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Re: fish in the garden

I suggest You put the fish-food instead of the fishes in the trench. Besides,
plant don't need protein for germination or growing.

Sonnie Croft wrote:

> City girl, now living in the country (by choice and design).  Neighbor has
> a pond currently overrun with small bluegills.  He says "fish 'em out all
> you want - more food for the larger fish", and it's easy to quickly fill a
> large bucket with these 3-5 inch fish.  My question is, is this a good
> source for fertilizer for my garden ?  We've all heard that the Indians
> buried fish under their corn.  Can I dig a trench - line it with fish -
> cover with soil and plant ?  I envision the raccoons having a big party.
> Any other caveats ?
>
> Sonnie
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