What I've been putting on my baby plants

[jlmann]

We have a pond on the property here and about a month ago a friend was out here fishing and left me with about 2 1/2 dozen minnows. I wasn't planning to fish any for a while , so the minnows went into a plastic barrel that holds about 20 gallons. So I've been taking water out of the barrel to water seedlings and other stuff that isn't ready for fertilizer. The baby tomatoes really seem to like it! I guess it's probably a little like using fish emulsions but a lot weaker. I fill the barrel up every couple of days and then just dip some out when I need it. Kind of makes me want to put in a Koi pond so I'll have more "fish" water!

 

[DrakeMaiden]

In our garden it is all about the duck (pond) water! Honestly, I was a little afraid to try it at first, but figured out real quick that it is like organic miracle grow.

 

[patandchickens]

Water from aquarium water changes is wonderful for plants, too

Good idea with the minnows,

Pat

 

[desertgirl]

A friend of mine does this with his koi pond water---says the muck at the bottom is like black (slimy?) gold!.


Now, in addition to my other 47 projects, I need to design a pond....

 

[smom1976]

oh my that I didnt think of.. how cool is that!

I need bigger property.

 

[Purple Strawberry]

I need to run to the gas station down the street to get some minnows.

Thank you for posting about this :rainbow-sun

 

[simple life]

Someone posted on here last year about putting fish in a rain barrel and using the water on their veggie plants too.

 

[TillinWithMyPeeps]

This is interesting. If I get a rain barrel, I will have to look into this. Any idea how many fish it would take, or if they would be able to find enough to eat? Also, how could you prevent them from going out the spigot?

There is something here called "rosy reds" they are kind of like white minnows, I would assume that they would work? Or how about goldfish?

Here is a thread that I started over on BYC, let me know if you have any more information or advice for me. http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=167234

Thanks!