From the Field

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

October 19, 2025

Drake explains FPJ sinks vs sources, clears up a bog soil mistranslation in IMO4, and shows how to feed bees KNF solutions instead of sugar water.
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Composting Meat, IMO Bath Pile, Tincture Refilling Method

October 12, 2025

Drake answers questions on composting meat, tincture refilling, and root power minerals, plus an IMO pile bath experiment that cooled off fast.
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IMO3 Temperature Fixes, Pile Size, and FPJ for Bees

October 05, 2025

Drake fixes stalled IMO3 batches with moisture and pile-size tips, then shares Master Cho's trick for feeding bees FPJ instead of sugar water.
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Fermented Seawater, IMO4 Chicken Feed, Anthracnose Control

September 28, 2025

Fermented seawater dilution and timing, gout relief from papaya FPJ, IMO4 feed moisture, and Master Cho's poultry setup answered this week.
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Chitosan From Crab Shells, GCM Brewing, IMO Bath Smell Test

September 21, 2025

Drake covers chitosan from crab shells, how GCM microbial brew is made, the right smell for an IMO bath, and why KNF chicken farms dodge avian flu.
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IMO4 Overheating, Greenhouse Ventilation, Avian Flu

September 14, 2025

Drake fixes an overheating IMO4 pile, breaks down Master Cho's passive-cooling greenhouse, and covers air quality that prevents avian flu.
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Kalo From Poisoned Ground, Broiler Costs, Plant Juice Mold

September 07, 2025

Drake retells the Let's Grow Hilo taro project, weighs broiler chicken costs against Costco, and troubleshoots moldy, sugar-heavy plant juice.
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IMO Storage, Pink Mold, and Water-Soluble Phosphate

August 31, 2025

Drake covers saving a flooded IMO pile, pink mold on collection rice, curing and storing IMO, fermented fruit juice vs starch enzyme, and pyrophosphate.
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KNF Podcast: LIVE - 24 August 2025

August 24, 2025
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Fish Waste for FAA, IMO3 Rain Protection, Chick Feeder Setup

August 17, 2025

Drake covers no-smell fish waste composting, tarping an IMO3 pile against rain, and chick feeder placement for easy movement.
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Yeast Solutions, Seawater Dilution Ratios, FPE vs FPJ

August 10, 2025

Covers yeast's role in KNF solutions, correct seawater dilution ratios, why FPE isn't real KNF, and why FFJ vs FPJ doesn't matter.
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LAB, Bloom Formula Timing, and Bamboo-Egg Chick Feed

August 03, 2025

Drake covers Cal-Phos from burnt bone, bloom-formula timing for flowering plants, LAB from rice and milk, and bamboo-egg feed for baby chicks.