fish fertilizer

[sergeant69]

I remember as a kid seeing drawings of the Indians dropping a dead fish in w/the corn seeds at planting time in my text books. 3 rd grade maybe? I remember cause I was around 15 at that point. they were showing the dumb pilgrims how to farm.

[Steve Grower]

I think that's how it all started.

[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

[sergeant69]

Originally Posted by 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

and fertilize!!

[nnjjohn]

I had dug about one foot deep holes and dropped a few carcasses in each of the dozen or so holes in one of my ground beds.. buried and stapled the bottom fence on the bed box so the critters can easily get in. I'm guessing I won't be planting until around mid May.