Using Fish Emulsion or Fish Fertilizer in the Garden

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In this video we cover how to use fish emulsion or fish fertilizer in your vegetable garden. We cover the differences between the two products as well as the benefits they offer. If you're an organic gardener this is one video you don't want to miss!
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[@lindasamuelson4216]

My grandfather would bury his fish heads in the hole before he set in his plants. He was so proud of his plants and had fruit long before his neighbors.

[@stephenmyers8997]

Mine did the same.

[@yes350yes]

This year Ive added sardines in the holes of each tomato plant and am seeing the difference. Bury them deep enough they wont be dug up yet not too deep.

[@davidrebocho2093]

Mine grandfathers where from Portugal and did it there and here in the US

[@amybear2941]

Awesome

[@09bikerman1]

I use Neptune's Harvest, and it really does work great! Thanks for this. I enjoy all of your videos!

[@gardenjohn1]

I make my own fish fertilizer, non-chlorinated water about half five-gallon bucket, Fish, molasses equal amount, liquid yogurt drink, lid, and air lock to release gases. Few months best you can get.

[@pambennett8967]

You should do a video

[@truthseeker9688]

Your vegetable plants look amazing!

[@melissasullivan1658]

I use both. I really like the control fish emulsion gives me, and that it helps with water retention. I use Neptune’s Harvest Veg up until flowering, then I switch to Rose and Flowering. That last one is also great at forcing your fruiting veggies to flower. Works well on stubborn tomatoes that have too much nitrogen. :)

[@skgreenhouse]

That's good to know! Thank you for sharing your strategy 🙏

[@123gyra123]

For the emulsion, what about the FLIES? I made the mixture and left the cap off for 3 minutes and it drew a ton of flies.

[@KLASSIQUEIMPRESSIONS]

You are a great Farmer and Performer!!

[@flosaforo331]

Great video novice gardener here got one tomato plant. I’m gonna use this on. Thanks for sharing.

[@seagate1686]

Love your raised beds!

[@paulbraga4460]

great that you are using fish fertilizer and it shows in your garden, the benefits. actually though, fish fertilizer is not quite soluble, whether emulsion or hydrolysate. a soluble nitrogen source would be calcium nitrate - it is ions that are taken up by plants. with fish fertilizer, it is amino acids that are taken up by the plants - larger than ions. what is great about amino acids? plants don't have to spend energy to process them into amino acids because they already are obviously (they have to do that with nitrate and ammonium nitrogen, also urea). these are then converted to proteins. the big difference between emulsion and hydrolysate is that the oils are usually taken out in the emulsion process - these oils are very beneficial to microbes, particularly fungi. finally, not all fish fertilizers have high P in the NPK. if bones are included, they would have P and also calcium which great for all plants...blessings to all

[@MichaelJosephJr934]

I put a tomato plant in the ground and mixed fish fertilizer in the hole and a racoon dug it up that night. He must of thought a trout was down there. LOL 🦝🐟🚫

[@jeanettehoover676]

I have heard other used this fish fertilizer and mentioned animal dig up there vegetables or flowers thinking a fish is in the hole. This does not sound good to apply and get dug up by animals

[@redgirlusa]

You’re supposed to top the fish head with lime to mask the smell. Try that next time.

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

I had bloodmeal issue like that.

[@bellesouth3052]

I didn't know what fertilizer to use and after viewing your video I ordered this product through Amazon. Thank you!

[@barbaraveradt9209]

Thank you for adding the Amazon link.

[@skgreenhouse]

Absolutely!

[@KLASSIQUEIMPRESSIONS]

Great video!! You are great famer and performer! Keep it up!

[@Zizzyyzz]

Great info, and thumbs up for saying species and not "speeshees", as some do. 😂👍🏽

[@skgreenhouse]

Lol I definitely don't pronounce everything correctly but I got that one right! 🤪

[@nathaniatamm3746]

Thanks for the great info! I've been wondering what you do to fertilize. I'll definitely have to give this a go once I use up what I've got. I sure enjoy your channel. Keep it up!

[@skgreenhouse]

I really appreciate that. Thank you so much for watching!

[@lilyavery8230]

Another great video! Love this channel and that gardening hose nozzle!

[@skgreenhouse]

Ah! Thank you very much. I really appreciate that 🙏

[@jvjdrn]

I use the Alaskan emulsion and my plants love it. I haven’t tried fish fertilizer yet.

[@Khans0120]

Alaskan Emulsion is a fish fertilizer.

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

I just started the Alaska fish fertilizer,im curious to see what happens...

[@Khans0120]

@@mercedesbenzs600bash I just started using it as a supplement to Espoma Tomato Tone in my garden. My family and I are definitely surprised by the results it is having as a foliar spray on my Straight Eight cucumbers, the plant is growing noticeably fast and looks a little bigger than it was the previous day. However I did read that ground based fertilizers have little effect on plants since they utilize only about 10% of what is available for them through their roots. But as a foliar spray being sprayed early morning or after the sun goes down, the plant will use about 60 to 80% of those available nutrients through the stomata on the leaves.

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

@Khans0120 Thats great to hear,ground based fertilizers still help but it just takes longer,I was wondering when I use the liquid fish fertilizer and then it rains 🌧 will it get washed away???

[@Khans0120]

@@mercedesbenzs600bash it's best to plan when to add the fertilizer for that reason. If it looks like it will rain or the forecast says it will, then wait at least 48 hours to give the soil a chance to dry and you will know when by doing the finger test and sticking about two inches of a finger into the soil. This way, the dry soil will catch and absorb the runoff from the foliar spray

[@UKWAYWIMBERLEY]

I am new to your channel, and ha e a plot in a community garden. I really like your info and delivery!

[@skgreenhouse]

I really appreciate that 🙏 Glad I could help!

[@denisev.1217]

I’m so intrigued by your tomatoes… mine are wild and heavy even though I’ve pruned like crazy this year. I think the stake is the way to go! Thanks for another great video🙌🏻

[@skgreenhouse]

I really appreciate that! 🙏 I do like staking my tomatoes 🍅 They just go too crazy otherwise!

[@brettyokum7473]

Your tomatoes look incredible! Goals

[@Roadcycling901]

Bro I loved the detailed explanation & thank you… here’s your subscribe 👍🏾

[@kels3972]

I have got to get that hand held hose you have!!! That sure would save on my back!! Your tomatoes look great!! I have used a different fish fertilizer in the past & my goodness did that stink!!! LOL!!

[@skgreenhouse]

Lol yes! Some of them have a horrible smell! The wand is definitely worth having!

[@mrfudd13]

Like the jazz in your background music. Appreciate showing the differences in fish fertilizer.

[@johnfagg1837]

I really like and appreciate your videos I save them for later reference. Keep it up

[@raulrojas5919]

I'm going tp try this Neptune's Fish Fertilizer on my fall plantings and cpm[ae results! Cheers!

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

What else aside fish emulsion do I needs for tomatoes & what do I need for cucumbers?

[@lisamoreland707]

I remember fertilizer this way, up, down, all around.

[@sowjanyasiddamshetty1532]

Hi, thank you for sharing your knowledge with the community. I've recently started gardening and moved my seedlings to raised beds. I'm trying to find balanced organic fertilizer. It's very confusing given we have so many options worm castings/fish fertilizer (I have one from Alaska 5:1:1)/blood meal/bone meal/organic npk fertilizer/burying food scraps in growing bed. You know where I'm going here😀 Could you please guide me which ones to use during the plant life cycle?

[@InvestwithKhan]

I’m growing many fruit trees in pots. Can I use both synthetic and organic fertilizers same time?? Slow and fast release Thnkx

[@debzyj376]

Thank you! I’ll have to buy some. 😉

[@layz_her2673]

Love this! Thank you

[@PapaSmurf63B]

Great video explaining. 👍👍👍

[@skgreenhouse]

I really appreciate that 🙏

[@Mxbuzz]

Thanks for sharing !

[@amanda_claire159]

Thanks for helping me to understand it a little better. What should I use from the beginning to prevent blossom end rot?

[@skgreenhouse]

Blossom end rot is usually caused by a calcium deficiency. Using lime or a calcium supplement will take care of this. 😀

[@melissasullivan1658]

^^ or more than likely: inconsistent watering.

[@Mom2MrBabyHaikin]

The #'s on tag front confuse me! What ones I need when? Do I need anything else if I use Neptune's?

[@crazysquirrel9425]

I used it for about a month now. Plants wilting, threw away 3/4 of my tomatoes due to blossom end rot (yes I augmented the soil heavily with calcium at time of planting), and plants have stunted growth. Yes, they get plenty of water via subirrigation so no overwatering issues there.

[@nic.h]

Calcium in what form? Typically calcium isn't readily available and can take a long time to become so.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@nic.h Pelletized gypsum or Azomite.

[@nic.h]

@@crazysquirrel9425 believe the gypsum should be pretty readily available, so sounds like there should have been an adequate amount of readily available calcium in the soil. So doesn't seem like that should have been the issue. My tomatoes tend to wilt heavily at the end of season, but I've seem to be lucky with no blossom rot so far. Usually the wilting is due to drainage for me, always get some bad weather which seems to dump more water than they like and the wilting comes on pretty quick. Sorry don't have any other suggestions at the moment if you are pretty confident in the watering schedule. Still learning here, but aren't we always 🙂 I'll be using a home made fish fertilizer and calcium acetate for the first time in a couple of weeks, so hopefully no issues.

[@crazysquirrel9425]

@@nic.h I subirrigate my tomatoes and STILL get blossom end rot. Lose about 1/2 my tomatoes every year. I use a laundry basket with dirt and place it in a new oil change pan. I keep water in that pan. I get the benefit added air to the roots, less root death to being cooked by the sun, no crawling insects, etc. There is no leeching out of the soil due to the way it is set up. If it did, it should still be there for the plant.

[@clintondewitt286]

Great info brother! I want that hat!

[@skgreenhouse]

Thank you so much! This hat is a life saver. Keeps my ears from getting roasted lol

[@kathylejeune9378]

Really like your videos.

[@ray-yv9bh]

Please what is the frequency of application of the fish fertilizer?

[@fahrygarsel5988]

Saya akan mencoba di kebun cabe saya,terima kasih tuan🙏salam indonesia

[@liliakounter6102]

Great Job

[@4seasonsTrucker]

Gonna have to try that next year, already bought Alaska brand, I'm trying a straw bale garden and heard of many successes using either or.

[@KD-ou9bm]

I bought the Alaska brand too! My sister uses it and swears by it.

[@4seasonsTrucker]

@@KD-ou9bm nice! I'm at day 10 at the internal temp is at 80 for the past couple days. Did she have any issues with temps?

[@jessn331]

Someone on KZbin mentioned the concern regarding mercury when using fish emulsion. Thoughts…??

[@RogueVisionary]

What about mercury?

[@johnjude2685]

About mercury in fish.I don't want poison

[@kicknadeadcat]

4 lbs of fish minced. 4 lbs of brown sugar. Mix cover and wait 6 months. Cheap and plenty.

[@nic.h]

Chuck in some leaf mold or LABS to give this a nice speed boost.

[@CapPlanet9]

Boil the fish before use, add cow urine 5litre, fresh cow dung 5kg, molasses or jaggery 5kg in 200litre water drum. Add water. Always mixing with a wooden or plastic stick and cover the drum with cotton sheet. Boom ready in 1 month. Now add 1 litre of fertilizer in 10 litre of water. Enjoy.

[@melanieallen8980]

thankyou!!

[@skgreenhouse]

Appreciate you watching!

[@brianwagner9518]

great video bud right to the point some videos go for 15 to 20 minutes lol

[@jenn9579]

You mentioned using bone and blood meal along with fish fertilizer. How often do you use the blood/bone meal? Is it true bone meal has high levels of lead and mercury?

[@bestseedorchard1107]

"You are not going to want to miss this one." Well I am not so sure. I finally found the chemical composition of fish fertilizers, I reviewed the results of 10 samples and was not impressed with the chemical composition. High Sodium was the most worrying and I did notice an extremely high EC when fish ferts mixed with water. Ca low, Na very high, Mg low, Al high, Fe low as examples. Nothing there to be impressed with at all or to think it might be helpful. I read that the fish emulsion is supplemented at at the factories to give them the stated N P K. to improve marketing and that is one reason why some are not OMRI listed. I am trialing it and think the only reason it might be useful is the proteins and amino acids or cleating action it might contain or develop when used. Otherwise I remain extremely skeptical. '

[@elizabethivey9326]

Do you recommend using the fish fertilizer, line, and bone meal simultaneously? If so, should they be rotated?

[@PerfumeEve]

Can I use this on young plants in my garden?

[@amybear2941]

Cannabis?

[@KD-ou9bm]

How often do I use it?

[@madevankati1144]

If I want to use fish fertilizer on onions, at what stage do I fertilize it with fish fertilizer? , and if I use it for potatoes, at what stage do I use it?

[@Krazy.]

So close to 20k!!!

[@skgreenhouse]

🤪 crazy!

[@RobRobertRobbie]

Gardening In Canada has a good video regarding Fish Fertilizer. Biggest take away is that theres a possibility that this type of fertilizer could contain mercury. Might want to reconsider using this for vegetables..

[@jacquelinewilson4500]

😱 How?

[@RobRobertRobbie]

@@jacquelinewilson4500 from what I’ve seen most manufacturers don’t state where they are sourcing there fish. Tuna would be the most likely source to carry Mercury and could be used for fish emulsion

[@cindyrae2605]

What would the ratio be for a hose end sprayer? Thanks.

[@brianmoc]

Neptune's harvest :) call and ask what kind of fish is in it! :)

[@ecod7r]

Hi, how about mercury are you worried that those plant will have mercury ?

[@mootoochunasamy389]

What did you put in the holes before planting

[@mist4926]

does it attract flys

[@steveandrushko75]

I used 1/2 gal on each of my 2 plants oops too much" ( They are in 25 gal fabric pots)

[@mustbitefishingcpt9239]

Many of the what and proteins?

[@brianwagner9518]

should i do this in the morning or at night

[@Estellamed]

Can you use it on lemon trees?

[@valdrumgole2585]

Great info and thank you. Just subscribed

[@jaimindesai5054]

Hi , is it only soil drench or Fokker spray? Does only soil drench will work fine? Please reply. Thanks

[@ngs5554]

Does it attract yellow jackets?

[@michaellowther8649]

can you apply it with a pump sprayer?

[@iamkarmabanks]

I have been applying mine with a pump sprayer for years.

[@travistaylor6110]

QUESTION!! I use Miracle-Gro potting soil for my veggies. Being that it already has so many nutrients and minerals in it, should you not use this product with Miracle-Gro? Or does it not matter?

[@yarim3806]

Eoes not matter

[@mercedesbenzs600bash]

Appreciate the information,im a newbie and I just used a gallon of fish fertilizer for 20 (5) gallon buckets 🪣 was that to much to use???

[@ant0328]

If you use the soluble fert every two weeks, how often do you use the insoluble fert? Trying to get a schedule down. Thanks!

[@melissasullivan1658]

I do it at time of planting and then a top dressing after they begin to produce.

[@skgreenhouse]

I typically use compost at the time of planting and then again a few weeks later. I use water soluble fertilizers in between. Usually about 3 or 4 times in a season.

[@ms.royahrens8777]

Thank you for this video! Can this be used for onions and garlic or below ground crops? I had read somewhere, that fish fert./emulsion should not be used for below ground crops, perhaps it not to be used within a month of harvest? Thanks so very much!!

[@verawallace9055]

You could Espona use Espona Garden tone fertilizer, and you should be good

[@terrystevens8890]

You could always make a spray for the leaves of underground crops.

[@kumsuk77777]

Where did you get that Vietcong hat?

[@kolebronson24]

The best fish fertilizer is made in the backyard in a 5 gallon bucket.

[@marie-eves6958]

Excellent video as always! You're so funny and easy going and an excellent teacher! Now back to the fish food (haha) : i just wanted to make sure I got it right : fertilizer like blood meal takes 1-2 MONTHS to break down, correct? (I was gonna give blood meal (boost of nitrogen)to my watermelons plants as the vines are growing so slowly but I might give them fish fertilizer instead. Thank you!

[@skgreenhouse]

Yes that's correct! That's why I typically try and use compost or blood meal at the time of planting so it has time to break down and be absorbed. I'll add another layer of compost a few weeks later and use my water soluble fertilizers in between.

[@marie-eves6958]

@@skgreenhouse ohhhhh ok I see!! Perfect, thank you so much for the precious information!

[@sbearly]

In the video he actually said they take 1-2 weeks to break down. So not sure why he answered "Yes that's correct!" to your statement.

[@reaperlucian]

Potatoes you name it 😂😂😂

[@123gyra123]

Is NO ONE having any issues with fish emulsion drawing flies? I just left the mixture on the table with the cap off and I got flies coming for the north, south, east and west. I don't want a fly garden.

[@sarinawhite2377]

When it's mixed with water it's very diluted. I have not noticed any issues with flies because of it

[@clete3977]

Mercury?

[@wathah323]

WHo does your video editing?

[@skgreenhouse]

I do 🙂

[@elizabethivey9326]

Lime

[@Anythingforfreedom]

You should re-consider using fish fertilizer on tomatoes becuase tomatoes bioaccumulate the mercury from the fish.

[@skgreenhouse]

One good thing about Neptunes is that they don't use "Trash Fish" (fish that Americans won't eat), usually Menhaden is used. Menhaden is caught in harbors and rivers on the coast and are exposed to coastal pollutants. They also don't use lake fish which usually contains Mercury and PCB's

[@joachimsingh2929]

What is this ol he is saying? He says they boil the fish and then removes the ols?

[@powerelectric879]

Bro in regards of the hot water... u havnt lived in phx i guess lol

[@RockyMountainTrails]

feed the soil not plants

[@tkkcali]

I can’t use it! Coons always dig up my plants when I use it!

[@janicerakestraw2637]

If ppl would answer op questions I would subscribe to their channel but when they won’t take time to answer important questions NOPE will not subscribe!! Everyone’s question is important or they wouldn’t waste their time asking them! For whatever reason you select what you reply to are usually of no importance!! Do better!

[@domoetker3967]

i use poop from my dog and me and it grows crazy. NO need to blabla

[@marct7905]

MUSIC IS FUCKING OBNOXIOUS JUST ABOUT BLEW MY EARS OUT

[@agremen2294]

do it your self...... dont buy this stuff

[@mic12300]

man this is just a salesman video. what about the results? Did you make any written observations that you might happen to put on video or are we supposed to just take your word and go with it? You are not really in to gardening right? rather in to sales.

[@flowerfarmarts]

I use Neptune's Harvest, and it really does work great! Thanks for this. I enjoy all of your videos!

[@skgreenhouse]

Hi Amy! That's great to know! Thanks for watching!! 😀

[@DudeySocks]

I'm going tp try this Neptune's Fish Fertilizer on my fall plantings and cpm[ae results! Cheers!