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Making a natural farming preparation (fpj) with Japanese knotweed today. Japanese knotweed is full of resveratrol (the compound everyone says makes red wine healthy 😉) and apparently triggers a health response in plants to help fight off pest and diseases so I looking forward to testing it out..

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Henry 1y ago

Anyone else been making a knotweed ferment or FPJ to try on their plants?

Thus far it appears to have helped knock out a spider mite/thrip issue on an indoor grow.

I have also been using it in conjunction with some bokashi to treat some trees and shrubs that 'could be doing better'. Generally they have responded really well.

Unfortunately I have done a terrible documenting it. So it feels like I have kind of imagined the whole thing 😂.

So let me know if any of you have had results from this too and I will try to do better next time now I don't have to delete all the apps on my phone to take a photograph.😁

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The Beave 1y ago

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Is doing some KNF stuff.

Henry 1y ago

Thanks, I will have to follow them.

The Beave 1y ago

You're welcome.

Troy 1y ago

In a "fermenting for your garden" class I attended a few weekends ago, the instructor said that when plants are in the proper conditions (soil with the right microbes, and nutrients that are bioavailable to plants, etc), that the skin of the plants thickens and prevents pests from taking over. He said his garden has plenty of bugs, but no damage.

Henry 1y ago

Yes 🙂 John Kempf has a good explanation of this and its also in Matt Powers book

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1wJefaFrVI

Also in Matt's book it says the knotweed helps trigger a systemic resistance. That's part of the reason for trying it out. Going to add some other things mentioned in it too to try and increase the effect.

Raven M 1y ago

I haven't done it, but looking forward to hearing more about your experiences. It's a new area of knowledge for me and super fascinating.

In the fertilizer fermentation class that Troy mentioned the presenter had posters with nutrient content of various plants with the idea that you can tailor your ferments to specific needs.

Henry 1y ago

Indeed its all very exciting, it also starts to helps to explain a lot of sometimes baffling gardening experiences. I shall have to find out that nutrient content poster, as its always very interesting to read new information. Check out the video I posted to Troy, sounds like similar or the same information possibly presented in a different way.