KNF applied to salt marshes?
From the KNF library
The library does not cover salt marshes. It does cover the pieces you would build on.
Drake's manual names two basic sets of microbes: fresh water microbes on land and saltwater microbes in the ocean (Pure KNF Manual, p. 53). He collects seawater from the top inch near the shore, where it has crashed against the rocks. He says that is where 99% of the sea's microbial life resides (Pure KNF Manual, p. 53).
For a liquid method, the manual has a 50 gallon recipe:
- Use 2 cooked potatoes, 20 g of sea salt, and 1 kg of microbial soil (Pure KNF Manual, p. 72).
- Mush the potato into the salted water, mix in the soil, and let the microbes propagate for 24-48 hours (Pure KNF Manual, p. 72).
- Dilute with 45 gallons of oxygenated water and drench deep into the soil (Pure KNF Manual, p. 72).
Drake's student Joe Peduzzi runs seven IMO collections from nearby nature preserves (Office Hours Ep. 83, 22:53). That is the same idea as your reference marsh.
The library says nothing about tidal flooding, fungal establishment, or JMS. Your site and access limits need Drake's eyes.
Sources
- 22:53 Office Hours Ep. 83 (Jul 2023) — Chicken Waterer Pipe Sizes, Feeder Boxes, IMO in Worm Bins · “now he runs seven IMO collections from nearby nature preserves and makes all his own solutions.”
- p. 53 Pure KNF Manual · “There are two basic sets of microbes on Earth. Fresh water microbes on land and saltwater microbes in the ocean.”
- p. 72 Pure KNF Manual · “50 Gallon Recipe 2 cooked potatoes 20g of sea salt 1kg of microbial soil”
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