We are going to give you a sneak preview of how we make FishOrganics in OrganicSayur. We use:
A) A Beautiful Lake
B) Good Equipment
C) Good Fish
Far from human cacophony, far from pollution
If we are going to catch fish to make FishOrganics, might as well enjoy it. These kayaks are specially designed for catching fish.
9kg Toman
1.5kg Peacock Bass
Mayan Cichlids & a Haruan
In the pot, ready to be cooked.
We cook the fish slowly overnight like fish soup.
When fish is cooked like that, most of the amino acids will be dissolved into the water.
This rich, thick, fishy soup is FishOrganics; a powerful, high nitrogen, plant soluble liquid fertilizer.
We tested it on a cluster of lady’s fingers growing on pure WormOrganics. After adding FishOrganics, here are the results:
Amazing Growth Rate
A cluster of 30 Lady's Finger seedlings, growing well. Photo taken on January 28, 2010.
The cluster, on Feb 3, 2010, one week after the first photo was taken. Photo was taken during a freak storm; the cluster had to be tied together to keep fierce winds from ripping it apart.
The cluster, on Feb 17, 2010, about two weeks after the storm photo above.
Photo taken March 8, 2010. Taller than the farmer oredi. With the most impressive leaf foliage.
Impressive Sizes
It's central leaves are THREE TIMES LARGER than lady's fingers grown on WormOrganics alone.
We left some of the pods to grow for five days on the plants. This one is nearly a foot long.
Why FishOrganics is better than ordinary fish emulsion
Fish emulsion is the waste product of factories that make fish meal and fish oil. Almost all available nutrients have been preserved in the meal and oil, which is used to make everything from Omega-3 supplements to fish burgers to chicken feed. The emulsion itself is just waste water that drip out of the whole process.
So susah….just buy fish from the market and cook it lah.
You think the Straits of Malacca very clean meh? Cadmium, mercury, chromium, you name it. It’s there. Don’t talk about the normal heavy metals like lead and zinc yet.
If once a year you go and hantam ikan bakar with your friends next to the Straits of Malacca is okay lah. But the tenet of OrganicSayur is to help people grow organic food of the very highest quality for themselves. If just use fish from the wet market, might as well save time and buy commercial fish emulsion fertilizer lah.
This FishOrganics experiment is made using fish caught in Lake Kenneth, a wetlands system spanning nearly 1,000 acres. To get there, we drive 20km off-road on four-wheel drive vehicles. When we arrive at dawn, large herds of wild boars numbering 40-50 can be seen running like mad to get away from us. At certain times of the year, thousands of migratory birds stop in Lake Kenneth to feed and rest. The fish in FishOrganics is caught in a truly natural and wild place, ensuring that we don’t introduce heavy metals and other man-made nonsense into growing our OrganicSayur.
Wah….so good ah? How to buy FishOrganics?
Not yet. This is a sneak preview which we put up just because we are so excited about it. We are refining the cooking process; looking into pressure cooking now. We are also running another two experiments related to how we apply FishOrganics for best effect.
We have only confirmed that FishOrganics will be sold frozen to preserve it without adding any sort of preservative.
We also know that it will be very expensive. More expensive than any other organic fish-based fertilizer in the market. But it is certainly the best.
UPDATE
Someone asked what if we used chicken or some other meat thing.
Very clever ah, you. People make FishOrganics, you want to make ChickenOrganics. Lawyer buruk. Malaysia Boleh.
The question is answered with protein digestibility. Fish protein is a very digestible form of protein. It also means that it breaks down much more easily to supply nitrogen to plants. Also, fat levels are very much higher in other types of meat. Try not to introduce fat into growing organic sayur. Got some good reasons. But in general, fat content in organic sayur fertilizers give more problems than solutions.
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