fish fertilizer

[Itoero]

I'm looking for fish fertilizer.
The ones I find in uk-webshops have NPK: 5-1-1 or 5-3-4...while american fish fertilizer has npk: 2-4-1.
Where does this difference comes from?
Which one is the best for tomatoes and peppers?

[TightenUp]

check out post number 7

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=22135

[TightenUp]

this is what i wanted you to see so you know why the N-P-K is diff in Europe and USA

The Biogrow in the USA and the Biogrow in Europe are exactly the same. The law in the USA requires us to write on the label the direct NPK levels that the roots take up, in Europe the law requires we write the total of NPK in the bottle. The products are exactly the same every were around the world. They are all produced by hand and with love at our production facility in Groningen J
Thanks for your kind words, and greetingzz to your friends in AmericaJ

[Itoero]

Interesting.

Unless you are growing in a sterile medium I would not worry about phosphorus as the mycorrhiza will make any phosphorous in the growing medium available to the plant. Ami

Is that true?

I'm going to buy Bio-Bloom and Fish-mix
I would think Bio-Bloom is good for peppers once they start making fruit.

[amideutch]

Order this and use to inoculate your plants on plant out. They ship internationally as we have a member from Finland that ordered it no problem.

Ami

http://www.fungi.com/product-detail/...uble-1-oz.html

[Hermitian]

Originally Posted by Itoero

I'm looking for fish fertilizer.
The ones I find in uk-webshops have NPK: 5-1-1 or 5-3-4...while american fish fertilizer has npk: 2-4-1.
Where does this difference comes from?
Which one is the best for tomatoes and peppers?

Fish fertilizer is primarly a source of Nitrogen - typically a liquid with NPK of 5-1-1. The products you mention with NPK 5-3-4 and 2-4-1 have been fortified with other nutirents.

[tqn626]

You should try to get Fish Hydrolsayte if you can. It takes much less for the same effect and is also beneficial for the microorganism in your soil. It does cost more but you use less of it. They usually have it at hydroponics stores.

[Itoero]

I can't find hydrolized fish...only Neptune's Harvest and that's too expensive. (live in Belgium...)

[Redbaron]

I recommend a fishing pole and line with a hook on the end. Fillet the fish you catch and enjoy. The bones guts and head bury about a foot deep under whatever you want to grow.

When I was a kid, we used to come home with stringers of small crappie and bluegills, they made the best eating AND the best fertilizer!

[Pappi]

Originally Posted by Redbaron

I recommend a fishing pole and line with a hook on the end. Fillet the fish you catch and enjoy. The bones guts and head bury about a foot deep under whatever you want to grow.

When I was a kid, we used to come home with stringers of small crappie and bluegills, they made the best eating AND the best fertilizer!

Still a common practice with Elders and some peoples on the reservation here. It really does feed the plants wonderfully. Some even combine pulverized crawdad with the fish for a high chitin food source to the plants.

Pappi

[Itoero]

There is not much fish in the rivers here.

I did burry stuff(dead animalsn ) in the garden but my dog finds them...no matter how deep I burry them.

[Hermitian]

If you want to garden naturally, then goat manure is probably available in your area and a good choice for tomatoes.

[nnjjohn]

Originally Posted by Redbaron

I recommend a fishing pole and line with a hook on the end. Fillet the fish you catch and enjoy. The bones guts and head bury about a foot deep under whatever you want to grow.

When I was a kid, we used to come home with stringers of small crappie and bluegills, they made the best eating AND the best fertilizer!

Say red, I'm leaving to go ice fishing for some delicious panfish.. I burried a half bucket of carcasses after filleting my catch a few months ago before the deep freeze.. but after the ground thawed..something dug em up ..i only pushed them and covered them in a shallow trough.... you suggest at least 12 inches down? how far down is enough so they don't dig em out? I want to get the fish in a month before planting because I'm worried about these critters digging up my plants . I figure dig deeper this time and try keeping the fence secure using 2x6 around the bottom so these critters can't slip under or get in as easily.. .

[Redbaron]

Originally Posted by nnjjohn

Say red, I'm leaving to go ice fishing for some delicious panfish.. I burried a half bucket of carcasses after filleting my catch a few months ago before the deep freeze.. but after the ground thawed..something dug em up ..i only pushed them and covered them in a shallow trough.... you suggest at least 12 inches down? how far down is enough so they don't dig em out? I want to get the fish in a month before planting because I'm worried about these critters digging up my plants . I figure dig deeper this time and try keeping the fence secure using 2x6 around the bottom so these critters can't slip under or get in as easily.. .

Pity! Unfortunately you got trained critters now! Pity you didn't follow the advise and bury them deep enough. Well we all live and learn. All I can say is that when we did it we dug a good foot deep and planted right away. We didn't have a critter problem at all by doing that. It worked just like the pilgrims and Indians stories. I figure that by the time the roots got that deep the fish were pretty well decomposed.

I don't till anymore, and been years since I even went fishing, but that's how we did it back then.

[nnjjohn]

I'm going to dig these carasses in deep as soon as it gets warm enough,, this way I will know I not only be feeding critters, but they will tiller my beds for me