According to legend, the Native American Squanto showed Pilgrims how to add dead fish to improve their farm soil. However, this was actually a Europea
According to legend, the Native American Squanto showed Pilgrims how to add dead fish to improve their farm soil. However, this was actually a European farming practice – Native Americans tended to move to fresh land when soil was depleted.
What do dead fish add, exactly, that is missing from “depleted” soil?