[Sca-cooks] planting fish

[Susan Fox]

Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Urtatim commented:
> >>>
> >> Salmon is vegetarian?????
>
> My thoughts exactly. Last time i looked, one could not plant a fish
> in a garden (unless it had a pond)
> <<<
>
> Well, yes you can. It's just that the yield is usually zero, at least  
> as far as new fish is concerned.
>
> Wasn't one of the tricks that the American Natives taught the  
> European immigrants to put a fish in with the maize seed when they  
> planted it? Or is that another one of those urban legends?

The Quinnipiack were known for planting the "Three Sisters," corn, 
squash and beans together with a fish.  I suppose this is one of those 
folk traditions that really works!  Fish is the original organic 
fertilizer, very good for almost all crops. Rich in amino acids and B 
vitamins.  Garden supply companies charge big buck$ for fish-based 
fertilizer;  the one I'm looking at right now charges US$ 12.95 for one 
quart of "material that is fresh - free from decomposition and processed 
daily using sanitary methods, resulting in low odor" which implies to me 
that they took a frozen fish, boiled it [killing beneficial bacteria as 
well as the stinky] and stuck it in a blender with some distilled water.  

OK, so you don't take a fish head to the movies, you take it to the garden!

Selene