Fish Emulsion—Useful as a Soil Amendment
Or a Foliar Spray

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Fish emulsion is a balanced organic fertilizer made of partially decomposed finely pulverized fish. It's high in nitrogen and a source for many trace elements needed by all plants.

A fishy smell is most likely to last for several days after application. But, today many manufactures make a deodorized version.

Many gardeners believe that you cannot add too much fish emulsion fertilizer.

However, research has shown that it burns plants if a very strong solution is added to plants, especially those in pots.

When adding the emulsion, be sure to deep water after application. This will help reduce the risk of root burn.

Fertilizing Your Garden

Many organic fertilizers receive their nitrogen from fish that have been processed and added into the mix.

You can buy a liquid fertilizer concentrate made from fish processing waste combined with mineral rich seaweed/kelp. Simply mix the concentrate with water and apply directly to your plants' foliage.

Add about 1 inch of compost each year to your lawns, flower beds and vegetable gardens, then supplement with seaweed and fish emulsion, and you may probably never need to add any other organic fertilizer again.

Mix seaweed, molasses and fish emulsion fertilizer in water to make the ideal foliar spray or soil drench.

How It Works

Fish emulsion is undoubtedly an organic fertilizer. This is a liquid fertilizer produced from byproducts of the fish-oil and fish formula industry.

It's suitable for a lot of uses within the garden, although it's particularly beneficial as a garden fertilizer applied early in the growing season. It's also very useful for leafy green vegetables, because of its high nitrogen material.

Numerous organic fertilizers work well, but they're slower performing, since they need to decompose to release their nutrients into the soil. Fish emulsion, on the other hand, has nutrients that are instantly available to your plants. At the same time, it's a comparatively gentle fertilizer.

So if you're looking for a nitrogen boost for your plants, or something that you can use as a foliar spray, look to fish emulsion fertilizer.

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