Troubleshooting less than desired IMO culturing results
I have been practicing jadam for around 7 months now and have noticed some visible results with added jlf and seawater but am still puzzled why i cant get great foamnness as shown on multiple platforms. I have tried multiple different food sources with cooked potatoes and mixed or brown rice as best results. Variables i keep in mind and use such as placement of container in as much sun as possible, the prescribed leaf mold soil, sea salt and food ratios, and plenty of massaging extracting foodinto a mash and extracting the juices and a tight lid. Are there any other variables i should highly consider or do any further fine tuning of current jms steps? Any info would help.
Mahalo
Zane.
Top answer
I didn’t get the desired activity I was after until I started using worm castings from my woods next to some rotting wood, and I also used 3 times as many potatoes as the JADAM book recommends, like Chris Trump recommends in his YouTube video. Hope this helps
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Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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The library says JMS mostly feeds existing biology as a prebiotic. It does not deliver Master Cho's actual IMO microbes. (Office Hours Ep. 14, 55:30)
Cho's IMO collection notes list variables to check. (Cho, Recipe, p. 11)
- Watch leaf mold moisture. Too wet gives an anaerobic condition. Too dry, IMO is hardly collected. (Cho, Recipe, p. 11)
- Mix moist leaf mold with dry fallen leaves. (Cho, Recipe, p. 11)
- Do not collect in the rainy season. (Cho, Recipe, p. 11)
- Spray OHN, FPJ, brown rice vinegar and mineral A instead of plain water. (Cho, Recipe, p. 11)
Drake does not recommend cutting water in the IMO process. (Office Hours Ep. 149, 39:21)
The library says nothing about foam, sun, lid tightness or the JMS steps themselves.
Sources
- 39:21 Office Hours Ep. 149 (Nov 2024) — Jadam Rice Wash Water, IMO-3 Troubleshooting, Animal Feed Preview · “Water is life, so cutting water changes the reactions happening, and Drake does not recommend shortcutting it that way.”
- 55:30 Office Hours Ep. 14 (Jan 2022) — JADAM Sulfur, Humic Acid From Compost, C90 Seawater Ratio · “it mostly feeds existing biology as a prebiotic rather than delivering Master Cho's actual IMO microbes”
- p. 11 Cho, Recipe · “If leaf moulds contain too much moisture, an anaerobic condition is formed, and if there is not enough moisture, IMO will be hardly collected.”
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