Farming frenzy

[Ass_Kraken]

**** shiners

I believe that is meant to be silt?

[Dallane]

Stole this from a book called The Frontiersmen

***** those are some good books

Simon Kenton is the man.

[dageir]

one thing i found to really help if you like to fish....

When you catch trash fish (**** shiners, Blue Gills, etc.) keep them and take them home
-Cut fish open along belly
- Put seed in side of fishes chest
- bury fish
-???
- Profit

It provides a natural fertilizer and it cause's a great return on investment. Stole this from a book called The Frontiersmen when they were talking about how Native Americans planted corn. Tried it in my herb garden and i have never looked back works amazingly well.

Really? This needs to be tested. All I have access to is trout and char. Can I use this approach to all seeds, or just larger ones like peas?

Edit: Hmm.. Wont this make the garden stink like crap? (Or rotting fish?)

[FearTheAmish]

one thing i found to really help if you like to fish....

When you catch trash fish (**** shiners, Blue Gills, etc.) keep them and take them home
-Cut fish open along belly
- Put seed in side of fishes chest
- bury fish
-???
- Profit

It provides a natural fertilizer and it cause's a great return on investment. Stole this from a book called The Frontiersmen when they were talking about how Native Americans planted corn. Tried it in my herb garden and i have never looked back works amazingly well.

Really? This needs to be tested. All I have access to is trout and char. Can I use this approach to all seeds, or just larger ones like peas?

Edit: Hmm.. Wont this make the garden stink like crap? (Or rotting fish?)

any fish works i just use trash fish because they don't have a size limit and you are supposed to kill them anyways another great option in the midwest is silver carp, and YES it will smell kinda bad for a few days. it will work with just about any seed because it provides water and nutrients, and to the name **** shiners i honestly don't remember their real name that is just what we call them.

[dageir]

I think my wife (and neighbours) will object to using fish as fertilizer. Its an interesting idea. Why dont you do a trial where you use fish for some seeds and usual fertilizer for others with same conditions otherwise? (If you have the possibility to do so.) Have you tried to compost fish?

[MagicManICT]

to the name **** shiners i honestly don't remember their real name that is just what we call them.

I know the fish you refer to. You talking about the bait fish that the bass love that are known to swarm the surface in the middle of a lake? The ones that are horrendous smelling more than a few minutes out of the water?

[dageir]

Hmm.. Didnt find anything on silt shiners, but found alot of different "shiners". Here is the image of one of them:


Is this the one?

[dageir]

Allright! Its time for an uptadate on recent events. Today I purhased seeds. and a kind of "mini greenhouse".

Behold:



The kepa onion which I sowed today.


Spinach


Brassica napus


Daucus carota

Also I intend to sow, peas (Pisum sativum), lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and "Wild ruccola" "Diplotaxis tenufolia".

Some of the plants will be on my might field and some in pots.

[colesie]

Cool man. Now take daily pictures or make a really slow time-lapse where you take a picture every 3-4 hours

[dageir]

As everyone know Im eager to please.



I have sowed the cloves today.
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