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2 answers · Asked by joelorusso · Mar 2019 ·12.6k readers

IMO 3 with wood chips

donohoe.darren I don't have much experience at all but I am currently doing a 50% wood chips 50% oats as per • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjQ-5dFgIEw

Needs an answer · Asked by joans · Mar 2019 ·12.6k readers

I bought some of your online information and know I can’t access it

i did not receive an email receipt (I checked junk mail). I didn’t see anything to do with user name or password. I hope I didn’t waste my money. Please help

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2 answers · Asked by paul.ron.greene · Feb 2024 ·12.4k readers

Pig pen IMO4

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Yes, the IMO should still be "good". It is best practice to top dress IMO applications, but without being able to directly observe the situation, in theory the IMO will begin to inoculate and persist in the environment and spread throughout the pig pen floor…

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2 answers · Asked by flaviederande · Nov 2022 ·12.4k readers

FPJ Using Nasturtium

dagoofman yes ... it can be used in the many stages to create your KNF foods-fpj just the same as any edible plant ..collect new growth for growth hormones, collect flower stage for flower food and so on same as any KNF food.... all parts of Nasturtium are edible even…

2 answers · Asked by cristthomas365 · Sep 2023 ·12.3k readers

Decreasing volume of Vinegar

dagoofman yes that is just evaporation all natural evaporation ....id say its not just one thing its all things probably mostly water

2 answers · Asked by af187 · Jul 2023 ·12.3k readers

Fpj mid and late flower

dagoofman yes and no you could use the 1 type of Food (FPJ) all the way through if that's just what you had but its best to use 3 different types of food ....if the banana flower food is the Growth Food taken from the unflowered bud or growth tip that holds the growth…

2 answers · Asked by ghtooma · Mar 2024 ·12.3k readers

IPMO

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Well, first off, this is not Chris' discovery as chitinase microbes were known before he was born, and the cultivation methods of such have been used by several practitioners, again, preceding him, but steve and chris are popularizing the idea, which is…

2 answers · Asked by agnese.federica · Apr 2022 ·12.3k readers

KNF in intensive market garden

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional A little overspray here and there should be fine.

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2 answers · Asked by jcgreenlaw94 · Mar 2024 ·12.2k readers

Natural solutions for soil test help!

dagoofman compost is a very good place to start also making (IMO 4) Activated Microbes will help a lot also and using Soil Prep Formula ....start with adding a good amount of compost to the soil to bring up the plant matter and get a loamy soil to grow in ...spread the…

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Library answer · Asked by kattatd · Sep 2023 ·12.2k readers

I AM DIRECTING THIS QUESTION TO DR. DRAKE.

From the KNF library Drake says sugar cane makes good silage. It ensiles even better than corn. (Office Hours May 2025, 32:36) Banana works too, though the stalks are harder to chip. (Office Hours May 2025, 32:36) Drake leans on sugarcane in Hawaii as a fast-growing cover crop,…

2 answers · Asked by ghtooma · Mar 2024 ·12.2k readers

Super LAB

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Combining different microbes, again, is not novel. Folks have been selling EM1 which is a combination of Lactos, Yeasts, and Purple Bacterias for decades. This is also a very powerful combination, and when you combine independently very powerful microbes…

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2 answers · Asked by doristan87 · Sep 2018 ·12.2k readers

Can I use rice wine to replace vodka/gin in OHN making?

gurkan.yeniceri Vodka is a distilled product with near %40 alcohol whereas rice wine has only %3 like beer. for dehydration you can use rice wine but for tincturing you need vodka. Yes OHN is the most expensive KNF food but it goes a long way.

2 answers · Asked by tree.aina · Aug 2018 ·12.2k readers

where can I find Wheat mill run on oahu?

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Hawaii Flour Mill may still carry it!HFM Foodservice Corporation, Oahu Distribution Center Physical: 716 Umi Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 Mailing: PO Box 855, Honolulu, HI 96808 Phone: 1-808-843-3200 / Fax: 1-808-843-3211

2 answers · Asked by omidhirsa · Oct 2023 ·12.2k readers

JLF

dagoofman from what iv read on super soils is that they are water only

1 answer · Asked by mardirazzberry · Oct 2023 ·12.1k readers

LIVE Notifications

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional I'm pretty consistent starting at 9AM HST, so maybe set an alarm for that time? Relying on YouTube for anything can be a hit and miss situation. Love to have you live and get some questions answered. Thanks for being part of the community!

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2 answers · Asked by paul.ron.greene · Feb 2024 ·12k readers

Greenish IMO4 // trichoderma // pig pen

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional It sounds like you may not have made the IMO correctly. It is essential, especially when it comes to animals, that the IMO does not exceed 50 celsius during the fermenting process. It should smell like a rich forest floor when done properly.

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2 answers · Asked by ghtooma · Mar 2024 ·11.9k readers

Soapy Maintenance Solution

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Soap's ability to sud (or act as a surfactant) is significantly cut by vinegar, and I find there are diminishing returns of using soap in the Maintenance Formula. A light mist spray at the proper amount of 25 gal/acre will be absorbed quite well by the…

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3 answers · Asked by masholapr · Nov 2020 ·11.9k readers

Giving water soluble calcium to chickens

jamieewashko01 L2 · provisional yes i have added WCA to my chicken water for years. nice hard shells.

2 answers · Asked by mahadiyu · Apr 2024 ·11.8k readers

Fermented Sea Water as Animal Drink

Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Yes, fermented sea water can be given to livestock. Do not give it if it is clumpy or smells rotten.

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✓ Answered · Asked by wegrzyn.andy · Aug 2023 ·11.8k readers

Jadam JMS temperature

dagoofman This is from the book -- Close the lid and leave under the sun for culturing. Place it in the same environmental condition as the crops. Leave it at ambient temperature. It takes 1-3 days till completion. It is faster, and there are more foam in summer. If…