Topic: How do I make Fish Blood and Bone

[Baccy Man]

If you just need small quantities of blood then boxes of Vitax dried blood is probably the best option.

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[Jeannine]

That's why I suggested a small one... sometimes the country ones will bend the rules a but,, ours did anyway.XX Jeannine

[THE MASTER]

 one of the best grinders ive found is one of those ole school things you clamped to a table with a cranking handle you turned. ive got two as i make my own fishing ground bait .
chuck the stuff in the top and crank the handle , the big screw forces everthing againts the blades and chopps it up, out the end comes fine well chopped up loverly stuff

[Robert_Brenchley]

The only problem with those is that they tend to shift about and come loose as the clamps aren't all that good.

[GrannieAnnie]

Rather late reading this topic but read once a woman would save all chicken leg bones and let them dry in the oven after she baked something and then would push the dry leg bones into the soil around her roses which grew beautifully. I did this until I got bored pushing leg bones about. They never seemed to be bothered by foxes but every time I've used bonemeal my plants get dug up. I put some meal yesterday around the fig tree in a pot and around some bulbs and today they were all dug up I'm guessing by Mr. Fox. Perhaps it should only be applied in the Fall?

[goodlife]

I use bone meal only when planting something or during winter when it is readily 'swallowed' by wet soil....maybe if you would water it in thoroughly..your visitors would leave it alone..

[lewic]

Oh yuk! I'm with Bugloss.. Serial killer alert!

[GrannieAnnie]

I use bone meal only when planting something or during winter when it is readily 'swallowed' by wet soil....maybe if you would water it in thoroughly..your visitors would leave it alone..

I watered it in and put wood chip mulch over both places. The scent must still be there.