Strange (But Serious) Question

With respect to the PETA folks out there, has anyone ever tried burying a goldfish or two in the potting soil for fertilizer? Seems like as they "go", they would do a good job of providing time release nutrients for the plant. Might smell a little, but that part could come in handy too. Also since this is my first post on this forum let me say howdy to everyone here. Hopefully I will have something to contribute to the board in a few months, but in the mean time thanks for taking the time to read this post and if you have tried this method before or know someone who has, please share your experience with us. Thank you

Yes it will work as a slow release fert,people have been puttin dead fish in there gardens for ages now.

gardens, yes. in a pot? I dunno...
would it contribute to pest or other bio issues?
good question, blackhit.

Yeah i would be afriad of attracting something i didnt want near my garden like a bear, or hogs

or deer. deer suck

fish emulsion works well.

anything like that buried, is gonna take a long ass time to break down.

It would be a complete waste of an animal. You are much better off buying a proper fertilizer. Buy organic if that is what you are going for.

It takes time for materials to break down before they are useful to a plant. I'm sure you have heard the term "composting"? That is what happens there, bacteria break down the plants and animals into materials your plant can use. You don't have the time or the necessary bacteria present in your soil to properly break down an animal.

If you have a desire to kill things for your garden then look into starting a compost pile to make your own soil.

Picasso345 said:

It would be a complete waste of an animal. You are much better off buying a proper fertilizer. Buy organic if that is what you are going for.

It takes time for materials to break down before they are useful to a plant. I'm sure you have heard the term "composting"? That is what happens there, bacteria break down the plants and animals into materials your plant can use. You don't have the time or the necessary bacteria present in your soil to properly break down an animal.

If you have a desire to kill things for your garden then look into starting a compost pile to make your own soil.

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what he said

it works. remember Squanto? Just because it's not pre-packaged doesn't mean it won't work.


ok. Picasso,You have pic or Ricky, u must be a canuk. Squanto saved the dumb-ass pilgrims who couldn't figure out how to survive without pre-pakaged nutes.

Yeah, the Indians saved the dumb-ass Pilgrims.... The Pilgrims survived for 1,000's of years, and didn't know how to plant a seed until a Savage taught them. Yea, Right. I'm not buying that Hog with feathers.

South Texas said:

Yeah, the Indians saved the dumb-ass Pilgrims.... The Pilgrims survived for 1,000's of years, and didn't know how to plant a seed until a Savage taught them. Yea, Right. I'm not buying that Hog with feathers.

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joke dude

maybe your not buying, but the the pilgrims thanked them for saving their asses. It's well documented. The pilgrims DIDN'T know the land (here), the indians did. The pilgrims lived in a larger community, with an infer structure that they knew in Europe. They didn't have that here.

I'm not one to think natives were pure and innocent. The pilgrims were VERY lucky with the tribes they met.

Either way, dead fish DO make good ferts. whether it is from a corpse or a bottle.

As has already been said,just use fish emulsion and bone meal,you will get much better results.
The chances of a whole dead fish causing disease in your soil and mould are very high.
All composted things even goldfish need to be broken down first before they are used as a compost

I wouldn't buy them to sacrifice them to your garden gods, no. If you happen to have a goldfish die, put it in your outdoor garden and it will help as long as raccoons, possums, dogs, coyotes or any scavenger with a good nose don't rip out your plants trying to find it.

good luck! keep thinking outside of the box

UHm....while yeah, throwing a fish in the ground worked for the indians, what are you guys, retarded? Anyone who suggests doing that to poor Mary is an idiot. Thats why there are premade fertilizers, as well as endless tea recipes. Throw a fish in your soil, and your more likely to end up with rotting fish smell and loads of maggots and fun diseases then you will fertilizer. Also, you dont know what that fish may have eaten, absorbed, or been exposed to, so you really dont know that your getting just fish. The fish from Pilgrim times were long before the earth got blanketed in a heavy layer of pollution, toxins, and nuclear radiation

Edit: I also know that alot of chemicals used in aquariums are not healthy for Mary or for human consumption, so aquarium fish arent any safer to use

put the fish in a blender FIRST...............................................

ISmokePotBecauseItsCool said:

UHm....while yeah, throwing a fish in the ground worked for the indians, what are you guys, retarded? Anyone who suggests doing that to poor Mary is an idiot.e

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To your room with no dinner for you! Name calling automatically makes your reasoning suspect.

following you own logic leads me to the conclusion that alaska fish ferts is also tainted and off limits, as is almost everything on the planet. Fish ferts is basically fish put in a blender.

South Texas said:

Yeah, the Indians saved the dumb-ass Pilgrims.... The Pilgrims survived for 1,000's of years, and didn't know how to plant a seed until a Savage taught them. Yea, Right. I'm not buying that Hog with feathers.

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WTF! Are you a dumb fuck or what? Just because you read that shit in a history book your gonna spoo that shit..Grow the fuck up! Savages my ass...

pinkus said:

To your room with no dinner for you! Name calling automatically makes your reasoning suspect.

following you own logic leads me to the conclusion that alaska fish ferts is also tainted and off limits, as is almost everything on the planet. Fish ferts is basically fish put in a blender.

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Only if you have no clue what you're talking about
Fish ferts are not "fish in a blender", fertilizers have been composted, which makes them completely different then "fish in a blender"
Learn some shit before you go acting like you know what your talking about

ISmokePotBecauseItsCool said:

Only if you have no clue what you're talking about
Fish ferts are not "fish in a blender", fertilizers have been composted, which makes them completely different then "fish in a blender"
Learn some shit before you go acting like you know what your talking about

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Thank you! And if you really want to bury goldfish, I am sure the fish store would give you the already dead ones floating in their nasty feeder tank. Keep the PETA folks happier.

Here is another thought. Bacteria in a healthy fish tank, break down the decaying fish waste from ammonia to nitrite and then nitrate. Because this has been bio-converted, would the waste vacuumed from the gravel be too hot for Mary?

I used to put it on "reg" house plants and my daughter got a new aquarium...might make me clean it more often if there was something in it for my other girls!

The point of burying the fish with the corn was to amend the soil for the future, back when soil was taken care of instead of raped until it is no longer productive. Taking care of the land is a lesson my ancestors did not quiet grasp. They were too busy worried about piety and witchcraft.