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Pouring Off Banana FPJ, Mold In Vinegar, Neem For OHN

Drake opens with the I Ching hexagram on nourishment, then reviews a viewer named Thomas's step-by-step video of pouring off banana fermented plant juice (FPJ). He points out the signs of a finished ferment: a little white mold on top, a floating wooden spoon showing the sugar has reached super-saturation, and rinsing the jar before sealing.

Sarah shares photos of her raised-bed garden in Wenatchee, Washington. Mike asks about mold on his pineapple vinegar after it sat too long; Drake says vinegar is self-sterilizing once pH drops below 2.4, so just filter off the mold and use it.

Drone footage from the banana patch shows bunchy-top symptoms improving on new leaves since Drake resumed spraying fermented plant juice and seawater minerals in August after a gap since March. The drone clips a tree and gets stuck at 13% battery. He's raising money for a $700 RTK reference station to fly straighter, more accurate paths, and reports spraying seven acres in 19 flights, 100 gallons, one hour 17 minutes of flight time.

Other topics: don't call an herbal mix "OHN" if you add neem to it, make a separate boiled-down neem solution with soap instead; knfsupport.com now has a timestamped search bar for past office hours; and Nandina (sacred bamboo) berries might work as a ginkgo-berry substitute pesticide, since heat breaks down their cyanide.

Questions answered

  • 11:41 How do you know banana FPJ is ready to pour off? — Watch for a little white mold on top and a wooden spoon floating, meaning the sugar hit super-saturation.
  • 20:25 Why isn't Korean Natural Farming for everyone right away? — Drake says KNF purifies the spirit over time, and Master Cho taught that not everyone is ready for it yet.
  • 21:54 My pineapple vinegar grew mold after sitting too long, is it still safe? — Yes, once pH drops below 2.4 vinegar is self-sterilizing, so just filter out the mold and use it.
  • 26:14 Why is one banana in the drone footage browning and dying? — Potassium deficiency; the banana is pulling potassium into its fruit instead of there being enough in the soil.
  • 37:18 Why is Drake raising money for an RTK reference station? — A $700 base station gives the drone real-time kinematic GPS so it flies straighter paths and stops clipping trees.
  • 52:02 How can I search past Office Hours episodes for a topic? — knfsupport.com now has a second search bar that returns the exact video and timestamp for past office-hour topics.
  • 55:11 What's Drake using to manage grass around the farm? — Two Honda bagging mowers and a BCS with a sickle bar, plus moving cows around instead of just mowing everything.
  • 1:01:49 Can neem be added to OHN? — Don't call it OHN once you add neem; make a separate herbal solution by boiling neem down with a little soap instead.
  • 1:04:50 Can Nandina (sacred bamboo) berries be used as a pest deterrent? — Drake says try fermenting it as a possible ginkgo-berry substitute, since heating breaks down the berries' cyanide.

Topics: fpj, vinegar, mold, banana, bunchy top, drone spraying, rtk, neem, ohn, nandina, potassium deficiency, i ching

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In this episode

  1. 0:00 Count Down
  2. 2:55 Intro and Welcome
  3. 5:07 I Ching Reading & Reflection: Nourishment
  4. 11:41 Step-by-Step: Pouring Off Banana FPJ
  5. 17:59 Sarah's KNF Garden in Wenatchee, WA
  6. 20:25 KNF Purifies the Spirit
  7. 21:54 Mold Growing on Vinegar
  8. 24:54 Thanks for the Superchats
  9. 26:14 Drone Footage: Banana Bunchy-Top Update
  10. 37:18 RTK Reference Station for Drone Project
  11. 39:10 Industrial vs Financial (Loan) Capital & Usury
  12. 43:34 Exponential Growth & Doubling Period Explained
  13. 51:30 Doing KNF Is More Important Than "Likes"
  14. 52:02 Upgraded Search Bars on KNF Support Site
  15. 55:11 Mowers, Grass-Sweepers, Bovine Grazers
  16. 57:37 Natural Capitalism & Indigenous Peoples of the Earth
  17. 1:01:49 Adding Neem to knfMedicine
  18. 1:03:20 Lynn Margulis
  19. 1:04:50 Can Nandina Be Used as an Herbal Pest-A-Side?
  20. 1:09:18 Long Live the Natural Farmer

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