Hi Folks! In this longer than usual episode we talk about how our approach to growing ranunculus has had to change from previous years. We discuss what has gone wrong over the past couple of years and how important it is has been for us to work on soil biology to reduce soil compaction. Upfront, we are no experts in KNF (Korean Natural Farming) but have found the philosophy and solutions useful this year in enhancing the ranunculus crop-- so far. Ultimately how things perform between now and harvest will be the final test.
The formula for Fermented Sea Water or FSW is: for 1 gallon of rainwater or non-chlorinated water
1:300 dilution of FPJ(Fermented Plant Juice) or 2.5 tsp
1:700 dilution of LAB (Lactic Acid Bacteria) or 1 tsp
1:30 dilution of Seawater or sea-salt. or 4.5gms fine grain sea-salt or 3/4 tsp if using seawater 125 ml.
This is applied at the rate of 1 gallon per 250 sq ft as a foliar feed light soil drench. If the soil is dry water the area well several hours before application. Apply only when light levels are low at the end of the day or a cloudy day. Don't apply outdoors if rain is imminent in 24 hrs. Don't apply this more often than 7-10 days apart. We tended to look at the plants and went conservatively using it once every 4 weeks.
Just a note on adding Sea-salt as a mineral supplement to plants and soil. A liter of sea water weighs 1000 grams. Average salinity of seawater is 3.5% or 34.8 gm of dissolved solids per liter. Approximately 30 gm of the dissolved solids are NaCl (salt) The remaining is K, Ca, Mg, S and many other trace minerals vital to plants. When diluting seawater on a 1:30 basis the salt component is reduced to 1 part per 1000 parts water or 1gm dry sea-salt per liter fresh water gives the same result. The other minerals are diluted too, however plants require very low amounts of most of these elements at any one time and this dilution is perfect. (Note if you have high sodium levels in your soil you may want to be cautious about using this as a mineral supplement)
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