I can say iv been using KNF/Jadam for 2 yrs now in all my containers all the way from seed starter trays. I do go from trays (gonna try hrdro plugs from my aero garden this yr) to 1 qt cloth bags and use cloth containers from 1 qt to 150gal the cloth i think allows the imos to breath and also sitting on the ground the imos to pass trough the cloth i get nice fungal growth on the bottoms of the bags where they contact the ground i do also use the 1/3 mix in my containers 1/3 coir or peet 1/3 imo compost 1/3 perlite we have to keep in mind this is container gardening so gotta use all the methods injunction with KNF/Jadam to bring in the life and the WS fertilizers now using the solutions as a soil drench rather then a foliar spray i do get different results as i dont need to feed as much since there will be remnants left behind in the soil that helps to feed the soil life which feeds the plants much like a granulate fertilizer would but dont not last as long growing indoors though changes a few things most people dont want creepy crawlies in the soil indoors and we cant just pick n choose the biology that goes in the soil the soil food web needs all the players not just a few u could say bring in the microbes from imos but there will be a unbalance in the force when theres nothing to feed on the microbes so u really want a clean growing medium like coir and will be focusing on the water soluble of the KNF just like the bottles of stuff u would buy using as a spray once a week and just PH water to the soil i think would work the best but i understand not wanting to spray indoors i dont want to either but i do worry about a issue in the soil by using KNF as a drench and think that over feeding would be a real issue being that there will always be a bit of solution left in the coir that the plant does not uptake but i would think that is a common issue when using any fertilizer in the coir so feeding less and watering more i think is the answer i to will soon be growing indoors and have been thinking about this for a long time and testing outdoors and gotta say i grew some nice peppers all in 7gal pots this yr so i know KNF/Jadam will work in containers and i dont see that much of a difference in the method of using store bought to using KNF in a indoor grow system i think it comes down to just figuring out what the plant needs and when and getting the PH right for proper nutrient uptake since there is no soil life to balance the PH i do think that KNF fits very well with indoor growing methods and would be a very easy integration indoor growing methods r based on base inert growing mediums and water soluble fertilizers that screams use KNF to me Happy Experimenting
- dagoofman answered 4 years ago
anything with a tight sealing lid buckets, jars whatever
- dagoofman answered 4 years ago
there is really good info in the jadam book on composting humanure iv also learned from others that time is what it take to process humanure lots of time even in the jadam method i think it says 1 yr to process if using a dry method id almost say wait 2 yrs before putting it in the garden time is the key
i use KNF/Jadam in all my raised beds in the deep ones i use a hugel method to fill the raised beds and IMO compost on top works great
- dagoofman answered 4 years ago
The biochar will absorb the nutrients very quickly. Soaking it for a few minutes will enable the char to become charged. Using JMS with the char is okay, but these are not really the microbes you want to be using in the soil, as they cause rotting as you noted. JMS acts more as a prebiotic feeding the soil biology similar to a fish dinner.
- drake answered 4 years ago
i make my FAA on my front porch in a glass jar unheated and it gets really cold on the porch when its -2 outside cold enough to freeze water iv not had a issue with it in fact theres a question on here somewhere about freezing solutions and if i remember correct the freezing assists in micronation of the the solution so iv never worried about keeping my KNF stuff in a tote on the porch the main player in the fermentation is lacto and it should just go dormant as u said no biggie plus u r using a cooler the insulation will keep it from freezing or even getting to cold u really should have nothing to worry about
- dagoofman answered 4 years ago
When I am storing IMO for a long time, sealing it and placing it in the fridge keeps it from drying out.
- drake answered 4 years ago
The rice bran was in pellet form. It heated up ok, but it wasn’t as good for IMO because the pellet form made it harder to mix with the dirt. It worked fine for bokashi. Supposedly Farm Supply Coop. in Hilo now stocks WMR it, but they were out a little while ago, but planned to get some in. I didn’t check with the price.
I just picked up a 50 lb. bag of rice bran pellets from Tractor Supply in Hilo. The pellets are a much smaller size than what I previously tried, but I’ve not yet had a chance to process them.
- Ed Pare answered 4 years ago
Here is a link to the University of Hawaii Plans for a Deep Litter Pig Pen.
- drake answered 4 years ago
Restoring and strengthening the indigenous soil biology around the ‘ohia tree keeps the trees from being overrun by the symptoms of ROD. Other solutions made from plants from the native forest help to feed the trees as well.
The key is to establish a schedule to nurture the trees using KNF solutions, and finding effective ways to help the forest.
- drake answered 4 years ago