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Disgustingly Cheap Food, OHN Ginger Ratio, and IMO Smell Check

Drake covers disgustingly cheap food, or DCF. Don't aerate the barrel itself. Let it sit and get nasty, then draw off juice, dilute it 1 to 100, and aerate that diluted juice instead. For year-old KNF food made from growth tips, dilute it more, around 1 to 500, and use it for the fruiting stage rather than the juvenile stage.

For foliar soap sprays, use between 2.5 and 12.5 liters of soap per 100 gallons of water, or 25 to 125 milliliters per gallon, then test the spray on a plant to check it sticks and spreads. Vinegar-based cleanser cuts the soap's grip, so add more soap when mixing it in. For general watering and spraying, Drake recommends the all-purpose maintenance solution once a week as a spray or twice a week when watering.

Other topics: sulfur isn't used for farming but works to cure athlete's foot; the new March 2022 edition of the KNF Recipe Book is out in digital and hard copy, black and white or color; a fruity, slightly sour smell in IMO1 is normal, and keeping the jar full helps it keep; freshwater fish work fine for fish amino acid, same as saltwater; and OHN with ginger should use one-third sugar to material, not a 1-to-1 ratio, fermented three days before adding alcohol.

Drake also points to his 10-episode poultry playlist on YouTube, raw footage from Korea with Master Cho, for anyone building brooder boxes or laying boxes. He reminds sellers that KNF ingredients are already OMRI-approved as natural materials, so sell products as a garden amendment, not a fertilizer, and avoid making specific claims.

Questions answered

  • 22:24 Should you aerate disgustingly cheap food (weed tea)? — Don't aerate the barrel itself, but dilute drawn-off juice about 1 to 100 and aerate that.
  • 24:01 My KNF food is over a year old, should I use less? — Dilute it more, around 1 to 500, and use it for the fruiting stage rather than the juvenile stage.
  • 25:37 How much wetting agent (soap) do I use in foliar sprays? — Use 2.5 to 12.5 liters of soap per 100 gallons of water and test on a plant, adding more if vinegar cleanser is mixed in.
  • 28:49 I made seed soak solution, should I keep using it every watering? — Spray the all-purpose maintenance solution about once a week, or water it in twice a week as the plant cycles through leaf, fruit, and bloom stages.
  • 32:36 Do you use sulfur on your farm? — No, not for farming, but sulfur works well to cure athlete's foot in people.
  • 34:59 Should I dilute disgustingly cheap food before soaking it into biochar? — Yes, always dilute it first, straight DCF is too nasty for direct soaking.
  • 40:24 My IMO1 has a fruity, slightly sour smell, is that okay? — That sounds fine; watch for bubbles instead, and keep the storage jar mostly full to help it keep.
  • 43:42 Can I use freshwater fish instead of saltwater for fish aminos? — Yes, freshwater fish works fine, any animal will give you fish aminos and useful omega oils.
  • 45:23 I used one part sugar to one part ginger for OHN, is that right? — That's too much sugar; use one-third sugar to material, ferment three days, then add alcohol separately.
  • 49:23 Is the KNF system for chickens written up in detail? — Not in writing, but a 10-episode raw-footage playlist from Korea on his YouTube channel covers it.
  • 56:52 Where does the maintenance solution come from? — It's the common denominator of cleanser, food, medicine, and structure found in every solution except harvest, used to shortcut mixing.
  • 59:08 Is there info on the chicken box and feeders? — Yes, it's posted on the naturalfarminghawaii website.
  • 1:03:10 I'm in Canada, how do I make and sell these products safely? — Don't make claims or sell it as a fertilizer, sell it as a garden amendment and let pictures and results speak for it.

Topics: disgustingly cheap food, imo, ohn, faa, seed soak, maintenance solution, pigs, poultry, omri, foliar spray, recipe book

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Intro and welcome
  2. 1:30 I Ching reading: Keeping Still, Mountain
  3. 5:30 KNF pig feeding machine and ChompCam
  4. 13:20 My Pigs YouTube channel
  5. 15:25 Disgustingly cheap food: should you aerate it
  6. 17:25 Using year-old KNF food: fruiting vs juvenile
  7. 19:14 New March 2022 KNF Recipe Book edition
  8. 20:20 Seed soak solution: how often to use
  9. 26:04 Sulfur for athlete's foot
  10. 26:39 Recipe Book hard copies: color and B&W
  11. 28:45 KNF in the high desert near Bend, OR
  12. 31:15 Recipe Book formulas explained
  13. 33:27 Diagnosing a smelly IMO1
  14. 37:25 Saltwater or freshwater fish for aminos
  15. 38:30 KNF Medicine (OHN) with ginger: sugar ratio
  16. 44:28 FAA fish amino fuel: good to eat
  17. 45:00 Poultry video series on YouTube
  18. 50:03 Maintenance solution as a shortcut
  19. 53:12 Selling KNF: OMRI approved materials
  20. 1:01:33 Thanks to Pure KNF Foundation

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