i would guess the answer to the question is …what amino acids are in fish? ….if left long enough to ferment the whole fish can turn to liquid
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
the best way to start is by getting the microbes in the ground, JMS to get the the microbes deep in the soil, IMO4 (just under the mulch layer) for surface microbes and treat with Soil Prep Formula …Some other things we can do …treat with KNF Soil Prep Formula …plant cover crops for natural tillage and green manure …compost treated with LIMO and other KNF Solutions is a great soil amendment …KNF treated Bio Char is among one of the best things we can add to any soil …worm castings is another great soil additive …composted animal manure (from a good source) …if we are dealing with really heavy clay soil adding some compost along with a bit of coco coir and/or peat moss and some dolomite lime, giving a light till to the soil just 1 time to help get it all mixed up and break up the clay …its all about getting that organic materiel in the soil so the microbes have a place to live and food to eat (if you build it they will come)
May the Force be with You along your Journey
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
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 water temperature drops below 18°C (64.4°F), use an electric heater to keep at 20°C (68°F) and wrap the container with insulation. (If you use cold underground water, take out the water and leave for a day for it to warm before use.) —
I think this is really dependent on volume of JMS we are making ….in the book he says 500L (132g) is the volume that he is doing and to warm that much water up sitting in the sun after it has gotten really cold is not easy so by putting a heater in there to keep it warm on cold nights so that the temp does not drop so much is important to brewing a good batch of microbes ….but if we are making a smaller batch ie: in my case i make 3 gallons (11L) of JMS for my garden cause it gets mixed at a 10-1 ratio with water so in the end i have 30 gallons (113L) to drench my garden with …so in that case i dont use a heater cause the sun warms up that small volume of water just fine after a cold night … in early spring or late fall it will take up to 5-6 days to be ready instead of 3-4 as it does in the summer …i would think that up to about a 55 gallon (208L) drum sitting out in the sun would not need a heater and would heat just fine in the sun and even better if it was black in color for a bit more passive solar heating
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
Soil Drench Formula
Food/FPJ 1:500
Cleanser/BRV 1:500
Medicine/OHN 1:1000
Structure/WCAP 1:1000
Protectors/LAB 1:1000
Sea Water 1:20
adding microbes IMO/LIMO/JMS and doing a 1 time till or forking to help breakup the compaction …could also add organic matter to help break up the soil during forking or tilling …if the soil is just really bad consider something like a lasagna garden or a hügelkultur to start and allow the life to move down into the harsh soil and improve it
Happy Experimenting
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
It sounds to me the big thing here is soil PH being that blueberry’s like very acidic soil ….there’s some things we can try …the soil acidifier is a good addition, we could also use coffee water at the start of the season to lower PH and add some nitrogen to the soil, can also try adding a organic fertilizer blend made for acid loving plants at the end of the season (there’s no rule we cant add whatever we want to the soil), the hard part here is that the soil life wants to always bring the PH to neutral so in a way we have to fight it each year but still maintain a balance in soil health ….to make the coffee water (which is my go to for blueberry’s each year) we just add some cheep coffee grounds into our watering can (as if we where making weak coffee to drink) and let it sit for a wile to steep then water our berries with it, coffee is acidic about a 6 and lowers the PH of the soil really well to help the blueberries flower and fruit during the season, the coffee grounds also add a bit of nitrogen to the soil …i’v been doing this coffee method to my berries for a couple years, mine are also in pots so i can control the soil PH and soil mix a lil better for them, doing this along with using KNF methods has had good results for me
Happy Experimenting
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
Yes. As a way to help unify the KNF Community, we do recognize Chris’ certification.
- drake answered 1 year ago
No, agar can not be used for collecting IMO. The reason is that the agar is selective to the microbes. Soil microbes are diverse and will not culture well. You will get microbes, but they are not the microbes you want.
- drake answered 11 months ago
Heating the vinegar to pasteurize it will stop the fermentation process.
- drake answered 11 months ago
Spraying weekly with protectors (LAB) will help the fungus not set in …the lacto get in the pores of the leaves and take up the space needed for the fungus to set in reducing the leaf curl and allowing the tree to grow stronger to fight off the intruders …IMOs can also help ,by introducing strong beneficial microbes around the tree we allow the tree to become stronger and healthier helping to prevent the leaf curl JS Jadam Sulfur is a fungicide but should only be used as a last resort
- dagoofman answered 9 months ago
How does FAA compare to urine? – KNF Fuel (FAA) is amino acids urine is more nitrogen based it does have a few amino acids in it but KNF Fuel is a more complete source of aminos …amino acids do more for the plant and microbiome ,some aminos do get broken down into nitrogen but not all the rest are used to help plants in many other way such as help produce chlorophyll ,build soil structure ,help the uptake of other nutrients and more
How would one use urine as a fertilizer?
Does fermenting it / inoculating it with IMO do anything? – Jadam talks of making Cheap Food (JLF) with both urine and humanure but both need to be fermented for more then 6 months to be used ….urine can be used as a foliar spray or soil drench at between 1:100 and 1:500 (but i would not use it on anything that had a fruit that i was gonna pick anytime soon) ….humanure can be used in the same way (it says in the book) but i would only use it as a soil drench and only on things like fruit trees and flowers …composting toilets can also be used in the same away as humanure
i would not say compost is needed but it is the best source of organic matter for your plants and one of the easiest to make there are 100s of videos/books on composting in tons of different ways
Happy Experimenting
- dagoofman answered 9 months ago