What Happens When You BURY SARDINES Under A TOMATO PLANT?
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- Опубліковано 3 сер 2021
- A few months ago I planted a couple Cherry Bomb Tomato plants just a few feet apart, but under one of the tomatoes I buried a can of Sardines. Today, me and Tuck will see if the sardines benefited the tomato at all, and we will determine whether or not It's worth burying sardines under tomato plants in the garden.
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If I ever see anyone come at my boy James Prigioni, I'm going going to bury them under MY tomato plant ⚰
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Haha!! Yeah no one better test us, or we bought to have some new video ideas...
LOL
@@notmyfault6835 lol
Ahh Your pop up intro's have more meaning now! (This guy buries his haters!) lol Hiding the evidence before our very eyes! lol
I think there should be a video on all the random things you can get for free. You can get free straw from sweeping the floor at farm supply, kelp and rotten fish if you live near the beach, you can clean cow farmer's fields and scoop up the manure for them for a great compost during the resting winter months! These are the ones I do!
In the fall, you can also find by driving around or asking on Facebook or freecycle etc. for free haybales people throw away after Halloween or from fall decorations.
Lake Michigan has seasonal fish wash ashore every year.
Expensive!!!!
trim your trees and rent or buy a chipper
That’s a great idea!
Here in Louisiana, our family has always put minnows in with our tomato, corn, cucumbers, squash and beans when we plant. Thanks for sharing 💕
Yes,I'm in franklinton, la,and I do the same thing!
I buried sardines under my tomatoes and my new fruit trees. I sprinkled the sardines with a little Epsom salt. I was told that helps the sardines break down faster. The tomatoes and fruit trees that were planted with sardines are doing great. Other tomatoes and trees that I did not bury sardines are very slow growing.
The point is to use pieces of fish that most folks will not consume, (ie the innards/guts, if you will), … if you have a pond near by, you can get fish from there, then fillet the meat from those fish, & use the scraps/leftover from your dinners, to plant beneath your plants, … by using a can of sardines, you are using an over indulged species of ocean life, that is already overfished, … go down to a local pond, & catch a bucket full of undersized bluegill, to plant beneath your transplanted seedlings, … they too are full of the proteins, & minerals necessary for plants to grow abundant fruits, & veggies of all sorts, …
I did this experiment and I grew a sardine tree
I that story sounds a bit fishy
A couple years ago, I had found the worlds smallest tomato, spoon tomato, at my local nursery. My family really loved them, but I have never seen them at the nursery since. But this summer season (the one we are currently in) you inspired me to start from seed, and I succeeded!! So next summer season I am going to be ordering spoon tomato seeds from baker creek now that you have proven to me that anyone can grow from seed! Thank you for the awesome videos! Say hi to tuck for me :)
The Spoon Tomato will freely re-seed itself from all of the tiny tomatoes that drop on the ground.
You can also find many varieties on etsy! I loved the yellow kind we had a few years back, more productive and a little bitter but so good in meals.
Great experiment, James! I once planted a whole fish under a young peach tree, and it grew unbelievably well in the first two years.
When you’re done at the end of the season you should dig down to the fish and see if it actually broke down. 🤷♀️ that’d be interesting.
It would be. Just like compost. 3-4 months is enough to break something like that down easily.
I'd be curious to see if the the other plants roots reached over for nutrients since they are so close together.
Love your channel! I’ve learned so much. I’ve started my own small food forest because of you and sweet Tuck. Thank you for sharing your gardening experiences with us. Hugs to you and Tuck.
Glad to hear that Leslie! Nothing makes me and Tuck happier than hearing we encouraged others to start their food forests too ❤️
So if I put a piece of fish in the hole where I plant corn, the corn will grow and I can use the kernels of corn to catch more fish that I can use to fertilize more corn to catch more fish ! OMG a perpetual food machine ! 🤔
Thank you for being real and honest with the difference in the flavor of your tomatoes with the sardines and without...awesome video💯
Your enthusiasm lifts me up when I am having the worse day and I watch and smile and realize that the simplest things are really what matter. And if it makes us happy that is the point. I believe in fish of any form helps plants. I have always added fish compost to my garlic. Well shrimp compost or sea compost it gets labelled differently. The garlic loves it. So never would have thought of a sardine but why not. Hugs to my Tuck.
Man. You garden is on point. I’m so grateful in finding your channel.
"That's what happens when you are in a forest, sometimes you can end up gettin' lost." Love it.
Fish guts, after fileting them is awesome to,,,,hi tuck, hope u got a snack from the garden, tell dad he's the smartest NJ gardener ever
I enjoy your videos sir!
You are energetic and down to earth.
Full of all things gardening.
Thank you for inviting us in with yourself and Tuck!
Peace on your doorstep!
What a beautiful garden! I'm at 7k in elevation on a ridge. My tomatoes are still green, and it's the beginning of August. Last year, we had snow and very cold temps on Labor Day!
I'm at the same elevation 7300k. The only way I can get a good production of tomatoes is the grow them in a greenhouse. I built one just for the toms. I have loads of them ripening right now. I have another small greenhouse for bell peppers.
@@karinchristensen220 I am close to that elevation too, and our nights are too cool for the heat loving veggies. We went with a greenhouse too. Love the greenhouse!
Wow, that's mount Everest height!
Hi from the Philippines. I like all your videos and the gardening tips plus love seeing Tuck as a part of your vlogs..he's such a cutie ❤
We're a fishing family so we either have frozen bait fish we didn't use OR a fish in the back of the freezer that's freezer burned. We use the fish to plant tomatoes in 5-gallon buckets and they grow FABULOUSLY WELL, producing many tomatoes for many months. Try it!
When you are so glad that James told people to REMOVE the sardines from the tin first! There will be some people who will take this literally! lol
Wait...what...tomatoes like the same spot? No crop rotation!? Awesome you just solved a problem with moving my trellising structure. 👍🏻😁
I’ve experimented with this; this year since going the back to Eden route. My theory is that the harmful diseases that plague tomatoes (tomato blight) etc. really only thrive in soil and rely on the splashing of water to bounce onto the plant. With the wood chips on top it never gets the chance. 🤷♂️ no factual evidence to back that up just my personal observation with the wood chip method and I could be totally off the mark.
Love your ideas. I remember years ago when the farmers used to put lobster shell and claws/ heads on their fields. It would really smell bad but great for the garden.
I will give the sardines a try. Thanks. P.S. love your little dog, he is so cute.
I did this this year with peppers. I had 4 bell pepper plants, planted each one in a 7 gallon grow bag. In 2 bags I dumped a tin of sardines into the planting hole, in the other 2 bags no sardines. The difference is night and day! The fish peppers are huge and are producing 3 times as much as the other 2, and so much faster. It's as if the no-fish peppers are 1 1/2 months behind the others. Will certainly be doing this again! Thanks James, you and Tuck are awesome and adorable!!! I learn so much every time I watch your channel. Much love!
Are worms able to get to ur containers tho how is it dissolving I like to do the same
💕💕 for Tuck.
Unique idea using sardines.
Definitely worth a try. Thanks, James.
Love your enthusiasm , James!
Looking forward to seeing an update of how both plants are doing in a couple of months
Interesting experiment. I put a handful of organic bone meal and organic blood meal in the bottom of every hole when transplanting tomatoes and cover it with soil as you did with the sardines. The tomatoes do great all summer long with that extra nutrient kick.
As always, I love your enthusiasm!!
Blessings to all!
dude i do that all the time...its worth it for sure!!!
Let's Goooo! Easy too
Yup the fish and other meat/produce waste helps all of my transplants. It promotes good soil that brings in the earthworms and other beneficial organisms and fungi.
@@ngloves2bendoverforhisboyf847 VERY TRUE-i saw this on the australian guys show last year some time...but ive learned a tone a stuff from him...so thats you dude. tell tuck stop eating in front of me i get hungry..lol
Excellent video content as always James and Tuck!🙃
Awesome❣ I love how you do experiments. I'm always trying something new. I will put sardines under my tomatoes next year. Love Tuck 💘
Thank you James. I really love your videos. The cool part for me is that I don't live far, PA, so we have the same weather. A question I have is have you made videos about saving your seeds if your plants for the next year?
James. Thanks for sharing the tips of planting tomatoes 🙏🙏🙏
Great idea! Thank you for sharing!
My goodness James! Your have been so helpful with these wonderful ideas. So creative!!
🥰💓 I also planted the sardines under my tomatoes, Hungarian peppers, parsley, and zucchinis this year.
. first time that I have done this.. then sprinkled used coffee grounds over top of them to deter Critters and cats. (We have a lot of stray cats that like to go in our garden and I've had no problem with them digging) !!!!😊Then planted my veggies on top.. and I do believe it's a good thing!!!.. the Native American Indians knew it was a good thing!!!.😊.😉 I enjoyed your video and I always enjoy TUCK!!!..He is a real cutie!!!!..MISSED SEEING HIS ANTICS TODAY...😉🥰 thank you James!!!..I LIVE IN OHIO...ALONG THE OHIO RIVER💓...keep up the good work!!!😊😉💓👍
I have to say you are one of my favorite gardening channels. So informative and your directions are easy to follow!
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I will also try that one. Happy Gardening!
Just pulled my tomatoes up due to nematode infections in the roots. Wish I could do as well as you James❤️
Wow!!
Sorry to hear that. Where I live, my tomatoes always become infected with yellow leaf curl virus. Pretty depressing because I really like tomatoes and tomato plants. Perhaps you can try
beneficial nematodes, and see if that will help your soil.
@@TryAmazonPrimeToday I will need to see about that. Maybe they eat knotty root nematodes??
@@ahabthecrab I think beneficial nematodes will not discriminate their prey. It's definitely worth a shot from what I've heard from several people online.
@@TryAmazonPrimeToday it appears they prey on insect pests and not other worms.
James and Tuck ! ❤❤
Loving your Italian enthusiasm! Just subscribed after watching the pallet garden bed build 👍👍
You rock man thanks for the helpful hints and tips.
I love how excited you get!!! You’re awesome ha I just randomly came across your videos looking for seeding tips… keep up the great work 😍✌️👩🏼🌾
d good morning!!!!!i was surprised really to your garden video Sir,its very great to plant veggies at your garden and its AMAZING!!!!!keep up the good work ang may GOD bless you.
I really like small experiments like this one :) Thumbs up and greetings from Germany
Great as always James, but have you considered the possibility that the head of garden security dug up those fish without disturbing the tomato plant?
Lol. 👮🏽♂️ 🦝 🐕😁
Very good point!! My son’s goldfish always seem to get dug up by some sort of critter.
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@@ahabthecrab put him into a plant and he can continue giving life.
@@kaylynn3583 yes they get buried in the ground in my garden but the critters always seem to find them🤷🏻♀️
Can you do a short video on your top ten things you would change if you were starting from ground zero? That would be great. I watch all of your videos and have incorporated a lot of stuff into my own and you have helped a ton. Thank you for the content.
Hey James, I just found you because of looking up "square foot gardening" and have also watched your current 3-4 videos. You have an awesome channel and I subscribed today. I can't wait to watch many more to learn what I can. I'm a Jersey girl so I am thrilled to find some close to home info! Tuck is adorable too.
Love your channel and love 💗 tuck too!! Thank you for sharing the knowledge👍💯🥰
Excellent as always
They say liver under passion fruit , my dad 70 yrs ago told me a pit permaculture type of veg garden layers of horse manure paper , straw , hops , dirt 3 times 18 inches deep , the warmth from decomposing was amazing great channel 👍🙏
I suspect that the reason for the minimal difference between the tomatoes is the YEARS of care which has already been lavished on the soil. Had this experiment been tried the first year you gardened, I expect that the difference would have been MASSIVE.
Hi James and Tuck that's a great idea I I use vegetable and fruit scraps from juicing and mix it in the soil along with the sardines beautiful plants in the garden healthy deep green color.
I’ve planted fish under my tomatoes for as long as I’ve gardened. This year I actually have a black cherry tomato that my daughter is picking from the second floor window. And it’s only in a five gallon bucket. I wish there was a way I could get you a picture of this beast.
Wow! 👍
You could see if he’s on Twitter or Facebook and tag him in the photo.?
Love your channel mate. Thanks 😊
I've heard about this but did not try it. I was also told to sprinkle used coffee grounds on the fish to help keep the odor down if you have a concern about something digging it up. I didn't know tomatoes like being planted in the same spot! This is new to me and I'm gonna try it next year.
I got a gigantic super sweet cherry this year. I used watered down urine and worm castings. Its over six foot and several feet around.
This is cool! Thanks for this video! How do you water everything? Do you have drip lines throughout your garden?
Hi James, thanks for the video! Plant your tomato plants in the same spot every year? I thought you should do the opposite to prevent soil sickness or at least to give the area a break? Thanks, love the channel!
Love the experiment !!
I buried fish under a fall tomato crop 2 weeks ago to do the same test. I grow in 15 gallon pots. I did it wit some flower plants too. :)
love the advice
Let's Gooo!
I am a new subscriber.
Your enthusiasm is just addictive as I was watching your videos backwards.
Anyway about growing vegetables during summer
Within a month
I guessed it will not be the same in the equatorial region
Since our daylights and nite are exactly 50:50 and remain so for the entire year.
I enjoyed the videos.
Tq
I have heard about this,but I have haven’t tried it. I will have to now! Thanks for the experiment!
Thank you for your video.
Love your garden.
I enjoy your videos so much! You're an inspiration. What an idea to bury sardines under a tomatoes plant! I'm learning so much.
Thanks for the great tip.
Love your science experiment buddy. Awesome. Keep that goin. Love your forest, I'm right there with ya.
BTW what are you using as mulch around your plants, like what kind of tree mulch is that.
Cool experiment!
Thank you! new subscriber Love and Blessings from the Mountains of Tennessee
Love the experiments man!
James, I really love your enthusiasm and energy and your philosophies. Keep on keeping on. Love Tuck and Forrest and the other chickens. Tuck has to be a healthy, happy and loved doggy. 🌹
I really look forward to seeing how the plant comparison goes later in the season! I love experiments like this!
It works. I did sardines and a whole egg. My toms produced well till the 100 plus heat came.
I think the tomatoe plant with the fish buried underneath is sharing the nutrients with the plants around her through the living organism buried under the very nice prepared soil. Trees do, even amongst different species!
Love your channel so much..Thank you ♥️
I ran a similar experiment with tomatoes a few years ago, this was with watering. So the only fertiliser I used was natural soil and with my control plants they were watered normally, the other plants were watered the same way, time and amount but on 2 days a week the water was replaced with pure (human) urine. The results were phenomenal!!!! I love playing around with different ideas like this one.
Dear James,
I am very happy and excited for you James. Your enthusiasm about gardening is truly catching.
You have put forward the labor to experience the fruits, that go well beyond what you can see, smell and touch, as your rewards. The joy on your face says so much more than the words you express about the joy your garden brings. AMEN!
This video, "What Happens When You BURY SARDINES Under A TOMATO PLANT" is full of love for your gardening experience and entertaining .
Continue to be blessed James.
Your faithful supporter from an island in the Pacific Northwest,
Mrs. Kathryn S.
P.S. I put salmon parts under my transplants and God has blessed us with a beautiful Food Forest! :-)
Thank you so much for the kind words Mrs. Kathryn! Me and Tuck enjoy making these kinds of videos and appreciate you tuning in! Have a blessed one ❤️🐕
Another knowledge from you, thank you so much. Regards from Indonesia (west east asia)
Thanks so much!
Interesting. I am gonna give it a try.
Great advice!!
Thanks!
Thanks Sir James for sharing... I will try that to my tomatoes 😁😁😁 Take care Sir James and Tuck❤❤❤
Squirrels and cats would tear up my garden, but still a fun experiment. I use aquarium water, though, and they seem to love that.
Great idea! Aquarium water = liquid fish fertilizer...
Nitrates and nitrites...essential soil breakdown for plant nutritiinal intake.I was using fish compost to fertilize, & occasionally dead fish as compost. Putting worms in my soil, vermaculture, & microrisal too. John at 'growing your greens' helped me alot. Another high energy you tuber. 👍
I imagine that the processing of the sardines and tinning them will possibly remove a lot of the stuff that would contribute more to nurtrients for the plants as in say fish heads raw/fish guts, and whole fish. I have growns trees where I have buried my animals ie family pets as memorial trees and had the best sunflowers ever when planted seeds there too. I often think about getting road kill..(we have sadly a lot here in Tasmania. Only for trees not for veggie garden as wallabies are pretty large. I love your channel and James and because we are reverse seasons I get lots of inspiration and from you and ideas. Thank You and Tuck.
amazing video!
I bought a 12-pack of sardines off Amazon two years ago and buried some where I was transplanting seedlings. I put coffee grounds over it to keep the smell disguised. Things grew beautiful and tall. I was growing flowers. Just a couple of weeks ago I put a can of sardines in a jug of water and fed my potted indoor rose plants, and they went crazy, trying to bloom inside. Will try it again this year. Didn't really grow much last year.
I'll be back! This is great stuff!!
Nice outcome. When the results don’t match the expectations, because your regular soil is so good, people naturally start to craft reasons for that happening. But what happens next with human beings is the difference between growing your plants in dirt or soil.
I remember as a kid my cousins and I would go catch brim at a pond near by for my aunt Mary’s garden. She would place one fish under every tomato plant.
Awesome experiment! I'm in the PNW (Pacific North West) & it's been common practice for ever here to bury salmon trimmings & bones in berry patches. Amazing results. Alaskan Fish Algaee Solution works well, too. Love yr energy!
Thank you!
I didn't know that tomatoes like to be planted in the same spot 😊
Excellent ! I live in Florida and I use dead fish heads as fertilizer....My tomatoes love it !
Thank you
Thanks!
I tried putting the fish in it last year and I had too many skunks visit me I’m glad you didn’t have that issue lol
You need to bury the fish deep so they wont be so attractive to skunks..
Get those metal traps, put 1 egg in it, and a skunk will be there the next day..
Now, you have to figure out how to get the skunk in the metal cage out of there..Perhaps call Animal Control..
This was fun and cool