adding chitin to your soil will feed microorganism that thrive on it, increase their population and they will eat RKNs -- a very good thing for us Floridians who are plagued with these nasty little buggers.

February 10, 2013	#1
Stvrob Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 1,413	Crawfish boil Every March we Go to a family reunion in Louisiana. Part of the waste generated at the large gathering is 100+ gallons of crawfish heads and shells. I've heard that it is not good for the garden but I'm not so sure. Is there any advantage in dragging 100 + gal on mudbug waste back to my garden in Florida. (I imagine it would be partially composted by the time we got home)

February 10, 2013	#3
jerryinfla Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 377	Everything Scott said plus root knot nematodes' (RKNs) exoskeleton are made of chitin -- same as crawfish, crabs, lobster and shrimp. Adding chitin to your soil will feed microorganism that thrive on it, increase their population and they will eat RKNs -- a very good thing for us Floridians who are plagued with these nasty little buggers. __________________ Jerry - You only get old if you're lucky.