Burying crabs? In An Outdoor Grow

I heard of indians burying fish to compost than they plant on top, was wondering if it would work for crabs, dungeness crabs to be exact, i have a crab trap and the beach is 8 miles away

Not really an answer but I use crab shells in my dirt mix. Like 1/2 cup to every 10 gallons of soil.
So your at least half way confirmed

Id say if your throwing the actual meat in there it would defintly have a positive effect if used correctly, exactly what "correctly" means here however I cannot say.
Probably do very well in a mulch pile/vericompost bin.

and please dont catch crabs JUST to do this, bi-product is fine and great but lets not rape the ocean of its life just to get high.

Well if it makes you happy i already raped 9 crabs, brutally.. I boiled them alive! Than ate them all with lemon and butter than through the left overs in a bowl and left outside for a week in the sun. Let the ants eat what ever i couldent eat and the by product is crab meal ^_^ steamed too. You say its better to buy a product that has it but what are the makers doing??? Raping thousands of them, i only raped 9 decent big ones, i yielded half an Oz of crab shells oh and i found the NPK its like 4-3-0 with calcium and a crap load of trace butrients, im making tea with it as we speak and top dressing. Oh and if thats too cruel just wait till u hear what i do to herrings, grunions and mackerals, i hook them up and use them as bait!!! Mwahahaha

randomseed said:

Not really an answer but I use crab shells in my dirt mix. Like 1/2 cup to every 10 gallons of soil.
So your at least half way confirmed

Id say if your throwing the actual meat in there it would defintly have a positive effect if used correctly, exactly what "correctly" means here however I cannot say.
Probably do very well in a mulch pile/vericompost bin.

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Thank you for your input, i dont think ill bury the whole crab but i was thinking of burying left overs, like the shell after letting it decompose and cleaned by scavangers like ants, and for all you tree hugging maniacs.. Come on its not like im burying a cat or a dog. I fish and hunt to eat, i am very resorceful with what i catch to eat, it will find its way in my belly than find its way into compost or tea.

Just saying as long as you have a decent reason to get them in the first place, using leftovers is defintly in line with the organic way of thinking.
Just make sure to crush the shells up as best you can first. The more broken up they are the faster they can decompose.
A mortar and pestle would serve well.

randomseed said:

Just saying as long as you have a decent reason to get them in the first place, using leftovers is defintly in line with the organic way of thinking.
Just make sure to crush the shells up as best you can first. The more broken up they are the faster they can decompose.
A mortar and pestle would serve well.

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I have found that a $12 coffee grinder works great for egg shells also, just have to break the shells small enough to fit into the grind. I have a grinder I use for grinding my additive for my baked goods and doubles for my egg shells.

canefan said:

I have found that a $12 coffee grinder works great for egg shells also, just have to break the shells small enough to fit into the grind. I have a grinder I use for grinding my additive for my baked goods and doubles for my egg shells.

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I need to get a grider, been tossing in egg shells for awhile and I still see half shells in the dirt after months of cycling.
I would think crab shells should tourch a coffee grinder pretty quick though.

With the left overs...smash up with a hammer and then put in a blender grind them up good....then use for your tea or soil additive..it may attract animals ...and the wat5er you boiled them in save if its not been salted for boiling...cool it and use for tea or dump on your compost...some of the oils from the crab and other stuff is in the water from boiling them...I use to use ground up fish remains for teas and the animals get to it..so I just add it to the compost now..I blend it to its close to a soup and pour it on the compost...let the animals dig for it..my areators..lol

Al

randomseed said:

and please dont catch crabs JUST to do this, bi-product is fine and great but lets not rape the ocean of its life just to get high.

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You honestly think the OP would throw dungeness crab meat away just for the shell? That's about as naive as that Geico commercial where the cave man asks the crab crew for a steward.

patlpp said:

You honestly think the OP would throw dungeness crab meat away just for the shell? That's about as naive as that Geico commercial where the cave man asks the crab crew for a steward.

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You never can tell, peoples greed makes them do some pretty dumb stuff.

randomseed said:

and please dont catch crabs JUST to do this, bi-product is fine and great but lets not rape the ocean of its life just to get high.

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Maybe your a veggie, but Im a carnivore all humans we're thats why we have pointed K9's. As a carnivore I have a food chain and humans are at top. I eat crabs, cows, pigs, chickens, and on and on. I don't feel guilty about using gods nature in the ways I need, it's natural normal and humans have been doing it since the dawn of time. I don't hunt or kill for fun ever. As far as bugs go though Im guilty.

Mort Fink said:

Maybe your a veggie.

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LOL. ya right.