Applying maintenance formula in winter?
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From the KNF library
Drake sprays weekly with whichever formula matches the crop's current stage. (Office Hours Ep. 30, 46:08) The library's maintenance answer agrees: spray about once a week, or water it in twice a week. (Office Hours Ep. 24, 28:49)
For winter, the library says to mulch with straw, then spray liquid IMO, lactobacillus, and maintenance solution. (Office Hours Ep. 11, 55:53)
On frost, Cho's recipe book describes soil treated with Mineral A staying frost-free. (Cho, Recipe, p. 85) It says plants can take nutrients in cold weather and recover quickly from cold damage. (Cho, Recipe, p. 85) Cho also says to use WCA when the weather is not favorable. (Cho, Recipe, p. 62)
The library gives no separate winter schedule. It says nothing on tamarillo, spray timing on frost days, or BRV thickening leaves.
Sources
- 55:53 Office Hours Ep. 11 (Nov 2021) — Fish Amino Acid vs Hydrolysate, IMO Heat, Seed Soak Storage · “Mulch with straw, then spray liquid IMO, lactobacillus, and maintenance solution”
- 28:49 Office Hours Ep. 24 (Mar 2022) — Disgustingly Cheap Food, OHN Ginger Ratio, and IMO Smell Check · “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.”
- 46:08 Office Hours Ep. 30 (May 2022) — The 9 KNF Solutions, Good vs Bad Microbes, IMO Indoor Collection · “Drake sprays weekly with whichever formula matches his crops' current stage”
- p. 85 Cho, Recipe · “When there is a frost. most of the soil is covered by frost, but soil treated with Mineral A has no frost.”
- p. 62 Cho, Recipe · “Use WCA when the weather is not favorable.”
