Comments on: Brew your own fish emulsion fertilizer http://www.farmcurious.com/brew-your-own-fish-emulsion-fertilizer/ to educate, inspire and equip the urban homesteader Wed, 08 May 2013 13:25:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: adam http://www.farmcurious.com/brew-your-own-fish-emulsion-fertilizer/#comment-1303 adam Wed, 08 May 2013 13:25:14 +0000 http://www.farmcurious.com/?p=3976#comment-1303 how much seaweed do you add to 5 gal?

]]> By: Stephen http://www.farmcurious.com/brew-your-own-fish-emulsion-fertilizer/#comment-1225 Stephen Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.farmcurious.com/?p=3976#comment-1225 Barry, fresh fish will work very well. In fact, it is how fish emulsion was traditionally made. Fresh seaweed will also work beautifully! The aroma can be attractive to carnivorous animals, and will attract flies for the same reason. I use a 5 gallon bucket from Lowe’s or Home Depot and put the lid on fairly tight, leaving just a small opening for venting the gas pressure that results from the fermentation process.

Burying the bucket would probably work, you will have a layer of white mold on top after digging it up but just skim that off before straining. Let us know how it goes if you try this!

]]> By: pokeberry mary http://www.farmcurious.com/brew-your-own-fish-emulsion-fertilizer/#comment-1222 pokeberry mary Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:16:09 +0000 http://www.farmcurious.com/?p=3976#comment-1222 I have the same question as Barry above.. I live on a lake and have abundance of freebie fish..so I guess I’ll just try it with fresh dead fish. :)

I’ll post about it on my blog when I get it going so we shall see…
http://pokeberrypatch.blogspot.com

]]> By: Barry http://www.farmcurious.com/brew-your-own-fish-emulsion-fertilizer/#comment-1012 Barry Tue, 27 Nov 2012 19:26:33 +0000 http://www.farmcurious.com/?p=3976#comment-1012 Have you tried this with fresh fish parts and shore-gathered seaweed [assuming it's not breaking some law here in Oregon to pick it off the beach!]? Does the “brew” attract animals [our property backs up to National Forest land], or flies? I would want to try this technique, but unless I could bury the bucket in a well-protected well of some sort, I’m not wanting to meet any black bears, cougars, skunks, bobcats, raccoons, rats or other vermin. How might it work as a “bury deep-dig up later” in a few months or so?

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