It is also called fish fertilizer.

It is a thick concentrate that you dilute with water and apply to your lawn or garden.

It can have a strong fishy odor, but deodorized fish emulsion is commonly available as well.

Bottle of fish fertilizer emulsion next to a watering can in front of a raised garden bed

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Be careful when applying too much of it, though.

Always dilute fish emulsion and start with the lowest recommended frequency before increasing applications.

(An optional addition of molasses can help build up microbes that speed decomposition.)

Closeup view of diluting fish fertilizer in a watering can before application

The Spruce / Jacob Fox

Fish emulsion is especially effective on vegetables such as leafy greens.

It also works well on cucumbers and certain succulents.

Fish emulsion, by nature, is an organic method of feeding your plants.

Scale up your gardens health with fish emulsion fertilizer.

Why Fertilize Plants.University of Minnesota Extension.

Fertilizer From the Sea.

North Carolina State Cooperative Extension