Re: fish in the garden

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• Subject: Re: fish in the garden
• From: "* L* P* <d*@olympus.net>
• Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 17:52:28 -0800
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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

I hate sounding like an Earth First-er, but why destroy a life for
fertilizer?
Now, if you were to <eat> that little 3 inch fish, morsel that it may
be, and bury the bones.....that's different.  Or at least in MY mind it
is.
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The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
(360) 417-2664
Zone 8

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