when watering new plants FAA is a nitrogen source not something a starting plant needs to much nitrogen could cause burning in the new starts what u need at first is high root development the WCAP and growth hormones from the FPJ is what is needed no nitrogen is needed till the first set of true leaves has come in and even at that point only very little is needed at first …….but as a seed soak u would use OHN BRV FPJ LAB FAA WCAP SW if u r missing a couple its not the end of the world remember in KNF there’s a 40% leeway window over or under…..also if u dont have it theres a really good free chart at the KNF site thats the CHO Nutritive Recipes good info to keep
- dagoofman answered 3 years ago
the procedure is the same when making any KNF Food (FPJ)
- dagoofman answered 1 year ago
When making knfFuel (FAA) from the original recipe with just fish and brown sugar there is a 3-4 day window when you can “salvage” it if its gone wrong. typically the problem is not enough sugar. within 3-4 days of making it if it smells like bad fish adding more sugar can save it. if it goes longer without enough sugar or gets contaminated with water its not salvageable. the amazing thing is that this simple simple recipe of just fish and sugar is chock full of lactobacillus, which is one of the reasons its stores so well for so long. have faith. the microbes will do the rest.
- suzepureknf answered 3 years ago
sometimes if there isn’t enough sugar present in the fpj plant material it wont make a food vinegar. I find making it from the juice itself gives more consistent results. 1/3 plant juice 2/3 water, a splash of raw vinegar or a vinegar scoby. cover with breathable lid. if you have a well developed scoby it will speed up the process significantly. without adding any vinegar or scoby to inoculate the brew it can take up to 5 months to make vinegar. but you’ll grow your own scoby in the process.
- suzepureknf answered 3 years ago
Thank you for the response, I am going to continue to do the spraying and hope things work out.
- SuperK answered 6 years ago
is there no dirt in your yard even if its mostly sand or clay any place where weeds or grass grows or thats not a pure sandbox i ask cause IMO4 is about using your native dirt to teach the microbes to live in it to acclimate them even if its poor dirt u r adding what it needs for it to go from dead dirt to living soil so that when u add it to your yard or gardens its got a head start on living in that environment and transforming the poor dirt into amazing soil if your yard is a pure sandbox wherever u r collecting IMOs maybe u could grab a few buckets of dirt and make your IMO4 out of that to add to whatever above ground beds u r using ….and if nothing else works and u just have to buy bags of dirt id say get the cheap top soil but this is not recommended and would be a last resort plan Z type thing any kind of native dirt would be better remember that about 50% of IMO4 is IMO3 so u r adding organic matter and microbes to dirt to make acclimated soil
- dagoofman answered 2 years ago
Different collections of LAB can certainly taste very different. From sweet-ish to bitter to sour to very mild and neutral tasting. “Sour” for me seems to be the most frequent flavor I end up with. As long as it’s not a bad sour I think you’re fine. Especially if it separated well and you poured it off in a reasonable time frame. Your nose and taste buds know. You don’t have to like the taste but as long as your body knows it’s not going to make you sick is the important part.
- suzepureknf answered 3 years ago
Yes, using a wetting agent will help get the maintenance solution closer to the leaves surface for better absorption. However, if you are using a soap based product, more will be needed than recommended as the vinegar has a soap cutting effect. This can also perhaps cut down on the amount of maintenance needed, but I do not have much data on that, so go for it, and perhaps add a comment on this thread of how it goes.
- drake answered 3 years ago