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FPJ Sinks vs Sources, IMO4 Bog Soil Myth, Bee Feed Without Sugar

Drake opens with an I Ching reading (pushing upward) then covers the HFUU convention next weekend in Kona, where he will teach Korean natural farming solutions, indigenous microbes, and effective application. No office hours next week because of the trip.

A viewer asks why FPJ should use plant growth tips instead of the whole plant. Drake explains sinks (growing tips, unripe fruit, flowers, ripe fruit) hold concentrated growth hormones and enzymes, while sources (mature leaves) just make sugar. Gather sinks in the morning before sunlight breaks them down.

Another question asks about "bog soil" in Master Cho's IMO4. Drake says he has never seen that term and thinks it is a mistranslation. The real recipe is propagated IMO3, red dirt, and field soil, where red soil means old, mineral-rich, organic-matter-depleted dirt, not a wetland bog.

The last stretch covers bees. Watching a Master Cho video, Drake warns against feeding bees plain sugar water in a dearth. Instead, make a Type 3 KNF solution (food, cleanser, medicine, structure, fuel, minerals, reproduction), dilute it, and spray broad leaves 50 meters from the hive every five days so bees forage it like flowers. Spray around 10am on sunny days only, since bees will not fly out in cloudy or rainy weather.

Questions answered

  • 15:04 FPJ: what's the difference between fermenting the whole plant vs just the growth tips? — Growth tips are sinks loaded with hormones and enzymes; mature leaves are sources that just make sugar, so gather the tips, unripe fruit, flowers, or ripe fruit.
  • 24:38 What did Master Cho mean by adding bog soil to IMO4? — Drake says he's never seen that term and thinks it's a mistranslation; the real recipe uses propagated IMO3, red dirt, and field soil.
  • 27:28 What's the feeding schedule for baby chicks (brown rice, eggs, bamboo leaves)? — Drake points to his YouTube basic poultry seminar and the older Natural Farming Chicken Feed Workshop video for the full breakdown.
  • 32:39 After draining FPJ, can you rewash the leftover mash with water for more juice? — Technically yes, but Drake says it's not worth it; better to turn the leftovers into vinegar or feed them to livestock.
  • 45:20 What should you feed bees instead of sugar water during a dearth? — Make a KNF Type 3 solution (food, cleanser, medicine, structure, fuel, minerals, reproduction), dilute it, and spray it on broad leaves near the hive.
  • 52:30 How often should you spray the Type 3 solution for bees? — Every five days instead of feeding sugar water.
  • 53:11 What's a fair retail price for fish amino acid (FAA)? — About a thousand dollars a gallon is fair market price, given a year-plus cold ferment with no heat or pressure and intact proteins.
  • 1:02:43 What time of day and weather is best to spray for bees? — Around 10am on sunny days only; bees won't fly out to forage on cloudy or rainy days.

Topics: fpj, imo4, faa, bees, chicken feed, poultry, sinks and sources, hfuu convention, kona coffee, master cho

KNF Office Hours is a free live Q&A every Sunday at 9 AM HST. Bring your question to pureknf.org/learn/questions or join live.

In this episode

  1. 0:00 Intro and I Ching reading: pushing upward
  2. 5:00 No office hours next week, Drake heading to Kona
  3. 5:45 HFUU convention: KNF track schedule
  4. 15:04 FPJ: sinks and sources explained
  5. 24:38 Bog soil mistranslation in IMO4
  6. 27:28 Feeding schedule for baby chicks
  7. 32:39 Rewashing FPJ mash for extra juice
  8. 38:32 KNFsupport.com and foundation membership
  9. 42:56 Master Cho video: bees and sugar water
  10. 45:20 Type 3 solution recipe for bees
  11. 52:30 Spray schedule: every five days
  12. 53:11 Fair retail price for fish amino acid
  13. 1:02:43 Best time and weather to spray for bees

Transcript

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