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Thanks so much for identifying that!!

That's a great idea, my mom has a willow at her place, I hope it isn't too late to harvest some! Thanks for the tip-tip!!

I'm a huge fan of repurposing sticks! I have several mulberry saplings I'm going to try coppicing; the branches are straight and sturdy, I think they'd make excellent stakes. Using loose loops to support the plants was a game changer for me, I'd previously used fabric elastic cording and it would lose elasticity when exposed to the elements. And it was expensive, I could only use it once and then it just went to the trash! Your system sounds perfect!

Glad you liked it, thanks so much for the kind comment!!

I kept the best logs to make some edging for the creek line! Trellises is an excellent use of the extra wood, a lot of these got burned hahaha. This lot has many, many more so I'm barely scratching the surface. I've opened up a lot of space, but that endeavor has taken months, and you know it'll just pop right up again! It's constant maintenance to eradicate something so persistent.

Thanks for watching! Hope it helps!!

I was shocked how much a little wooden pole cost at the garden store, the foraged sticks add an element of charm that can't be bought! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment!!

That would have saved me a lot of time!! This was the most root-bound plant I'd ever encountered so I was a little stunned lol! Thanks for watching and I appreciate your helpful comment!!

I looked them up, very perfect! The jagged leaf shape is also very fitting for the textures I'm going for. Awesome suggestion, I'll hunt around for one!!

Welcome!! So glad you're into it and thanks so much for subscribing!!

I had to get help with a translation, but I hope this is accurate to your sentiment: “Rinsing rice water has indeed been proven to make plants healthier (using wastewater).” My favorite part about this process is that it improves on materials that would be thought of as useless. Nutrients from the rinsed water, cheese from the milk. Turning "food waste" back into food is a valuable skill!

I've learned so much from all the helpful comments on this video! I'm definitely going to expand on the process next time I make a batch!!

I've added too much nitrogen before, it can be really tricky to dial in a proper dose with homemade inputs, and yes even more difficult to fix! I tend to dose too low as a precaution, I may not have the largest harvests, but once you've gone too far with nutrients it instills a respect for balance!! I hope your soil makes a good comeback, thank you for sharing your experience!

Excellent idea! I've got Thai basil and Genovese basil in my raised beds, but I can really see it making a beautiful and useful addition to "ornamental" spaces. Purple basil is especially gorgeous!! I'll have to start using it for visual interest, thanks for watching and for the suggestion!!

nice Carolyn!!

It's not a lot of work once you get the flow down. But I always have some "plant snacks" brewing and this is one of the simpler ones so it's all relative! I do love to cook and ferment though so it's already in line with my hobbies and interests, I understand that it's not for everyone. I make probiotic beverages for myself as well, like Kombucha and Kefir. To me, even if there's a lot of bacteria in my gut already, it makes me feel good when I supplement, so I'm all for giving the "critters" in my soil the same treatment! While I'm hesitant to dump a bag of Bat Guano or Fish Emulsion on my beds for fear of nutrient lockout, I can confidently amend the soil with gentle input that will deliver the existing nutrients to the plants. Thanks for watching! Hope this helps!

Why don't you do a side by side experiment comparing two plants, one with this and one without? I'd do it too if I knew it worked.

@@chrischandler3041 That's a good idea!

@@sandra_gorden thanks! I may do it.. LOL

LAB's got what plants crave!

I've heard of people making Water Soluble Calcium without the heating step; I believe in that case you'd want to finely grind the eggshells. The membrane isn't harmful if you make this without separating it, say if you heated them in the oven instead of doing it outdoors. For me, it's just easier to cook them than to grind them for a large batch like this. But I'd be interested in your results if you try it without heating them first! Thanks for watching!

LAB, which stands for Lactic Acid Bacteria! Thanks for the reminder to always have a caption for acronyms!

This provides microbes and bacteria to the soil, like a healthy probiotic yogurt for your dirt. The NPK that's already in your soil is better absorbed by having a very "fertile" soil. The more biological activity in the ground, the better absorption to the plants. The advantage of homemade amendments is that they're able to be applied quickly when they are most active. I still use top dressing and compost teas to add nutrients to my beds, but the LAB is useful for boosting the "life" that is already present in the soil, which delivers those nutrients to the roots. Worms, nematodes, microbes, healthy soil is full of living organisms that are constantly breaking down matter in your soil which is helpful for the overall health of your plants!

@@sandra_gorden Thank you 😊 🙏

I hope you can give it a try!

I will say, I splurged for the sushi rice!! and I've failed a batch before by letting it sit too long, so even idle things do require some effort, yes.

Yeah respectfully I'll pass

Seems like a good use for the bag of rice that's old enough that no-one is willing to cook it 😅

@@emberinferno6227 True! But I actually cook the rice when I'm done washing it! I've done it with barley and brown rice as well, and you can eat the curd! So nothing goes to waste. Personally, I've never eaten the cheese, but people have shared a lot of advice in the comments of the long version of this video so I'm ready to give it a try.

I use molasses for my compost tea, I'll try preserving the LAB with it next! I did it once with brown sugar and it still got moldy so I'm not sure I did it right, doing it with straight molasses sounds better. I'm going to try the cheese next time too!! When I first started making LAB I didn't eat dairy but I'm more keen on giving it a shot now, you make it sound very easy!!

@@sandra_gorden the fresh stuff is really easy, and scrummy (it'll spoil you for all other cheese lol) we've had a few disasters trying to mature it in a mold, works well with a lot of salt but then it tastes very salty, also tried to add a culture to make roquefort that went horrible wrong, never had a fresh one go wrong tho, it's well worth the effort 👍

Thank you!

Thank you so much, I'm glad you found me!!! Welcome friend :)

Sorry bothering you, I have just opened the descriptionbox 😊

No offence taken! I absolutely understand the skepticism when it comes to things that don't offer a direct and measurable result. Korean Natural Farming is very much a "trust the process" kind of gardening, especially in the beginning. Unlike with pre-packaged plant supplements, there's no immediate way to measure what's come from your efforts (at least not without a microscope). For me, the immeasurable value in KNF, and homemade supplements in general, lies in building a connection with the garden through preparing and applying something that you've made yourself. Like a home-grown, home-cooked meal for your loved ones, even if we're not visually seeing a nutrition label spelling out concrete numbers and percentages, there's undeniable value in spending time and effort to put something wholesome into that which you care about. But I do recommend diving more into KNF, JADAM and soil health, there's a lot of information to validate the effectiveness of beneficial bacteria and microbes related to gardening. Elaine Ingham, Jeff Lowenfels and Chris Trump would be an excellent place to start, I've learned so much from these 3. But a lot of learning comes from experience, through failures, successes and everything in-between. For something so cheap and simple to do, with negligible negative side effects, I feel completely content with foregoing store-bought plant supplements in favor of gentle, homemade plant food. And to me the process is extremely fun and rewarding, even before seeing results. If you can enjoy what you do it's never going to be a waste, plus these amendments will not harm your garden, so to me there is virtually no risk in experimenting. Thanks so much for your comment!! I hope this recipe serves you well and I wish you luck in the garden!!

Thank you. It took quite a time to reply 🌸 I am really intrigued and will give it a try ⛩

Great idea! I'm learning so many ways to utilize the leftover rice water!!

Thank you so much!! I'm still smitten by them! I'm very excited to see how they grow into the space, updates to come.

That's so interesting! I've done sprouted (alfalfa) teas for the garden before, I had no idea it was also LAB! I've previously done LAB with barley, sprouting them is an excellent idea. I make cashew cheese and I've always noticed the flavor is better when the cashews have soaked for a couple days, you're blowing my mind with that realization!! Lactic Acid has so many uses, thank you very much for sharing your insight!!

@@sandra_gorden If you brew beer, you always have to be very careful to ensure that the barley (or wheat or rice) does not sour because of LAB infections. Grains are awash with LAB and so all the brewing processes are designed to inhibit or mitigate their growth. That was one reason why hops were added to ale and why the British developed Indian Pale Ale, which was to increase the shelf -life of beer when it was shipped (literally) from the UK to India. Of course "sour beer' (LAB infected beers) are something that some home (and commercial) brewers delight in.

@@kb2vca I love the beer history!!! I must admit my only attempt at making beer from scratch resulted in contamination, I stick to brew kits for the most part when it comes to making my own now lol! They're really not as good though, malt extract has a very distinct flavor that doesn't strike a chord for me like an all-grain brew. But I love a good sour Lambic, so I leave that to the experts lol. Your feedback is so appreciated, I really enjoy your knowledgeable perspective. Thanks again for watching and thank you so much for the thoughtful comments!!

@@sandra_gorden Most home brewers believe that they OUGHT to be brewing 5 or 6 gallons of beer at a time, and sure, if your technique is good no problem, but novice brewers IMO should aim to make single gallons (2-3 lbs of grains mashed , sparged and boiled in 4-6 quarts of water). You must cool the wort quickly and seal the fermenter with a bung and airlock. Of course, your cleaning and sanitizing procedures must be solid. Ninety percent of brewer's time and energy revolves around cleaning and sanitizing. Anything that touches your wort must be sanitized. Not operation room sterile, but food grade sanitized. 🙂

Use the sprouts to grow wheat grass. The best thing of all. I like my wheat grass with lime and fresh ginger to taste. I keep a jug in the fridge in summer. Very energizing and refreshing on a hot summer day. 😊

Good eye!! Actually, I just prepped every stage of the process for the demo and only had one of the big jars, so I used a smaller one for that part! The first time I ever made LAB I did a small batch, similar to the size I made in this video, but I didn't have the big jar then and I noticed an issue with getting the curd to form! I strained it and used it as normal; it was fine but definitely took longer to strain. At the time I assumed I didn't leave it to sit long enough but now that you mention it, maybe it could be because of the smaller jar. I'll run the process again and do a side-by-side for the same size batch in different size jars and get an update. I don't want to mislead people if they copy my process exactly and end up with different results! Best of luck with your next batch!

My mom's chickens were able to donate some shells for this batch! It's a great way to repurpose those high-quality eggs!! 1 to 2 ounces to 10 gallons sounds about right! I do a heavy splash in my 2.5-gallon watering can, probably about a half ounce. You're not going to overdo it with this stuff, but I will apply a heavier concentration to my tomatoes when they're beginning to flower! I do an application twice a month at most during peak production.

@@sandra_gorden Thanks Again ! SUBD your channel. We'll see you on the next 1. TAKE CARE

That mesh fabric is called Insect Netting! You can find it from major online retailers (you know the one) or some hardware/garden stores will carry it. You can even find it marketed as "Mosquito Net" in camping stores. It's very nice!! You've got to make sure it's secured really well from the bottom though or bugs can still get in, and any plants that need pollinating will need to be pollinated by hand. I use it to keep the bunnies out!

@@sandra_gorden Thank you very much!👍 Thank your very helpful tips!

I'm a former Hot Topic kid, some things never change. My hobbies may have matured a bit, but weirdos stay weird!!

@@sandra_gorden I love the blacks, the deep purples, and the dark reds. And some orange. I planted a mystery crape myrtle. If it comes out pink I don't know what I'm gonna do.

@@nathanroden4941 I love the purple + orange combo. Milkweed and coneflowers, not inherently "spooky" plants, but in the right context they really vibe with a darker color palette. Pink is pretty punk!! I'd say it still fits in, at least that's what I tell my cosmos...

Yes, you're right! I've never done it personally but if you keep the curd and boil it you can make soft cheese, you can even make hard cheese if you form it and encase it in wax. I'll have to try and document next time I make a batch. I've been wanting to eventually but I feel a little intimidated by the process!

It gets very stinky! Any sign of mold is a good indicator to start over. And yes it works for fruit trees as well!! Ornamental or edible! The LAB feeds your soil which in turn feeds your plants so it's compatible with every plant!

Yes! This functions as a booster for soil health, so any plant will benefit as long as they grow in dirt. I even use it on my houseplants!

What is the application frequency. Once in the spring or more frequent?

@@lindavasa7519 This is a very gentle amendment so you can apply as frequently as once a week! I don't do it that consistently, sometimes once every other week, sometimes once a week. I apply more often when the garden is really growing and taper back once things start to die off in the autumn. In the winter I'll apply once more as I put the beds to sleep until spring. Then the following season, before it gets warm, I'll give it several treatments starting a few weeks before I begin planting everything out. It really depends on how often you feel like making it. The excellent thing about LAB is that it's a microbial booster rather than a direct fertilizer, so you don't run the risk of nutrient lockout like with store-bought N-P-K plant amendments.

I'm all for experimenting! I've had similar (well, similar-ish) situations where I considered using my just-expired milk for LAB, I decided against it because it's a little more work than I wanted to put in for an experiment. But I put my spoiled milk in the compost without issues so maybe that would be less risky for you, rather than making LAB or applying the spoiled milk to your soil directly. But if you don't have a compost pile, I really don't think you'd run into any soil issues if you diluted the milk with a lot of water and used it sparingly for watering just so it won't go to waste.

ok im gonna give her a go... ill stew a lil on it but im thinking ill put some in the shade bed ive yet to finish planting. will def use in compost too! and for the sake of curiosity and experimentation....of which is in ALL of us gardeners....ill report back! stay tuned 😁 thanks!

@@shelbydonaldson5862 Good luck with it!! I'm sure it'll help far more than it will hurt! Gardeners will do anything for the experience lol!!

True and when sick, give him the rice and add boiled chicken in it. For diarrhea OR constipstion, PLAIN canned pumpkin WITHOUT spices etc works for both. If they rescues punpkin try baked sweet potatoes. Scoop out the inside.

Good to know! I've used the pumpkin trick before and my dog loves it. She's a big fan of barley so I imagine she'd really enjoy the rice water!

I've used 2% and skim with equally good results. I've never attempted with plant based milk or alternative dairy products like goat milk though!

Oops!! I did the audio in one take, I'm still learning to filter for the public eye (and ears) :P

Thanks so much! I'll have to try that, I throw the extra out anyway, I'd much rather be doing something useful with it!! Do you use it before or after it has fermented?

This is excellent advice!! Thank you so much, the bunnies have been relentless so I will definitely be doing this.

@@sandra_gorden If you have any other new wooded shrubs be sure to cage them as well. I discovered some girdling on my newly planted arborbiteas.

I'll protect my black elderberries too just in case!! I wonder if rabbits like fig trees...

Glad you enjoyed it, King Ant!!