All this KNF content has given me an idea. I think I'm going to try and make fpj and inoculate it with orca to see if I can get a decent dwc grow going. I'm aware of the potential problems associated with organics in dwc but I will probably make a single bucket setup just to test my idea. Probably going to add a tbsp of oil to my res to prevent frothing. Gunna be a couple months before it's ready though. Should be a fun little experiment. If nothing else I will have fertilizer for the other crops I grow outside.
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So, my first attempt was a bit of a failure but not a loss. I will be letting it sit outside over winter and using it to fertilize my greenhouse to get the microbes started next February.
My second attempt I used other wild grasses and weeds from my yard. This time I opted to blend them up instead of cutting them into strips. The result is a much more vibrant green mixture. I feel much better about that. The other mistake I made was adding in the worm/compost exudates before fermenting. This time I will pasteurize this material and then add it to my fpj. The reason for using this is that it contains humic and fulvic acids which will help bind the nutrients to aid in absorption. I need to pasteurized it so the funky bacteria and fungi in the exudate material doesn't overtake the beneficial components of my fpj. I will strain it all through a nut milk bag like last time to remove all the large debris and allow it to sit for an additional week. I'm determined to keep trying until I can figure this thing out.
Back to the drawing board. I saw conflicting information when making my mix. I will still use it in the greenhouse but it needs refinement for hydro.
I'm going to mix humic acid in this next go around after fermentation is complete to help bind the nutrients and make them avaliable. I was sort of all over the place last time but have a better idea of what I'm doing now and how to solve some of the problems.
I have formulated a plan. Thanks to the closet/tent I recently built I have a bit more room to play with in my main grow. My air pump has extra spots to hook up more stones. I'm going to use that to add air to a separate bucket and give this fpj a shot. I have 1 extra Chill Out OG clone that I was just going to discard but I will use it for this instead.
I was under the initial impression it was going to take longer to make but it's done. It is very thick. Gross comparison but it's about the consistency of mucus. It has a sweet/sour/pickle smell. As soon as I get my keeper clones to root I will be starting up my big tent again. I have finished making altercations to it, which I will cover in my next grow thread. No idea what ratio to run because no one does this so it will be trial and error. I am thinking about 5ml per gallon to start. Word around town is ppm meters dont work very well for things like this so i might be a bit blind. I will attempt to use it but i don't have high expectations of it working. Wish me luck :)
I can post a picture if anyone wants but it just looks like light brown liquid so I didn't see the point.
Sounds like a fun experiment. I'll be tuned in for this one
🤣🤣🤣gunna = gonna in my slang🤣🤣🤣that’s funny. Thanks
Hey Cam Z
can you give definitions for
KNF
FPJ
DWC
GUNNA
Thanks😊