Vegetables: HOW TO USE FRESH FISH GUTS IN THE VEGGIE PATCH...

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Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX (Zone 9a) November 06, 2009 10:29 AM	I have access to and abundance of FRESH FISH GUTS, as we have fishermen in my neighborhood. I've been reading about fish emulsion, and since this bounty would be FREE, I'd like to know how I might incorporate it into my veggie garden. I was thinking I need to buy a used blender, and just blend it all up into a slurry that I could pour around the seedlings and plants. LMK. Thanks! Linda
HoneybeeNC Charlotte, NC (Zone 7b) November 06, 2009 12:24 PM	Linda, I've heard of native Indians putting fish into their planting holes, and somehow I doubt they had blenders (giggle) I've never had access to fresh fish guts, but if I did, I would either dig some holes, or a trench, and put the fishy stuff down deep enough that the smell would not attract neighborhood cats or wildlife.
blblue Bingham Lake, MN November 06, 2009 08:53 PM	Gymgirl; I have fished for years. Ya bury the guts between rows in growing season any where in the off season Go deep I use a trench spade 16 in You don"t need to go that deep but don't go shallow. do mark or remember where you buried them. you don't want to uncover them for a time. I don't know about down there(weather-worms) but up here it takes about a month for the worms to finish. Great stuff, I don't grind or mess with it (yuck) but I love fish and fishing . I wouldn't make a slurry to pour on the ground . It would gag a maggot in a day or two. Curt:-)
blblue Bingham Lake, MN November 06, 2009 09:12 PM	Linda; A container girl are you. I would skip the fish.
stephanietx Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) November 07, 2009 12:31 PM	Our neighbors used to just throw the fish heads and guts in the beds....not a pretty sight or smell, but it worked!
tarheel2az Tonto Basin, AZ November 07, 2009 12:42 PM	Putting it on or near the top of the soil would beckon every local fly, cat, and dog (and in my case, coyote). I'm thinking the stuff needs to be buried. Frank
1lisac Liberty Hill, TX (Zone 8a) November 07, 2009 04:25 PM	It attracts coons, possums, skunks, and buzzards, etc.. There was just a thread about this recently but I don't know where. You have to bury them deep enough that nothing can smell them and dig them up.
stephanietx Fort Worth, TX (Zone 8a) November 07, 2009 08:02 PM	Our dogs tried to get through the fence to get it. It was gross! LOL
Gymgirl SE Houston (Hobby), TX (Zone 9a) November 17, 2009 07:49 PM	Ok. This thread is officially closed. No fish guts in the yard. Hmmm I guess the DH was right after all....

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