Asked by schaafcraig ·December 5, 2021 ·7.11k readers

Spraying Daily

I’m not sure how notifications work so I posted this question in response to something Drake answered on another question but I’m putting it here as well. I grow heirloom tomatoes for a famous chef. He pays me an incredible price per pound because of the quality I have been producing. I would like to refine the quality even further. Drake made a statement in class 4 around the two hour mark about how spraying everyday would make the flavor incredible. In the last answer he gave me he talked about alternating every seven days the enhancement I would be utilizing. If I spray every evening would the other six days of the week just be maintenance solution? Do you have any favorites for a FPJ for tomatoes? I have stinging nettles, comfrey, rhubarb many other weeds available as well. Spraying each evening doesn’t scare me because we have had dairy animals and you take care of them two times a day. Thank you for taking time to respond! God bless you!

From the KNF library

From the KNF library Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books · Sep 2026 · 3 sources

Corrected October 2026: some figures in this answer are not Master Cho’s teaching (for example spraying 25 gallons per acre, Microbes at 1,200 pounds per acre, or Fuel at 1:3000). See Corrections for what he taught.

Cho's Natural Farming text lists tomatoes among crops grown for ripe fruit. (Cho, Theory, p. 106) Once fruit is growing, he sprays FPJ, natural calcium phosphate and a natural composite mineral on the roots and the sides of the leaves. (Cho, Theory, p. 106) He aims to guide the crop toward a state where carbohydrate accumulates and nitrogen runs a little short. (Cho, Theory, p. 106)

Cho's recipe book adds Mineral E, which improves sugar content and decreases acidity. (Cho, Recipe, p. 89) It goes on ripening crops 2 weeks before harvest. (Cho, Recipe, p. 89)

On frequency, KNF Demystified covers microbes, not FPJ. Weekly light application is enough when you begin. (KNF Demystified, p. 22) Frequent application matters less once the field is saturated with beneficial microbes. (KNF Demystified, p. 22) Apply about two hours before sunset. (KNF Demystified, p. 22)

The library does not cover Drake's class 4 comment on daily spraying, the seven-day rotation, what to spray on the other six days, or FPJ from nettles, comfrey or rhubarb. Those questions need Drake's own answer.

Sources

p. 89 Cho, Recipe · “M-E improves the sugar content and decreases acidity.”
p. 22 KNF Demystified · “Weekly application of a light watering is sufficient to apply microbes as you are beginning natural farming.”
p. 106 Cho, Theory · “In contrast, tomatoes, watermelons, yellow melons, and muskmelons are crops grown to get the ripe fruits as the harvest.”