Making Liquid Fertilizer (JLF) Using Spring Grass

[@Daniel-Six]

You have the best JLF videos on YT. I really appreciate your technical perspective on the process. Great work!

[@BareMtnFarm]

Glad you like them!

[@gaddebayalu]

Sooperb!!! giving back to mother nature🌷🌳🌷🌳🌷🌳 Love from India❤❤❤

[@BareMtnFarm]

Thank you. We are trying to work with nature, as mother nature can be a bit tricky. Anything we try and experiment with, we want to be as close to natural and nature. Not everything works but we love the challenges. Thank you so much for watching! Love from Oregon

[@scott6550]

Thank you for educating me. Because of your help I'm making LAB and FPJ currently and hopefully will have some IMO soon.

[@crowleyhouseflowerfarm]

Now I know what to do with all my grass!! Thanks, great video.

[@wildbirdfarm]

I always learn something new from you guys!! Thank you!

[@BareMtnFarm]

Thanks @Wild Bird Farm

[@philistarsnanono3768]

Am an Agriculture student, thanks alot

[@BareMtnFarm]

You are most welcome. Thanks for watching! Enjoy your studies

[@monicacruz4407]

Useful, thank you 🙏🦠

[@BareMtnFarm]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.

[@p1dru2art]

Thumbs up thank you very much no music thank you very much

[@BareMtnFarm]

All our videos start with an introduction of views of the farm and music. The intros run no more than a minute or two. You can always speed past the introduction. Thanks for watching.

[@NatalyaBerezneva]

I made myne in trash bags. Some people add sugary substance or | and east, and pinch of dry grass or hay to diversify bacteria .

[@infiniteadam7352]

I also tried aerating yhe JLS and it foamed up and worked great within 48 hours. Gonna keep experimenting! I love this stuff!

[@SimpleEarthSelfReliance]

Any reason you'd aerate it, when it needs to be anaerobic (without air/oxygen)? Curious.

[@effieinglish]

Was Wondering about this Myself. Aerobic is supposedly better for the plants, but I tried it without aerating it last week, I only diluted it 1:2O and all the growth exploded in my tomatoes and cukes and squash that were just sitting around doing nothing for the past month. Apparently the anerobes don't hurt anything, but I was wondering if it helped to make it aerobic. Has anybody tried a comparison yet?

[@karyhartmann2724]

Doing a fertilizer for flowering vegetables would be great

[@infiniteadam7352]

Awesome video, I hear that the older the JLS is the stronger it is. I am very curious about how to choose how much to dalute it, I heard that one guy with a year old jls burned his plants at a 1 to 80 dilution, but then at a year and a half when trying to kill weeds at a 1 to 10 dilution it made them thrive. This scared me a bit, I wish I could test it myself. Also do you not add sea salt like JMS, is there any reason not to? I did, just thinking I was making my own version of JMS, before discovering JLS was already a thing.

[@sheilafade2016]

So pretty

[@IS-217]

HEY THERE! Great video, nice explanation of the process making JLF. This is something I learned about last year's season. I made a batch similar to this using weeds, grasses, etc, and some soil from my compost pile. Thing is I made this close to the end of the season a couple months before winter hit. I live in Canada zone 5. I left the bucket outside all winter long insulated by a bunch of straw bales and loose straw. (thought it might help it from freezing, not sure if it froze or not lol). Anyways I wonder if you think it would still be ok to use. I don't think it smells any worse than it did before I left it all winter lol. Still smells though lol. Would I be better to make a new batch or try this stuff out. I also made a batch with all of the spent tomato plants I pulled out of the garden with all the extra cherry tomatoes as well. I thought it would be good food for the tomatoes for this season. Can you please give me your best advice with this. I really want to explore this natural fertilizer method and just need some advice from someone who has been practicing this process like yourself. Thank you for sharing this video. Cheers! Happy gardening.

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi @IS JLF just improves with age. There is a lady who has a pepper farm and has used JADAM in Korea. She uses a JLF made from her pepper crop residues and grass and won't use the JLF until it has aged at least 3 years. You don't absolutely need to age it that long but you get the drift about improving with age. I have done the same thing with Tomatoes to make a specific JLF to help our tomato plants. This tomato JLF can be pretty high in potassium with a fair amount of calcium. I also include any stems from pruning as well. Be careful in application; use a dilution of around 1:200 apply it around the plants as a soil drench at minimum a 7 day rotation.

[@IS-217]

@@BareMtnFarm thank you very much for your response.

[@DavidSimpson-h7u]

What do with the bio char after using the liquid fertilizer from the container?

[@ChristopherPisz]

Where are you buying big sacks of bio char and azomite, and isn't it cost prohibitive? I am reading the JADAM book and it didn't mention either of those in the JLF section, although it mentions azomite elsewhere. I also like your seed tray! Very deep. Where did you get that?

[@BareMtnFarm]

We get many of the minerals and occasionally the biochar from a distribution company in Portland, Or. called Concentrates, Inc. 50 lbs of azomite is about $20, biochar is high grade finely ground and also about $20 per 1 cuft bag. We can make and now use our own biochar. We got all our nursery trays from Growers Nursery Supply in Keizer, Or. Both these companies are on the web.

[@pablodedominicis5651]

Hello, I'm Pablo from Argentina, nice to meet you... I want to know if is possible to mix Jadam Liquid Nettle Fertilizer with Jadam Liquid Comfrey Fertilizer and Jadam Liquid Fish Remains Fertilizer to store it for a while, or should I keep them separate? Thank you for your answer

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi Pablo, thanks for watching our channel! You can mix the fertilizers together and store them. But the mixed fertilizer in a sense will be a general fertilizer and that it will encompass the good qualities of each of them as individuals. But however if you're using like a fish fertilizer which is normally higher and nitrogen it may behoove you to not mix them all together but keep some of them separate for specific purposes. For example comfrey has a lot of calcium and is really great for tomatoes. And then again the fish as I talked about earlier is great for nitrogen as well as phosphorus. Either way will work so don't feel that you're locked into keeping everything separate. I think most people keep them separate simply because they want to use them for specific purposes. Best of luck on your growing season.

[@pablodedominicis5651]

@@BareMtnFarm Hi Tony, i am making a JLF (Jadam Liquid Fertilizer) using river fish scraps, and there are some things that are not clear to me. I would appreciate it if you could provide me with some help. How much sea salt should I add to a 60-gallon container that contains half fish scraps and half water? I saw in one of your videos that you add biochar to prevent the bad odor... how does that work... is it the fine powder? Is a couple of handfuls enough? What area can I irrigate with 1 gallon of JLF at a dilution of 1 in 1000? Would adding some river water to the fermentation process provide beneficial microorganisms and minerals? Do you think it's advisable? Thank you very much for your response.

[@faustocabanas2387]

Great video. Which jlf will you use for vegetables?

[@jenniferfiss1728]

I have municipal water. Is it good enough to let it sit for 24 hours to dissipate the chlorine or are there other concerns with using treated water? Also, if this is the water than irrigates my beds, am I destroying the microbes that I’m adding to the soil when I water? Lastly, if I use pig manure to make jlf, how long does it need to ferment before I can use it? (I don’t have enough fresh grass yet but lots of pig manure.) Thanks so much for sharing all your knowledge.

[@trentdorsey9987]

Do you feel biochar is suppressing microbes you may need?

[@BareMtnFarm]

No, the char acts as an absorbing mechanism for odor but doesn't interfere with the microbes or their food sources.

[@catejordan7244]

Could you do this with comfrey?

[@BareMtnFarm]

Absolutely, we just did a new video on making comfrey JLF. Here's the link. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3iye6F5q9qgqLs Thank you for the comment and watching our channel.

[@Tinaejs]

Is the biochar already innoculated or are you putting it in there to innoculate it?

[@carrytheworld]

it looks like simple nettle tea to me. I ve been using that stuff for years.

[@BareMtnFarm]

We all have to use what is available. Thank you for your comment and for watching.

[@hobin1433]

Was the bio char already activated?

[@raydowdy6914]

Do you use the tomatoe just for tomatoes?

[@BareMtnFarm]

I have tended to keep it that way mostly because I don't have alot of it, but it won't hurt to use it elsewhere too.

[@williamgarr8100]

Is there any concerns about bacterial growth?

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi @William Garr The materials in this process are submerged in water in a closed container. The closed container eliminates oxygen pretty quickly. The addition of compost or leaf mold soil inoculates the materials with a diverse set of organisms many that are anaerobic. The second thing we do is age the materials for at least 3 months. During this time the materials or food source for many of the bacteria are exhausted by the end of this period and the bacteria levels begin to drop significantly. At the end of the process there still is bacteria in the solution but the pH of grass JLF is not acidic but is near neutral. Many of the "bad" bacteria thrive in very acidic conditions. As always this is a pretty strong biologic fertilizer material and should always be diluted at a rate of at least 1:100 but 1:200 is common before application. When using this care should be taken to keep things clean. When mixing and applying at these rates most of the anaerobe bacteria don't persist but the byproducts of their metabolism is what the plants can use.

[@williamgarr8100]

@@BareMtnFarm That is a fantastic answer. Thank you very much.

[@al70127]

Does the water used need to be soft water? River or well water vs. tap water, which is better?

[@effieinglish]

all I know is if you use Chlorinated tap water let it sit at least overnight to allow the chlorine to evaporate. I do this with all my watering water because the worms and soil bacteria don't like the chlorine. I've heard that Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) will apparently remove the Chlorine and chloramines instantly. The Channel I saw that on was Plant Abundance.

[@joshdthomas89]

QUESTION: what’s the benefit of inputting the innoculum when the microbes will all die off in the ferment after 48hrs?

[@juanjoseangelmejia9548]

mine stop stinking just smells a litle bit is it bad?

[@raydowdy6914]

Would 1 cup a gallon be alright

[@BareMtnFarm]

1 cup is about a 1:15 dilution rate. If the JLF is well aged it's probably ok. I would test to see if you get any negative effects. Also try a higher dilution like 1/2 cup to see if you get good benefits. I tend to start with higher dilutions then increase concentration till you see the benefits. Sometimes what your JLF is made of will dictate your dilution level too.

[@jthepickle7]

I like the recipe but would also add 1/2 cup of unsulfered molasses.

[@BareMtnFarm]

I can see where there are some great minerals in true molasses that could provide some benefits. However, I'm not sure if it would change the speed of anaerobic fermentation or the final product too much if the wild grasses are healthy. One of the keys to this type of fertilizer is that the final product is close to pH of 7. Excessive sugars could trigger the ferment to be more acidic as it could tend to encourage acetic acids initially. Just keeping it natural also gives you a good fertilizer for no additional cost too. In this day and age I would think that's also a positive. Thanks for the comment and watching!

[@marylhanson6497]

Biochar what is it

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi @Maryl Hanson Biochar is a name for the pyrolysis under high heat +600 C of organic material such that at the end of the process the organic materials are devoid of moisture, sugars etc and what is left is the extremely light porous black carbon structure of the inputs. This material if processed correctly no longer has any oils, resins or anything like regular charcoal that can burn. Biochar does not burn like charcoal bought for barbecues. Biochar has a great ability to hold water and provide habitat for soil microorganisms. Biochar can also reduce odors caused by bacteria.

[@ja5129]

@@BareMtnFarm Good day and thank you for sharing.. May I kindly know the biochar you added to this fertiliser.. Is the activated charcoal or the plain charcoal..?

[@joshdthomas89]

QUESTION: What’s the need of inputting the innoculum when the microbes will die off after 48hrs?

[@marylhanson6497]

Whats azomite

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi @Maryl Hanson Azomite is a trade name for a ground mineral deposit mined in Utah USA. It is sediment from ancient seabeds. The material has a broad range of micro-nutrients. If you can't find this you could just use rock dust.

[@bobthrasher8226]

It is counterintuitive to me how JLF can be so potent that you have to dilute it x100 or more. What am I not understanding? Where is the potency coming from? Is it the microbes themselves? I find it hard to believe the nitrogen in the grass is that potent. Also how different is your mulch-soil from leaf-mold-soil? JADAM makes a big deal to get highest diversity of microbes for some reason.

[@mayseventy4466]

The potency comes from the other ingredients he put in!

[@effieinglish]

I don't dilute it that much. I use it 1:20 with good results, but I don't have the Azomite or biochar in it.

[@trentdorsey9987]

When grass is cut, alot of the nitrogen is lost into the air through gas. This process is allowing yo preserve the nitrogen without it releasing Nitrogen as a gaseous form.

[@perpetual4958]

'Free' well there is the alternative cost, first cut not fed to animals, if one has any.

[@BareMtnFarm]

True, If we had ruminants that'd be first choice. But you can make a great JLF from fast growing green weeds too. Just get them before they go to bloom and are actively growing.

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

Best of all Jadam Liquid Fertelizer has nearly no cost...$4.35 per barrel for my backyard grow bucket is nothing

[@BareMtnFarm]

I tend to forget about the cost issue....You are so right nearly free is an excellent bargain!

[@paoleemoua1714]

You talk too long