Fishwater on Seedlings

Delora · March 20, 2006

Hey guys,

During the summer I'll dump the dirty water from my freshwater fish tank on the veggie garden (I've read that between the decaying food and the fish poop that it will provide mild fertilizing properties). Is there any reason not to use dirty fish water on seedlings? I don't know if there would be any bacteria present in the water that may damage the young plants.

My germination was spotty this year, so my plants are ranging anywhere from 3" with two sets of leaves, to just pushing their crook-necks out of the mix. I'm going to start transplanting the larger ones into 4" pots over the next couple of days, and after they get cozy, thought that the fish water may be beneficial for a very mild feeding.

Any thoughts?

-Delora

sliphorn · March 20, 2006

That's what I've been doing and my seedlings look great. In fact I use aquarium water from the very beginning with the Jiffy Mix.

March 20, 2006	#1
Delora Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern VA / DC area Posts: 37	Fishwater on Seedlings Hey guys, During the summer I'll dump the dirty water from my freshwater fish tank on the veggie garden (I've read that between the decaying food and the fish poop that it will provide mild fertilizing properties). Is there any reason not to use dirty fish water on seedlings? I don't know if there would be any bacteria present in the water that may damage the young plants. My germination was spotty this year, so my plants are ranging anywhere from 3" with two sets of leaves, to just pushing their crook-necks out of the mix. I'm going to start transplanting the larger ones into 4" pots over the next couple of days, and after they get cozy, thought that the fish water may be beneficial for a very mild feeding. Any thoughts? -Delora

March 20, 2006	#2
sliphorn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 91	That's what I've been doing and my seedlings look great. In fact I use aquarium water from the very beginning with the Jiffy Mix.