dilution for more than one vinegar?
From the KNF library
Drake gives a dilution for each vinegar. Banana vinegar is mixed with water at 1:500. (Student's Manual, Basic Course, p. 41) Brown rice vinegar as a cleanser goes on at 1:500 for juvenile leaves and 1:200 to 1:300 for adult leaves. (Office Hours Ep. 66, 1:08:33)
The library lists 200 to 1 for brown rice vinegar mineral solution. (Office Hours Nov 2025, 55:48)
For combining, Drake's rule covers plant ferments. Add two or three different KNF foods together at the same 1:500 dilution. Add more than three and reduce the dilution. (Office Hours Ep. 122, 35:16) He gives the same limit for FPJ in the maintenance solution: up to three at the recipe dilution, and beyond three, cut the amount of each. (Office Hours Ep. 10, 1:05:30)
The library does not say whether that limit applies to two vinegars mixed together. Drake's answer on that would need a look at what you are blending.
Sources
- 1:05:30 Office Hours Ep. 10 (Nov 2021) — IMO Pile Temperature Probes, Sawdust IMO3, Why Not to Bury Microbes · “Yes, up to three FPJs at the same dilution the recipe calls for; beyond three, cut the amount of each.”
- 55:48 Office Hours (Nov 2025) — Chick Feed, Rock Dust Calcium, Brown Rice Vinegar Dilution · “Brown rice vinegar mineral solution is diluted 200 to 1.”
- 1:08:33 Office Hours Ep. 66 (Feb 2023) — Brown Rice Vinegar Cleanser, Moldy Vinegar Fix, Latvia KNF Delivery · “Use 1:500 on juvenile leaves and 1:200 to 1:300 on adult leaves for sanitizing.”
- 35:16 Office Hours Ep. 122 (Apr 2024) — Slurry vs Fermented Plant Food, Weeds to Ferment, JADAM Pest Spray · “add two or three different KNF foods together at the same 1:500 dilution; add more than three and reduce the dilution.”
- p. 41 Student's Manual, Basic Course · “BV is mixed with water at a ratio of 1:500.”
