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Water-Soluble Nitrogen, FAA Storage, MADAG Pest Sprays

Drake opens with the food canoe project, a raised-bed system built with veterans through the Mental Restorations Foundation. About ten beds went out at roughly $100 each in materials, and the full build guide is free at pureknf.org under Projects.

Chamed33 asks the easiest way to make water-soluble nitrogen at home. Drake says good soil microbes handle it best by converting airborne nitrogen, but for a spray he covers fish amino acid (fish and sugar, equal weight, fermented three to six months, diluted 1:1000) and the faster "cheap food" recipe: meat scraps rotted in water with a handful of microbial soil for about two weeks.

Storage questions follow: seal fish amino acid tight to keep out black soldier flies (even though Master Cho's book calls for a breathable mosquito-net lid), and always super-saturate with sugar before long-term storage so it doesn't turn to vinegar. For pasture restoration he recommends maintenance solution, a little fish amino acid, and seawater diluted 1:30 for remineralization. For potatoes, he suggests the full seed soak solution plus a bit of maltose.

The MADAG segment covers pest sprays: soap mixed with Jerusalem artichoke (or pokeweed, ginkgo, Korean pass flower) herbal solution at 1:100 for aphids and mites, strengthened to 1:33 for moths and other caterpillars. Drake also gives an update on Master Cho, who is in an old people's home and currently unreachable, held by his family.

Questions answered

  • 24:32 What's the easiest way to make water-soluble nitrogen at home? — Good soil microbes convert airborne nitrogen best; for a spray, make fish amino acid (fish and sugar 1:1 by weight, wait 3-6 months) or the faster rotted-meat 'cheap food' recipe (about two weeks).
  • 29:00 Can you make a tincture or ferment from mushrooms? — Yes, you can tincture or ferment mushrooms, but if you add anything beyond the five OHN ingredients, call it your own custom medicine, not OHN.
  • 35:06 Should you store FAA in jars after opening the bucket at six months? — No, leave the fuel bucket sealed and just pour off about a gallon at a time, diluted 1:1000.
  • 37:55 Is it okay to add LAB to a one-gallon foliar spray? — Yes, several recipes call for adding protectors (LAB) at a 1:1000 dilution.
  • 38:38 Should you seal the lid tight while fermenting fish amino acid? — Yes, seal it tight to keep out black soldier flies, even though Master Cho's book calls for a breathable mosquito-net lid.
  • 42:28 My fish amino acid foamed after straining and sitting three days. Is it too late to add more sugar? — It's not too late unless it already tastes like vinegar; always super-saturate with sugar for long-term storage.
  • 44:51 How is Master Cho doing? — Not well, he's in an old people's home and held by his family, so even Dr. Park can't reach him.
  • 47:53 For pasture restoration, is maintenance solution and FAA the best approach besides IMO? — Yes, plus seawater remineralization diluted 1:30 and a little fish amino acid, without overdoing the nitrogen.
  • 49:18 What's a good pre-planting treatment for potatoes? — Use the full seed soak solution (food, cleanser, medicine, structure, fuel, minerals) plus a bit of maltose.
  • 51:36 What kills aphids and mites? — Mix 5 liters soap with 5 liters Jerusalem artichoke herbal solution into 500 liters water (1:100) and spray at sunset and the next morning.
  • 54:37 Where can I buy MADAG ingredients? — Talk to Cheryl, a Pure KNF Foundation member who sells some of them; membership gets you access to her.
  • 56:02 How do you make water-soluble calcium and potassium? — Get the book, it has the recipe.
  • 1:00:31 What kills tougher pests like moths and slug caterpillars? — Use the same soap and herbal solution recipe but stronger, about 1:33 instead of 1:100.

Topics: faa, fish amino acid, madag, lab, imo, seed soak, maltose, aphids, mites, pasture, food canoe, water soluble nitrogen

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
  2. 8:28 Big Island KNF course announcement
  3. 11:14 Membership meeting with Steven Cornett
  4. 13:20 Food canoe project for veterans
  5. 24:32 Easiest way to make water-soluble nitrogen
  6. 29:00 Forum catch-up and mushroom tincture question
  7. 35:06 Storing and sealing fish amino acid
  8. 42:28 Super-saturating solutions for storage
  9. 44:51 Master Cho health update
  10. 47:53 Pasture remineralization with FAA and seawater
  11. 49:18 Potato seed soak treatment
  12. 51:36 MADAG: aphids and mites recipe
  13. 1:00:31 MADAG: moths and tougher pests
  14. 1:04:13 Sign-off

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