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fish in compost
Went fishing last week...and now I have about 5 small bass buried in one of my compost piles, covered with a healthy layer of grass clippings. The smell is hardly noticeable and it's been about a 2 weeks.
Has anyone else gone old school and tried this before?
Has anyone else gone old school and tried this before?
landarch- Posts : 1152
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Re: fish in compost
landarch wrote:Went fishing last week...and now I have about 5 small bass buried in one of my compost piles, covered with a healthy layer of grass clippings. The smell is hardly noticeable and it's been about a 2 weeks.
Has anyone else gone old school and tried this before?
You might not smell it now but I can almost guarantee you that you'll smell it when you turn the compost.
Last October/November I got 2 five gallon buckets of fish scraps from a local trout hatchery to add to my compost bin. A few weeks afterwards, I turned it and added more stuff(rabbit manure, alpaca manure, and shredded leaves) and wow....did that ever stink.
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Re: fish in compost
Yup, fish parts always go in the compost pile at this house. 

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Re: fish in compost
Of all seafish & rottable shell fish waste I've caught I've put the waste into the compost bin as well as some fish counter waste I occasionaly get hold of .
Don't add it in all one go / make up small bags , seal and deep freeze them .
Once you have a four inch layer on the heap add a coupes of small bags it when thawed and to the hole .. that way the stink is much reduced and the fish is better spread in the compost pile .
Don't add it in all one go / make up small bags , seal and deep freeze them .
Once you have a four inch layer on the heap add a coupes of small bags it when thawed and to the hole .. that way the stink is much reduced and the fish is better spread in the compost pile .
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Re: fish in compost
[quote="Don't add it in all one go / make up small bags , seal and deep freeze them .
Once you have a four inch layer on the heap add a coupes of small bags it when thawed and to the hole .. that way the stink is much reduced and the fish is better spread in the compost pile .[/quote]
How does that keep the stink down??
Once you have a four inch layer on the heap add a coupes of small bags it when thawed and to the hole .. that way the stink is much reduced and the fish is better spread in the compost pile .[/quote]
How does that keep the stink down??
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