How To: FERTILIZE Figs with JADAM // Feeding SCHEDULE // Tips & Tricks //

[@GmamaGrowz]

That's for sharing how you feed your figs!

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for watching!!

[@stefanstef2918]

King of Figs, the one and only Homer The Great ! The Master Blaster ! Great material like always! All the best🎉

[@basementfigs]

Master Blaster!!! Love it!!

[@kelleylawall1255]

Fantastic video. I know making videos for us can be stressful, but you truly have a gift.

[@basementfigs]

To my fan that turned into family… I will never forget how you always reached out to me when I disappeared from the hobby… I will never forget!! your constant support to make videos inspires me to share what I can with the community… ❤️

[@bosquebear1]

You inspired me to grow better. I have about 100 airlayers on my in-ground figs to grow more in pots. Keep videos coming. Don't take time to edit. They are great either way, so don't burn out with editing. I love following your daily routines.

[@basementfigs]

Ty my friend! Your comments inspire to make videos!

[@troypriddyFNF]

very interesting fertilizer mix.. be looking for to more on it.. thanks for sharing

[@iyadalmaidani4152]

❤thanks for sharing my friend im a fig collector and im frind with you on facebook and always seen your posts on the group

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for watching!!

[@gapey]

Thanks for sharing. I definitely need to feed my figs more. Looks like you got a good routine going.

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for watching!!

[@ThaiTong-xy1ok]

Wow A lot of work, that how all your figs tree look healthy and productive ❤

[@basementfigs]

Thanks!

[@katedalzell8007]

Thanks so much for this. I’ve been reading and re-reading the JADAM book, taking notes, making my plan for next year. I just received the book on pests and disease control. Appreciate you breaking it down this way. I’m really embracing KNF.

[@basementfigs]

Organic/Natural series starts next week!!

[@larawines4875]

Hey Homer, great video!! Love your set up. Where do you get your 5 gallon white buckets?

[@basementfigs]

They sell them in Menards. They food grade and they also sell the spinning top lids.

[@lukeott58]

Homer. You are absolutely amazing. I can’t wait for every video you make. Curious about how long does it take to break down the crab and mussels shells? What do you put in with them? Has to be something to be able to break down. Also how long does it take for the fish to break down? Do you grind up the fish? I have so many questions. Thank you for sharing I really appreciate your help. You the man ❤

[@basementfigs]

I started the shell mix last year around September I believe. So almost a year to break down. I’m trying to make more videos explaining it.

[@ajmalkhanajukhan8599]

Gud job 😊

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for watching!!

[@stroboogy]

Great video

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! I’m happy you enjoyed it!

[@Not_So_Weird_in_Austin]

Thanks for the KNF and JADAM video. How often do you fertilize the figs?

[@basementfigs]

2 times a week.

[@Spencer_Plant_Projects]

Good stuff. I have been blending shrimp heads or and crabshells into a paste and adding to my fish hydrolysate. The bacteria is better able to trasform it into chitosan

[@basementfigs]

I would love to try this! Sadly, I’m Asian and we eat the shrimp heads… LOL

[@Spencer_Plant_Projects]

​@@basementfigsunderstandable! You can grind the shell waste too to make the chitin more available regardless. You just miss out on the proteins and enzymes in the head

[@eileennolan9797]

Show us how you make your JADAM specialized buckets.

[@basementfigs]

Videos will come! Thanks for watching!!

[@tdb2965]

Do you have a link for the large barrels? Thanks great video.

[@basementfigs]

Facebook marketplace.

[@Batchat2352]

Fig tree leaves once dried are good for making some nice deserts. From where im from we use it on a desert made from purple corn

[@basementfigs]

I had dried fig tea last year… give me a dish to look up!?

[@Batchat2352]

@@basementfigs Peruvian pudding. Lots of different recipes for it. But my mother told me the missing ingredient in theirs was always fig leaves til this year

[@basementfigs]

@Batchat2352 I’m gonna watch some KZbin vids about Peruvian pudding!!

[@EaglePointNF]

Another great video. Once word gets around you're gonna blow up. How long do you ferment crabs/fish when using sugar and labs?

[@basementfigs]

I never tried ferment crabs with labs… but I would guess 2-3 months… the fish w labs broke down real fast maybe 1.5 months. Thanks for the kind words. And ty for watching.

[@JohnDurso82]

Who knew Fred Armisen was such a fig fanatic!

[@basementfigs]

lol… help me understand… do you think I look like him!?

[@JohnDurso82]

@@basementfigs a little yes! You also sound like him so it doubles the effect. I don't know if others would think so, I'm a Fred Armisen fan so I love it.

[@basementfigs]

@@JohnDurso82 I need to watch a video now of him.

[@katedalzell8007]

First video I watched of yours, I thought the same thing!

[@Memyselfandionyoutube]

Have you ever tried Azolla for a fertilizer?

[@basementfigs]

No… I’ll look it up!

[@lukeott58]

Sorry one more question. Can I store the mussel and crab shells for later use or should I use them right away? Will they lose whatever it is by sitting out? 😊

[@basementfigs]

When u make JADAM fertilizer… the older the better. But you need to keep feeding the barrel so the anerobic bacteria has something to eat.

[@petergraves9006]

ppl have tested thier soil micro biology before and after using chlorinated water and they found even though it did kill some off some biology it wasnt enough to kill them off entirely thus being able to maintain healthy soil i used to get the hose filters for like 50 bucks but didnt notice a differnce once i stopped using it for convenience the water filters are nice i think they sell for 30 bucks now

[@basementfigs]

I still water with my garden house. Just when I fertilize or use compost tea, I’ll use rain water. Thanks for watching and the comment! ❤️

[@afig3539]

❤ 2 q’s: have you added something to your phosphorus fert to substitute for the molasses? Our guy uses wood ash for the phosphorus fert when applying, do you believe it is important/necessary? Do you use or sub?

[@basementfigs]

❤️

[@basementfigs]

Same school of thought but slightly different approach. KNF will use sugar and molasses. This is a quick way to make fertilizer. Usually with LABs. JADAM is about a slow process of decomposing using local microorganisms to multiple and “dissolve” the plant material. JADAM is better imo but I will make some KNF videos soon. Wood ash is great for adding micro nutrients. What I usually do is when I have a bone fire, I just take the ashes and throw some in those buckets I have. I believe my soil mix could really keep my figs thriving without any fertilizing and I’m just fertilizing to make my soil last longer. Once I start worrying about nutrient deficiency, I definitely just do a compost tea. That is the easiest solution to fix any problems.

[@basementfigs]

Please start using the rice hull I gave you. Potassium sulfate found in the rice hull will increase your plants immunity by strengthening the cell walls. It makes it possible for the plant to handle extreme stress too. Hot weather. Cold weather. I will never grow another plant without rice hull. Aeration is the bonus.

[@kevinbisneau3704]

Nice job. Why go through the work of making fertilizer but still using a commercial microbes product? Compost/worm casting tea or IMO indigenous microorganisms will get you results. Thanks for the video!

[@basementfigs]

Thanks for watching!! I concur. But there are a billion microorganisms and not all are present. I like making tea from time to time as well. Just something to switch it up. My hobby is buying stuff for my hobby. lol.

[@tlnelson7598]

How does your fertilizer smell? I have tried jadam and my neighbors stated that they could smell sewerage.

[@basementfigs]

Smells wickedly bad especially the crab leg one… also you can do organic fertilizing with brown sugar and molasses… those general smell sweet like the fish hydrolysate in the video.

[@Spencer_Plant_Projects]

You need to let the fertilizers break down for a year + to solve the smell problem. They say it's good after a few months but the best thing is to do a long fermentation

[@basementfigs]

Yea the older the better. The cheating way is to use LABs with Molasses. Thanks for chiming in Spencer!

[@Spencer_Plant_Projects]

EM-1 or LABs/molasses is not cheating just a different ferment coming from Kyusei nature farming system out of Japan. Really good for alkaline soils or sand, the low pH doesn't help as much in clay loams and potting media.

[@basementfigs]

When I said cheating… I mean time wise. I’ll make some KNF soon.