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Post by Pharmer Phil on Mar 11, 2011 8:20:16 GMT -6
Anyone ever do this? I want to this year, Laura had a man she worked with with some fish scraps frozen...we just found out he had tossed them, so... I heard you could use any fish though..Comments..suggestions?? Homemade Fish Emulsion
Place fish scraps in a large container and add water.
Cover the top securely with a cloth plus a wire screen to keep out animals and insects.
Put the container in a sunny location to ferment for 8 to 12 weeks.
When finished, a layer of mineral-rich oil will float on the water, and fish scales will have sunk to the bottom.
Skim off the oil and store in a tight-fitting container.
To use: dilute 1 cup of oil with 5 gallons of water.
You can add a small amount of citrus oil or other scent to mask some of the odor.
Be sure to keep the container where your neighbors won't complain.
Your homemade fish emulsion will be rich in nitrogen, phosphorous and many trace elements; however, low in calcium.
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Post by coppice on Mar 11, 2011 15:19:44 GMT -6
Never tried it Phil. My fish scrap always went into compost bin. I can't think of a single reason why it shouldn't work tho.
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Post by deb65802 on Mar 30, 2011 16:30:39 GMT -6
we have ponds with tons of brim..i am thinking i need to catch a bunch..and do a little marinating lol. I would have to be sure to make it dog and cat proof!! dont have to worry about neighbors at least a half a mile to the nearest one.  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2011 8:21:11 GMT -6
I tried it 2 years ago. Seemed to work just fine.
A quick note I diluted mine 50/50 and used it strictly for foliar feeding.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 1, 2011 6:40:11 GMT -6
I tried it 2 years ago. Seemed to work just fine. A quick note I diluted mine 50/50 and used it strictly for foliar feeding. why only foliar Bro? and, how was the smell?? I wanna make the whole area smell like fish...makes it smell likr yer busy  |
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Post by jack on Apr 1, 2011 14:37:50 GMT -6
Gidday
"To use: dilute 1 cup of oil with 5 gallons of water."
What do you do with the rest of the drum full of stuff.
The oil off the top would be great as a spray to deter insects and diseases but the rest will be chock full of plant nutrients including an almost complete range of essential trace ellements. Good for both man and beast as well as plants.
I do exactly the same with seaweed.
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Post by deb65802 on Apr 1, 2011 21:13:28 GMT -6
put it in your compost pile of course.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2011 6:04:45 GMT -6
I tried it 2 years ago. Seemed to work just fine. A quick note I diluted mine 50/50 and used it strictly for foliar feeding. why only foliar Bro? and, how was the smell?? I wanna make the whole area smell like fish...makes it smell likr yer busy Fish emulsion is better absorbed through foliar feeding,and can be used 1-2 times a week. The only drawback is once the plants set flowers ya wanna lay off the FE. Expect flies. And the smell only lingers bout a day or so! |
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 2, 2011 8:47:24 GMT -6
Yep, I know it is better absorbed, but it can be used to water too cannot it? at least the store bought can be... and HEY...I want the smell to linger...for a few days...over powers the hog barns to the south and east...and north east  Jack, I wish we had seaweed here to collect...how about lake weeds?? |
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Post by jack on Apr 3, 2011 3:02:23 GMT -6
Gidday
What is the quality of the water in your lakes. That would be the thing to check out, otherwise the bigger the lake the better the weed would be.
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Post by Pharmer Phil on Apr 3, 2011 6:51:14 GMT -6
Jack, You are correct.....that would be the problem here, pollution, I did a check at our Department of Natural Resources, and there are few of our lakes even fit to take a dip in...
and Jack, that's sad because Minnesota has innumerable lakes (it's known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes)
Deeper, larger lakes are much further north in Minnesota, they would be the best bet, but pollution levels in these are questionable.
Mille Lacs Lake, which is smaller; yet comparable to your Lake Taupo in surface area...
PALES in comparison to the DEPTH of your Lake Taupo:
Lake Taupo Surface area 616 km2 (238 sq mi)----Max. depth 186 m (610 ft)
Mille Lacs 132,516 acres (536 km2)---- Max. Depth 42 ft (13 m)
the deepest lake here would be Red Lake:
Red Lake 1,148.779 km² (443.546 sq mi).-122 ft.
the most troublesome lake weed here is Eurasian Water Milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum)
it has a very low NPK of 3.2.5 (some reports say)
but very little nutrient value....
The closest lakes to us are smaller, shallower, and much more polluted, which is typically Mercury and Hi phosphorous content due to land run off
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Post by jack on Apr 4, 2011 1:43:57 GMT -6
Gidday
Yeah we do have some fairly deep lakes. Waikaremoana being the deepest in the North Isaland at 256 metres deep. And Lake Wakatipu in the South Island is about 1097 metres deep. These lakes all have very clean water.
But alas, some of our more shallow lakes would not be too good though.
The high phosphorous content would be not so bad for a garden but the old nasty murcury would definately not.
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