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Bobcaygeon Ontario

I was reading about this fish fert. from a company called "Coast of Maine" Has anyone on B.P. used this product?

1/3/2004 5:57:14 PM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Must be a lager. If it were Ale, I'd have tried it by now.

1/3/2004 6:19:04 PM

Bobcaygeon Ontario

http://www.coastofmaine.com/fertilizer.shtml

1/3/2004 7:05:46 PM

Montoursville, PA

Ren........These are the kinds of products that are becoming more and more available to you and I. These products are based organically and the company has the correct philosophy. You will save good money by building towards your level of healthy patch management by using products of this composure. Shipping always must be considered. You have to do the cost of use and shipping considerations.

When you add products of this nature to your basic manures, elements of compost and trace minerals you are truely building soil. Each year you work at building you will have better soil. Good discovery is to know your soil seems a little better each year. Your increased worm count and condition of the native worms is a simple but effective way to know you are on the right track. If you worms go away for any reason you know something you did....including moisture deprivation is wrong. Easy does it. You are right on with this discovery.

Keep reading and searching...It's fun and helps you develop your mind set and goals as you grow with your patch conditions towards a better healthier soil.

1/4/2004 10:14:46 AM

Covington, WA

Tremor,
Fish Tail Ales, Brewed in Olympia, WA, They are better than a chum salmon in the patch. By the way, the Green River that flows by my patch is full of chum carcasses right now. It wouldn't be much trouble to scoop some out with the old net and bury them in the patch, except right now its frozen and covered with snow, but they'll still be there when it thaws. I wonder how much that might help the soil.

1/5/2004 1:21:51 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

Have a Fish Tail, then go scooping! Whole fish worked for the Indians. You just have to coordinate your actions so the fishies don't offend or attract animals. Maybe a covered garbage can? Frozen fish is better than no fish. They won't decompose when it's cold though. Maybe you can cover them over in layers in the compost pile?

1/5/2004 6:08:40 AM

Montoursville, PA

It's mana from heaven. Figure out a way to get at least some into the program. I would not pile this into the early Spring patch prep. Better that they be composted first. Slipping very small amounts into the soil at any time will not upset the available nitrogen...and yet add many supports to your biological living patch.

Very small amounts via my personal past use of fresh fish introduction might be two dozen pieces the size of your hand placed at random throughout the patch. I stick a shovel in the ground, lean on it and slide one down behind the shovel. If you have foxes or roaming dogs they may dig!
I would do it and observe. Done early a dig out would not hurt the patch.

1/5/2004 9:59:55 AM

Ctpumpkin@optonline.net

MmmmmHmmm......Digging critters....Maybe in the trench far enough ahead of the plant so's to insure some decomposition before the roots get there too.

Agreed the best bet would be to compost them a while now. Next year, try to get them in time for the fall tilling.

The only thing better than good stuff is FREE good stuff.

1/5/2004 10:52:12 AM

wilmington,ma.

Try grinding them up eith an old garbage disposal or hand grinder.Make a slurry,it will decompose quicker.It's also good chum for fishin.

1/5/2004 6:52:26 PM

Oz

the native indians in the usa put down fish in a hole then dirt then corn,,,etc,,,.

1/29/2004 3:57:17 PM

Oz

what about corn syrup/etc mfg. waste?

1/29/2004 3:59:42 PM