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KNF Powder?
gurkan.yeniceri How are you going to measure the dilution? Wouldn't you than waste a lot of KNF inputs?Ws-k
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional 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.Bacillus subtilis
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Yes, guinea grass will work well as a substrate for the floor of a chicken pen. Make sure to cut the grass so it is ~4 inches in length. If the grass is too long, it will mat up and the chickens will not be able to turn it. I use a mower to shred the grass…Freezing fruits/plant matter
dagoofman u really shouldn't be using anything frozen plant matter wise by freezing u will kill off microbes that u trying to gather freezing also breaks open the cell walls of the plant matter exposing things u r trying to avoid through the osmotic process any plant…Fpj avocado leaves
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional Yes. Taking the growth tips early in the morning is a good way to get growth hormones. The avocado may not render that much juice, but may be worth it if you have a large volume of tips to work with.Imo 3 pile not heating up
liv2hik I'm having the same issue in Colorado in mid-April. It's been 36hours and it's not heating up. For the record, I used 50lbs of rolled oats and wood shavings with the IMO3 liquids per the manual (2x different IMO2's). The pile is outside on dirt and covered…KNF Input - Mineral A
From the KNF library Mineral A is a mineral solution derived from rocks (Cho, Recipe, p. 83). It contains many elements, especially Ca, Mg, and Fe (Cho, Recipe, p. 83). Cho's book lists soil treatment, seed and seedling treatment, disease control, and coping with abnormal weather…Where to buy FAA (until I can make my own)
From the KNF library The library names no seller of premade FAA. Its one shop, NaturalFarmingSolutions.com, sells cleanser and medicine, not FAA. (Office Hours Nov 2025, 17:02) For price, Drake calls about a thousand dollars a gallon fair for a year-plus cold ferment with intact…BBTV
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional My plants have the virus but wont express the symptoms unless they are stressed. This stress comes from multiple things in my observation: too much rain, poor soil, not enough airflow, lack of minerals, etc. To quickly fix that i can employ knfPolice sprayed…FAA with unexpected ingredient
dagoofman to the question is it ok that theres a bit of chicken in your FFA mix - yes its fine its not gonna hurt anythingFungus gnats
dagoofman the squash fruit not forming is probably lack of pollination u can hand pollinate the female flowers from the male flowers, the females will be the flowers with lil fruits behind them, u can just get a cotton swab or paint brush collect some of the pollen…Fpj
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional In my experience aquatic plants tend to be harder to ferment. They tend to putrefy instead of ferment. A ULC KNF Food may be a better recipe for doing this as it is based upon putrefaction.UNABLE TO BUY KNF RECIPE BOOK
Drake Weinert L4 · provisional What is the problem? If you provide specific details, I can probably guide you through the process.Chitin
dagoofman theres a Jadam recipe page 211 for crabshell JLF 1 part shell powder 10 parts water (by weight) add some grass and a handful of leaf mold soil let set longer then 3 months use at 50-500Xs dilutionFirst ohn/using light brown sugar
gurkan.yeniceri Shouldn't be a problem. Any unprocessed dry sugar will do.Making it happen, natural style
“I just used stabilized LAB to make my sushi rice.... I was out of sugar. It's awesome with spicy tuna business... Love! ”