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So if do not have access to tobacco stems. What is a good alternate source of potassium?
Top answer
Burned banana leaves or any ash has high levels of potassium. If the word is said slowly, pot-ash-ium, you will find it contains potash, which is found in most things burned to ash. Making it water soluble is easy by both soaking it in water and using it.
From the KNF library
From the KNF library
Drafted by Claude from Office Hours and the books
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Sep 2026
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Potassium is abundant in plant leaves, stems and root tips. (Cho, Recipe, p. 71) Drake's recipe uses tobacco stems because most of the potassium sits in the stems. (Office Hours Ep. 17, 34:33) Here is the recipe:
- Grind the stems coarsely, bag 1-2 kilos, and soak them in 100 liters of water. (Office Hours Jul 2025, 1:06:32)
- Soak about 7 days. (Cho, Recipe, p. 73)
- Dilute 0.7 L of the crude liquid in 20 L of water. (Cho, Recipe, p. 73)
- Use it alone. (Cho, Recipe, p. 73)
- Weigh the weather before you apply it. (Cho, Recipe, p. 73)
The library does not name a tobacco substitute. It does not say whether this soak and dilution suit ash or other plants.
Sources
- 34:33 Office Hours Ep. 17 (Feb 2022) — Biochar Activation, Fish for FAA, and Fruit Sweetness Formula · “Most potassium is in the stems, so dry and grind those instead of charring”
- 1:06:32 Office Hours (Jul 2025) — BRV Vinegar, LAB Brewing Ratios, and Bamboo-Fed Baby Chicks · “Grind tobacco stems coarsely, bag 1-2 kilos, and soak in 100 liters of water to dissolve out the potassium.”
- p. 73 Cho, Recipe · “(crude liquid of natural potassium). It takes about 7 days.”
- p. 71 Cho, Recipe · “Potassium is abundant in leaves, the stem and the root tip as almost a form of salt.”