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Great to hear from you Sherie! And good to know that I am not the only one burying fish! :) The only time of the year for doing this technique is spring and summer--as doing so in fall or winter most likely will result in rot as the soil microbes are not as active during the cooler months. I hope your house plants are doing better (less smelly) now? Talk to you soon! Charles :)

Thanks Charles, and yes, less smelly now. Here's what happene: I had one little tree that I keep in the bathroom- a lucky money tree. After applying the worm castings and bloodmeal plus some ironite stuff like I did to the others I told you about, I had little flies that were like fruit flies but larger that were crawling in and out of the soil and around the rim of the pot! Since it sits on the vanity in my bathroom, I was staring into this soil 2 or 3 times a day and watching these nasty little flies crawling around while I was brushing my teeth! By the 2nd day I was grossed out and sprayed the top of the soil several times with dawn dish soap and water. I figured it would be my little experiment to see how it affected things. Within a day or so the flies were dead but the soil in that pot turned yucky and smelled of ammonia. It wasn't something you could notice from afar... I actually smelled the soil a few times to see how it was doing throughout this process and noticed the ammonia smell. Ewww! It was gross.. So I scraped all the top soil and all the amendments I added up, tossed that crud under my rose bush out back and drenched the soil to sort of "wash it" through. Then I top dressed the tree with brand new soil, miracle grow beads, ironite (tiny, tiny bit) and bloodmeal. So far it has been fine ever since. The tree never seemed to care about any of this the whole time. It's been fine through all of this. As for all the others, I have actually chosen to just ignore the issue in all of the other plants because they're not getting flies and the mildew has more or less resolved itself at this point with nothing more than me raking it around a few times. If it becomes an issue, I'm breakin' out the shop vac and sucking the top layer off of all the pots and redressing them all sans worm poo and humus. I won't be using worm castings or humus indoors anymore though- one or the other of those 2 was the culprit. I'll be sure to not apply that to the plants after about 4th of July so it can do it's thing outdoors and be fine by the time I bring them inside for winter.

All excellent tips Adam!!! Regarding the coffee grounds-- I do not drink coffee, but a few time a year, I give Starbucks coffee shop an hour notice that I coming to pick up there coffee grounds and usually leave with a trash bag full of grounds, which I like to add to a compost bin with other ingredients (a more balanced organic fertilizer) before introducing to the garden. Here is a link to that video I did earlier this year: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yZ_eBspGgqI.html Happy gardening! Charles :)

How did it work?

Im not convinced how much fish emulsion helps, but I am convinced about fish parts for tomatoes. I get whole fish from wherever thaw it out chop it up around my plants and let it work. Because Im a worm farmer for castings "black gold" it is best to cut up the the fish parts into small parts and the worms go to work on it and give back castings to the soil. The bacteria breaks down the fish so worms can eat it. So theres more to the story than just burying fish.

BTW I have found putting the fish parts higher up in the soil as shown here as opposed to burying it deep is best. You just make allowances for critters that might dig it up.

@@yes350yes put used coffee grounds over the fish to mask the fish smell.

Jason Golden i

Thanks for the tip. I buy cheap fish from Asian markets to burry in the soil as fertilizer, but I always have to battle with wild animals to keep the fish in the soil. Now I know what to do. Thanks again

Hello Jason, Thank you for sharing your helpful tip... lime will also add important elements calcium and magnesium to the soil as well! Thank you for sharing!!! Charles :-)

Jason Golden what kind of fish do you use?

Jason Golden i didn't know that my dog keeps digging them up thanks for sharing

When you pick you own food from the garden, it's alive & full of nutrition! Good for your tastebuds & health! The stuff the store sells is dead, as it was harvested, days, weeks or months ago!!! Keep me posted on your gardening successes, and remember, it gets better & better each year, as you apply your lessons learned to the next growing season!!! Good luck!!! Charles :-)

Yeah I hear you on that one!! We not only have fake news we got fake food! Lol

@It's All About The Chil'ern Wasn't meant to be funny. It isn't!

Hello David. Thank you for your support! Yes, this method can be applied potted plants too. However, be careful when using potting mixes that may start sterile (without any beneficial bacteria, nematodes, worms, etc). For this method to work best, there must be a lot of living organisms in the soil to break down the organic material. So start slow with the organic fertilizing and build up to the recommended amounts over the course of a few months. It would be a good idea to also add just a little (5%) native soil (hopefully with a few worms) the get a head start on getting living organisms into the potting soil. Also, cut back on fertilizing in general in the winter (actually you do not need to fertilze citrus in the winter-- consider using a foliar nutritional spay in January/ February only) as the metabolism of the living organisms in your soil also slow down and you do not want the soil to rot with too much organic fertilizer. Good luck and keep me posted! :-) Charles

IV Organic Hello.. Just saw the video. You've said that the wood chips need couple inches away from the trunk of the tree, because can damage it, but you Just tossed the chips all over and touching the trunk.

A REDTAIL Thank you for the tip.

Doesnt the oil they are packed in a problem for the soil?

Hello Carl. If you soil does not freeze over winter, the preferred time for starting onion bulbs is late fall; seeds early spring. Since this video was published, IV Organic now makes an organic fertilizer that has fish meal, in addition to dozens of other ingredients, to offer plants ALL the 6 MacroNutrients & many MicroNutrients & Beneficial Microbes & Mycorrhizae. It's called 6 Macros PLUS+. You can learn more about it at www.IVOrganics.com I do not have accesses to that much fish... but otherwise, I would be using fish fertilizer spring, summer & early fall. Take a break over winter... I hope this helps! Charles :-)

Hello Vanesanchezk. Any fish would work, sea, fresh or farm! Keep me posted on your fish fertilizing successes!!! Charles :-)

@@IVOrganic Thanks so much, great news!!! Of course I will tell you how it goes :)

@@vanesanchezk so how did it go?

Walmart sucks

OH NO!!! I do not think there is a more foul smelling product than Fish fertilizer! Sorry to hear about that Gary! :-( Charles

@@LoveandWar68 Neptune's Harvest Fish & Seaweed Blend Fertilizer 2-3-1 (low order), mixed with molasses hides the fish smells.

@@LoveandWar68 Alaska brand is pretty toxic. Contaminated with heavy metals such as lead and mercury. Don't want to be feeding your fruit trees with that! Stick with the brands that have little heavy metal readings.

@@dennistracy1535 That was the last one I ever caught. They have tunneled everywhere.

I am glad you enjoyed this gardening technique Allistene Charles! :-) Not sure if I mentioned this, but the best time to apply this method is when the soil temperature warms up, allowing for greater numbers of soil biology, that will quickly break the fish down and make its elements available to the plants. So, here in Los Angeles, that would be most effective mid-spring through summer. Keep me posted on your gardening successes!!! :-) Charles

Thank you for the compliment Deb Buckler! Charles :-)

Hello Cecilia Soans, You're welcome! :-) Are you anthurium flowers tearing because of the wind? Perhaps plant some in a less breezy area? Let me know what you end up doing to correct the problem! :-) Charles

Hello Cecilia Soans, I can probably understand the situation better if you can e-mail me a picture to Info@IVOrganics.com. Thanks, Charles

Liar

Hello The One, Any kind of fish or fish parts would work. The goal is to introduce more elements into your soil and to support the living organisms in your soil. If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. Charles :-)

Just because its all they had.

So true Carrol Lewis! Many cultures have been using organic ways to grow the best foods, until the synthetic chemical farming wave came along about 50 years ago, and successfully convinced most growers that you can accomplish more productive yields for less costs, than the traditional organic methods used for hundreds and thousands of years prior. I am so glad this world is getting smarter & smarter with their understanding of plant care & health! Charles :-)

truth! my grandpa used to bury all the suckers, chubs, dace and general "junk" fish in between his garden rows. and he had bomb garden!!

Yup its an oolld Indian trick lol 👍✊ native pride✊

And yet, the European invaders called them primitive.

Hello Carl Dearman . No. Generally, most nurseries have more synthetic fertilizers, and less organic fertilizers. Be sure to read the ingredients or label to make sure you are getting an organic product. Some nurseries specialize in organics, and others just sell what has traditional sold best (the synthetic, non-organic fertilizers).

Hello Casey Gould, I just noticed your comment... Sorry for my delay. Those that live in colder parts of the country may skip fertilizing in the fall because it gets so cold so early. Organic fertilizers are dependent on warmer conditions and and an active soil biology. In the winter, even if its a warm winter, both deciduous and ever green tree's metabolism slow down a lot-- So no need to feed. However, a balanced fertilizer in the fall can ensure the plant has all it needs in the winter to give an amazing bloom and support quality fruit in the spring. Start fertlizing slowly/ lighly in early spring, with the heaviest feeding in summer... and then in fall begin to slow down on how much your are offering your plants. I hope this helps! Please keep me posted! :) Charles

IV Organic Thanks Charles I am quite satisfied by the growth I achieved this growing season I always was in awe to see a avocado tree or citrus tree grow 3-4 feet in every direction. Now I have seen it before my own eyes if I could only get my any problems under control I have ants terribly bad and am running out of options I must go organic only my preference as well as I have a 75 lb African Spur Leg tortuous that lives in my back yard where 95% of my edible trees and plants are. Any help on ants would be great. Thanks

Hello CaseGsGreens CG, Many of the oils in IV Organic 3-in-1 Plant Guard naturally repel ants from colonizing within your plants. Note, the product does not kill ants, nor any other pests (unless they are smothered by the product). Rather, it protects coated surfaces from ants, termintes, beetles... and a long list of boring, sucking and piercing insects from harming the plants coated with IV Organic. Can you tell more about how the ants are effecting your plants and/ or trees? For example, I had a fig tree where the pith was hallow and the ants colonized themselves within the tree, and the area was sealed with IV Organic. Another example was a mature sunburned apple tree that had no bark on 1/2 of the trunk (the sunny side) that was plagued by beetles, termites and ants-- which was coated with 2 coates of the IV Organic brush-on solution. And for the first year the owner will monitor the tree and continue to monitor and patch any holes until the tree eventurally recovers over the wounds. I hope this helps! Charles :-)

Hello Sabrina, That's the goal... All organic... and No chemicals! At the end of the day, you'll have healthier fruits and vegetables while also saving the local stream, lakes and ocean from chemical fertilizers and pesticides... ultimately Earth! :) Here is a video I published a few months ago on leaf miners (which is my #1 or #2 worst pest in my garden -- the other being moles). ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y6VdWAPiNhQ.html Let me know if you have any other questions! Your friend, Charles :)

Tatiana Podesta really ?

Of course they will break down otherwise you could dig up a perfectly intact fish in a year's time but that obviously won't happen lol. Fermenting fish in a bucket of water with a handful of leaf mould or compost is a good way to make liquid fish fertilizer though.

Hello Brock Rockwell, Thank you for the compliment! Any type of fish would work, sea, fresh or farm... anything! Keep me posted on your fish fertilizing successes! Charles :-)

IV Organic 👍🏻🐟🌲🌿👍🏻 👏😃 I'm gunna try it this year!

Thank you for sharing Mike Cannonie! I wish I lived closer to a lake or ocean so that I could have more fish fertilizer in my garden! Charles :-)

Hello Carl Dearman . I do not recommend fertilizing seeds. If you are eager to start fertilizing your seedlings, start very slow & very dilute.... something like a few tablespoons per gallon of water. Note, the young tender leaves & plant may react negatively to having fertilizer (such as fish fertilizer) on it leaves. Proceed with caution, and certainly you can feed the plants more as they mature! Keep me posted!!! Charles :-)

@@IVOrganic Thank you Sir

Hello MrBey735 . I'd use the frozen fish... it will be good. Fresh naturally would be better. Either way, do not add fish (or any other strong feedings) during the winter. Wait until spring or summer for better results! Keep me posted on your growing successes! Charles :-)

Thanks a lot

For #2, wish you'd explain

They have very sensitive roots rust below the soil surface.

@@deanhoward3212 Thanks, appreciate it!

coffee grounds

Hello Sugga Daddi! Yes, a great idea! Your plants will love it!!! Use only spring, summer & early fall; once the soil warms up and has a lot of soil biology to quickly beakdown the parts (and associated smell). Scent should be gone within 2-3 days, tops in a healthy soil environment. Hoping this growing season will be your BEST!!! Keep me posted! Charles :-)

That will work just fine. Friend of mine ran a bait shop and always tossed dead minnows in the freezer all year and used them on his tomato seedlings. Also sometimes was given leftover wild caught baitfish by fishermen which he also used.

Hello Yoga Wirasmoyo, Either fresh or salt is fine! Salt water fish do not have significantly more salt, than fresh water fish-- In fact, they may be close to identical. The goal is you are adding the elements from their flesh to the soil, making them available to the surrounding plants and trees. Keep me posted on your growing successes! Charles :-)

IV Organic . Owh I see...thanks a lot

You're welcome! Charles :-)

What about goldfish

Hello Saeed Kanuga, AWESOME suggestion! I like that idea! That will be a future video.... and great idea! Thank you for sharing!!! Charles :-)

IV Organic does it work ? i just went fishing

Are you sure you do not get nasty animals around the veggie garden? Usually all organic gardeners suggest not to use fish , meat or watever will end attracting rats or similars, and, what it concerns me too is the smell... wouldn't be an awfull decomposition dead corpse smell?

Romeo Hosang I don't believe so. If you have a healthy soil that fish will probably be mostly eaten in about a few weeks, the meat anyways. The bones may take a little longer. All the decomposers will take care of it pretty quickly especially if it's blended into such small pieces.

Thanks for your answer. Will try first in small amountss. I do have a lot of native earthworms but also a lot of all the rest of wild animals around.

Hello Ariya Dwinanto. Yes, this method works on all plants. However, it is best during the growing season and while the soil organism are most active to break down the organic matter (fish). So spring, summer and early fall would be the only times I would consider feeding your plants. Keep me posted on your growing successes! Charles :-)