In this video, I show you what happens when you bury fish scraps or frames in a container to use for fertiliser to grow big tomatoes.
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Amazing video once again mark!, have a good one.
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Hey Mike, yet another fantastic video. Love your work and can't get enough of it!
Thoughts… I've seen some add some garden lime to the layer of fish to help diminish the fish smell and help prevent animals from digging them up. Secondly, perhaps a second experiment, I would use much less fish. Perhaps only one or two cleaned fish. I feel the extra is mostly lost.
Fantastic experiment! Thanks so much… and now that poor compost has become super-charged!
Garum…yum…
I'm very inspired by your videos, I even use my bare hands to feel the soil, thanks for sharing your knowledge and passion.
Hi Mark, Yellowstone's super volcano is really close to erupting. There's a good chance you will be effected by its cooling of the Earths temperature enough to freeze a lot of your tender fruits and vegetables. So keep your plastic covers and tarps etc. in a place where you or your family can find them in an instant. Also it may be a good investment for you to get yourself a really good respirator with plenty of filters. Also get every member of your family. Should the ash reach you there, you won't be able to breathe the ash it is like cement in you lungs. Also there are shards of glass in that ash. Jessie from Arkansas, USA
Another great video, thanks
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I use fish in my fig trees and I never use it for the tomatoes I have to try
Mark, do you think you ended up with more worms in the pot than you began with? Great vid!
I'm glad you made a comment about the smell, that's the thing I was wondering about! Great channel, love your content.
The only thing I wonder about is if it would have been even better if you had mixed in some heavy browns, like wood chips with the fish.
Mark, outstanding video. I'll like to see more of the wildlife in your area. Those big lizards you had in previous videos sure are interesting.
I usually take the guts and such and turn them into fish emulsion. Takes a while but gives some flexibility for me.
Plus, Florida sand doesnt really keep nutrients very well
YES to no gloves!
We do a lot of fishing and every single carcass goes to the gardens, fruit trees, or bushes and you can always tell the difference. Like you seen they break down very well.
Yet another outstanding video.
works exactly like this when growing weed
I don't use Gloves
I wish you planted 2 tomatoes in 2 containers with same potting mix, except 1 with fish and 1 without. THAT would show what the actual effect of fish was
Can you do a video on tomatoes, all different kinds and what types or good for what
…at the 9:20 mark…. getting in touch with Mother Earth…/
I really like your energy and I love your work. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us.
Love your videos. Thank you for all your hard work. I have learned so much from you, Thank You…
When I tried this a few years ago, I planted the fish "frames" (we call them guts) too deep directly in the ground. I didn't add any worms, although there are some normally in my soil. The dog went crazy trying to dig everything up. For those that survived the digging, the plants produced well but were not spectacular. I'll try again next spring/summer and use large containers and add worms too. I'm surprised all your wildlife didn't go after the fish at all. Congratulations on your great experiment!
hey mark i dont know if you will even see this comment or not but can you make a video about how to grow a ton of taro please