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| Spring has finally sprung here in san diego ! I used Alaska Fish Fertilizer for the first time today . It was recommneded by the SD Bonsai Society . I had no idea what to expect when I opened it up ! Stinks like catfish bait and looks like loose bowels , even after four hours , my back porch still smells like one big toilet . I hope this stuff really does the job . Anyone have experience with this stuff ? I would be interested in testimonies .
Happy Spring ! |
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| I'm sure it's probably a decent fertilizer, but why smell everything up when you can get lots of other ferts that aren't so offensive? |
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- Posted by bamboo_turtles (My Page) on Sat, Mar 20, 10 at 13:05
| True dat ! |
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- Posted by greenman28 Nor Cal 7/8 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 20, 10 at 16:09
| Yeah, it is good stuff in the yard and garden, but it's a bit overwhelming in a container. I only use it during the warm months, and only on certain outdoor plants - willows, osage, horsetail rush, ferns, maples, and a few others. I mix a very weak, opaque solution. If the mix is too strong, I find that it draws ants. |
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- Posted by head_cutter Vietnam (My Page) on Thu, Mar 25, 10 at 2:23
| Like some other things it's an aquired taste hahahahahahaha Did you maybe not dilute it enough? I cut mine about like Josh said and water with it pretty hard...keeps the mosquitos away for a few hours ;)) Bob *actually it doesn't smell quite as bad as opening a fresh bottle of nuoc mam |
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- Posted by greenman28 Nor Cal 7/8 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 25, 10 at 9:25
| ...that must be fermented fish sauce? I watched a "Making Of" about fish sauce... Josh |
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- Posted by jardinerowa 10 (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 22:31
| Hello, I recently got Alaska Fish Fertilizer (deodorized supposedly) but I'm concerned. They say is looks like and has a consticency of chocolate milk. I opened mine and it was really think like caramel. Actually it is like maple syrup consistency, even after shaking it very well. I am scared to use it on my plants as I don't want to poison them with something. Should I take it back or is supposed to thick like that. Z |
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- Posted by jardinerowa 10 (My Page) on Sat, May 14, 11 at 22:49
| i meant "thick like caramel." Also, it's actually thicker than maple syrup. Z |
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- Posted by greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 15:25
| Yeah, it's thick stuff....especially when you get toward the bottom of the bottle ;-) Josh |
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- Posted by jardinerowa 10 (My Page) on Sun, May 15, 11 at 15:39
| So it's supposed to be that thick? When I first opened it up, there was a pile of goop stuck in the underside of the cap. If it's OK, I'll keep using it. Z |
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