Plant Food Experiment...Now I Stink!!

[Rebbetzin]

Goodness! I got this great idea a few weeks ago. Now I am wondering if it was such a good idea after all.

I trade fresh eggs for raw fish scraps with a friend of ours that is a Sushi Chef, he and his wife have a small restaurant here and serve the best sushi in town. Anyhow, I normally "plant" a few pieces of fish at the base of my shrubs, citrus, fruit trees, etc.

Well, I got this idea of making a fish emulsion to put on all the plants in the garden.

so... I put the fish in my Vitamix, made a slurry of sorts out of the fish. Then, I added the fish slurry to my Manure Tea bag. I have a big Igloo drink dispenser that I use to make Manure tea. I hang an old pillowcase half filled with steer manure in the container. It works great.

This morning, I decided the fish and steer manure had "steeped" long enough. I took a bit and diluted it, put in on the garden. Bucket by bucket full. It was quite a bit of work to do the entire front and back yards!!

Now all I can smell is "fish" it is mostly on my hands, even after taking a shower. And the entire yard is very fishy smelling.

I know my husband will have something to say when he comes home tonight. He just called to inform me we are having guests for dinner!

Why oh why did I pick today to do this experiment!!

 

[MorelCabin]

I can't help but laugh...sorry! And guests for dinner...oh my!

 

[rebecca100]

My husband found that funny. When I tried to do manure tea I thought I would never hear the end of it about the smell. I can just imagine fish with it.

 

[The YardFarmers]

Great ideas! And lots of hard work on your part. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who has unexpected "adventures". (Still trying to forget the time I tried to make homemade suet and seeds and tried to render down the fat myself- good grief, the whole house got smoky, oily, the smoke detector went off, the kids could smell it across the yard when they got off the school bus and a neighbor stopped by right in the middle of the mess to share some green peppers!)

Hoping for breezes in the right direction and good growing for your plants.!

 

[freemotion]

Have you tried using lemon to get it off? Or any other citrus if you are out of lemons?

 

[Blackbird]

Oh my!

Have you tried wiping your hands over the metal on the faucet then rinsing? That is supposed to help get rid of onion, fish, and other strong scents.

 

[big brown horse]

WHAT'S THAT SMELL????




Just kidding. Try lemon AND stainless steel, then throw on some tomato juice.

 

[Rebbetzin]

Oh my!

Have you tried wiping your hands over the metal on the faucet then rinsing? That is supposed to help get rid of onion, fish, and other strong scents.

I know stainless steel takes off garlic and onion... It was great when I had my old kitchen faucet, I just rubbed my hands of that after cutting onions or garlic. Now I have one of those "white" faucets.

I will try that. The stuff smells much like a cross between a fishery, and a barn with a dead body in it.

 

[FarmerDenise]

It will be a lot funnier in a few months

Oh no, and company for dinner too

Your plants should grow well though

 

[chickenjoe]

Try making a paste out of baking soda and wash you hand with it might work. I know people that go hunting, they take bath in it to get rid of their sense.