What Happens When You Bury a Fish Head Under a Tomato Plant?

This video shows what happens when you bury a fish head under a tomato plant in the garden.

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Self Sufficient Me is based on our small 3-acre property/homestead in SE Queensland Australia about 45kms north of Brisbane - the climate is subtropical (similar to Florida). I started Self Sufficient Me in 2011 as a blog website project where I document and write about backyard food growing, self-sufficiency, and urban farming in general. I love sharing my foodie and DIY adventures online so come along with me and let's get into it! Cheers, Mark :)

[wtfnessi]

4 am again and this man is answering the questions I never asked myself but I'm still thankful. 😂

[profitlemon]

1, 000 years later Scientist discover a fish head and assume this whole place was one under water

[TheConfrontaciones]

As a chef working professionally, who understands the amount of food wastage we as a society foster, this video makes me very happy. Thank you for sharing!

[melodysignis]

He looks in pain at every joke he makes. I love it.

[scibear]

Regarding the "slow start" with the fish heads: Its important to understand that speed of growth doesn't necessarily indicate better performance. While the fish head plants didn't grow as tall it first, they had greener leaves. This indicates a higher chlorophyll concentration, which was better supported by the nitrogen content of the fish. Because of this, the greener plants were better able to produce food than the no fish head plants, so they didn't have to spend more energy growing taller and could instead put more energy into establishing leaf and flower buds as well as a better root system. This allows the plants to be stronger and more productive in the long run. The no fish head plants had to invest more energy in growing taller in an effort to collect more sunlight. Furthermore, increased flowering and fruiting is supported by phosphorus, which bones are pretty high in and potassium helps grow better roots. Also lots of iron from blood, which supports both photosynthesis and respiration (converting sugars/starches into energy).

One of the reasons that fish waste is used rather than other animals is that fish rots a lot faster, thus releasing nutrients more quickly without causing damage ("fertilizer burn" and bacterial "infection") to the plants. If you had used, say, chicken heads, without composting them first, the nutrients they contain would not be released nearly as quickly and the rotting process would have likely damaged the plant's roots.

[matthew]

No background music video is best cuz you can hear the nature

[dustymax]

The is the good ending to Gladiator where he got to go back home and be a farmer with a youtube channel

[carltaylor]

Hi, Mark. When the Native American Indians used to grow the Three Sisters (corn, beans and squash) together out in the desert, they always buried a fish in the mound where they planted the seeds. People have been doing this for thousands of years. It's proven to work.

[ItsCalico]

You take over 8 months to create a full detailed video experiment for us to learn and enjoy. Most people wouldve said the fish head didnt work because it grew slower at the beginning and posted a video earlier. Keep up the amazing posts

[tylerrossmeowfactor]

I love when you pause to laugh at your own jokes. You’re such a wholesome garden dad

[Raining]

Russel Crowe looks like he's doing well in retirement.

[benjaminbarber]

My grandfather always used fish heads in his garden, we would go on a number of fishing trips so he had plenty of heads and a years worth of smoked fish . It always seemed to me as a child his garden was immaculate and produced heavy .

[phh.]

Reasons I love this channel:

1. The commitment you put into your videos and backyard project
2. The genuine joy and the passion we see in you
3. On point content, less yapping and more on demonstration
4. Dad jokes. Lots of it

[kskumar]

Appreciate this man for all the time he spent on making this video.

[MadDog]

I wasn't going to grow tomatoes because I moved to a place with no garden...but in one of my containers of soil, a bunch of tomatoes came up...late. Not getting much sun, they aren't growing fast. Thank you for reminding me about the fish! That'll work.

[Blackwlff]

This works incredibly well on corn too. The plants last almost twice as long and produce giant corns

[psython]

He's like the Steve Irwin of plants!

[berbudy]

Imagine if the fish memories are somehow transfered to tomatoes, and when you it the tomatoes you saw through the fish perspective, yes I am high.

[jakobmorningstar]

This man is like Steve Irwin of the garden… RIP Steve

[johnchann]

Yes sir,
I've been putting fish bones, guts, and what's left of a fish filet for years. I concur it works. Been doing it for 17 years. Enjoy your video thanks