Crab shell and shrimp shell

[DonBrennon]

So.................I finally found a source of crab shell 'meal' and shrimp shell 'meal' on ebay for a reasonable price and arrived it in the mail within a couple of days.....................I think the term 'meal' was being used a little loosely, this is what turned up LOL


At least there's no questioning of the ingredients pmsl.

What do peeps think? Should I roast em in the oven for a bit before pounding them up?

 

[MistaRasta]

So.................I finally found a source of crab shell 'meal' and shrimp shell 'meal' on ebay for a reasonable price and arrived it in the mail within a couple of days.....................I think the term 'meal' was being used a little loosely, this is what turned up LOL
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At least there's no questioning of the ingredients pmsl.

What do peeps think? Should I roast em in the oven for a bit before pounding them up?

Wow, that's quality stuff. Break it down and throw it in the soil/compost. No oven

 

[youraveragehorticulturist]

Crab Shell is one of my favorite things to use.

You'll be amazed how fast those bits of shell break down and disappear once you mix them into the soil.

I wouldn't worry at all. What's in that box looks great!

 

[Rasta Roy]

Hahaha holy shit. Pretty ballsy to call that meal and sell it. But heyyy that's probably why it's cheaper, they didn't spend the labor grinding up. Looks like good quality though! Got a link for your source? I'd love to throw some of that in my compost pile.

 

[DonBrennon]

Wow, that's quality stuff. Break it down and throw it in the soil/compost. No oven

Job done, it's now in my next soil, but I'm 1 more blender down, hahaha, if I was patient and let the motor cool down I'd save a fortune

 

[Rasta Roy]

Lol I was wondering if a food processor would survive that or not.

 

[DonBrennon]

Hahaha holy shit. Pretty ballsy to call that meal and sell it. But heyyy that's probably why it's cheaper, they didn't spend the labor grinding up. Looks like good quality though! Got a link for your source? I'd love to throw some of that in my compost pile.

It's some guy on ebay,UK based, I could find the link if it's still worth it?

 

[Rasta Roy]

It's some guy on ebay,UK based, I could find the link if it's still worth it?

I can just hop on eBay! I think I overlooked that on the first post. Too much medicating lol.

 

[DonBrennon]

Lol I was wondering if a food processor would survive that or not.

Making fish hydrolysate was the worst one for me, that killed 2 blenders on the 1st attempt pmsl

 

[DonBrennon]

I can just hop on eBay! I think I overlooked that on the first post. Too much medicating lol.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301944638888

 

[Rasta Roy]

Making fish hydrolysate was the worst one for me, that killed 2 blenders on the 1st attempt pmsl

Haha yea I broke a couple and cut myself doing hydroslate too.

 

[MistaRasta]

Hahaha holy shit. Pretty ballsy to call that meal and sell it. But heyyy that's probably why it's cheaper, they didn't spend the labor grinding up. Looks like good quality though! Got a link for your source? I'd love to throw some of that in my compost pile.

Looks AMAZING to me. Check out neptunes harvest for crab meal, it's very similar to what Don posted up but a lot more broken down and ready to go. I bought some DTE crab meal a while back, while it may be good the texture is nothing like my neptunes harvest. Its white and flaky, no real substance.... Nh is Amazing stuff though , sometimes I'll find little claws and such.

Job done, it's now in my next soil, but I'm 1 more blender down, hahaha, if I was patient and let the motor cool down I'd save a fortune

lol, That crab looks tough. I get mine from a company over here on the east coast called 'Neptunes Harvest' they have the best quality crab meal I could find. Looks just like yours but more broken down, not that expensive either..

In going to start using shrimp meal as it has a little more phosphorus than crab and I'd like that little kick. Most of my ingredients come from the sea, but I won't touch fish anything..especially fish meal...Yucky Mucky

 

[Rasta Roy]

I make a lot of shrimp dishes, but I haven't done one since I started my compost pile. I'm about to start again and start grinding the shells up after I clean em and throwing em on the pile.