Influencing Plant Development Using Homemade Mineral Amendments

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  • Learn how to influence plant phases of development, flowering and fruiting, as well as increase plant photosynthesis efficiency by using sustainable, homemade mineral amendments. These are fundamental ideas needed to grow quality food, are low cost and simple to make with kitchen tools. Visit us at Nigel-Palmer.com for information about mineral amendment analysis, upcoming workshops, podcasts and other educational opportunities. For mineral and biology amendment recipes that you can make at home for free or low cost that close the waste gaps check out my book "The Regenerative Grower's Guide to Garden Amendments" available from Chelsea Green Publishers.

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  • @shedigsdirtblog5879
    @shedigsdirtblog5879 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just ordered your book after listening to you on No-till flowers podcast with Jenni Love. I'm super excited to have all the info in one place. I've been fascinated by Jadam and KNF but it's been challenging to find information that's easy to understand so thank you for explaining it so well. So excited to find your channel and learn as much as possible. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your kind words. So glad you find these important ideas interesting.

  • @jsoderquist6310
    @jsoderquist6310 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Julie previously Springer now Soderquist. Love to catch up with you! I bought your book too.

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      My email address is nigel@tiosn.com if you would like to contact me.

  • @owenp65
    @owenp65 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I bought your book early last year and it has changed the way that I garden/grow for the better. I've even made a fpj of Dahlia and have been using it this year from starting them off in the Spring, when taking cuttings and foliar feeding through the season. That is the only amendment/feed that they have had and they look amazing.
    So thank you so much for opening my eyes to a world I never knew.

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      So glad for your success. Keep experimenting and share with others.

  • @vague_havoc8933
    @vague_havoc8933 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wish you did more videos, so informative!
    Love your work

  • @LittleJordanFarm
    @LittleJordanFarm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Nigel appreciate your work 🙌

  • @billlumberg5746
    @billlumberg5746 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent stuff Nigel. If the plants are symbiotic they get help from the larger shading plants so it's possible their photosynthesis efficiency is the same just getting help from the fungal mycelium Mycorrhizal endo and ecto.

  • @martind2218
    @martind2218 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm 3/4 of the way through your book. Never knew you had a TH-cam channel as well. Nice to be able to watch some videos to go along with it. Your book is useful. Thanks

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you found the You Tube. Have you found web site data set? Thank you.

    • @martind2218
      @martind2218 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigelpalmer3439 I have now, thanks to your reply. It will be interesting to compare it to Dr Dukes to see how well nutrients are extracted. Also takes away the guesswork. One question please: I notice that in the first table both Sassafras and peach FPJ has two data entries. One of the Sassafras entries lines up with what is published in your book, but for Peach both of the entries differ from the book. I'm assuming I'm looking at a variance between batches, is that correct? Thanks Martin

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@martind2218 Yes. The two peach entries are from different variety trees. Sassafras from different trees and years.

    • @martind2218
      @martind2218 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigelpalmer3439 Thanks Nigel, appreciate the reply. Cheers

  • @janetskitchengarden2038
    @janetskitchengarden2038 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you Nigel for your informative videos which have , of course, led me to purchase and study your book.
    Creating my first 2-quart jar of tomato cuttings and brown sugar fermentation today. I very excited about this kitchen science project that will help my garden soil produce better tomatoes next season.
    I have planted nettle and comfrey for for use in next growing season's fermentations after listening to you extolling there virtues.
    My one question is my home canning funnel's bore(for want of a better word) is small half pint and pint size. Where did you find your large/wide mouth funnel? The largest I have found, thus far, is only 5.3cm.
    Gardening is all about sharing the wealth and bounty and you are certainly doing just that.

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      I am so glad you are interested in these important ideas. Sorry to say I do not recall where we got the the large mouth funnel it was so long ago. A search on line at your favorite kitchen store may be a good start.

    • @janetskitchengarden2038
      @janetskitchengarden2038 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigelpalmer3439 after 3 days my solutions, (2 tomato, 1 pepper, 1 carrot) are reduced to almost sludge like consistency. Can I combine my two tomato jars into a single jar since the reduction in volume?

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@janetskitchengarden2038 Suggest combining after decanting.

  • @moniquemason7508
    @moniquemason7508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Nigel. Very interested in your garden amendments and thanks for sharing your knowledge. Have you found that the mineral content and quantity in the plants you use vary according to the soil they grow in?

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Many variables. See analysis on web site. www.nigel-palmer.com/data Also, see James Dukes data base for mineral content of many plants.

  • @dianamccall9384
    @dianamccall9384 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi Nigel. I've attempted to make fermented plant juice from nettles multiple times since I discovered your work in 2019 and have never gotten more than a few tablespoons of juice. I'm using 8 oz nettle to 5 1/3 oz. organic brown sugar. Letting ferment about a week. I watched your video on making dandelion ferment and was shocked to see how much liquid it produced. I live in a temperate rain forest in Western North Carolina, harvest early morning before the sunrise. On the most recent occasion, I harvested after a rain storm--so no lack of moisture. What insights do you have as to why I'm getting so little liquid from the fermentation process. Many thanks for your beautiful work.

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Final amounts are based on the moisture in the plants and there is plenty of variability. Sounds like you are doing the right stuff. Dilution rates of 500:1 make it worth your while. Try something else, like dandelion.

  • @meh4164
    @meh4164 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have skimmed your book and found it very informative. Haven't had a chance to read thoroughly but planning to get started with recipes. I live in hot climate and don't have access to apple cider vinegar. Can I substitute it with lime/lemon? Thanks

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can make your own vinegar with many types of fruit using the recipe on page 125. Other acidic liquids may also work. Some have suggested using their home made kombucha for instance. Measure the acidity using litmus paper if unsure. Values around 4 will work well. Analysis of the resulting amendment will give an idea what is in them. See web page for instructions how to do this. www.nigel-palmer.com/recipeanalysis

    • @meh4164
      @meh4164 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigelpalmer3439 Thank you!

  • @juanitanoble3190
    @juanitanoble3190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nigel, I really am interested in all that you're teaching, and I want to implement as much as possible as soon as possible because the science makes sense to me. However, I'm on a surprisingly tight budget for an American and find some things, like organic brown sugar and organic meat (for bones) completely out of reach. But I'm afraid to make water based plant extractions due to the smell. I'm in town and the neighbors would just not understand! Any suggestions would be much appreciated. I'm speedily reading your book on a one month free SCRIBD trial, but I plan to purchase as soon as the money can be spared. Thanks again.

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Try Leaf Mold Fermentation on page 144. This is free and will all but eliminate the smells.

    • @juanitanoble3190
      @juanitanoble3190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nigelpalmer3439 I'm looking it up! Appreciate your speedy reply. Blessings

    • @garthwunsch
      @garthwunsch ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try to find ppl who purchase the beef and ask for the bones. Maybe a person who works a fancy restaurant could save you some bones?. If you can’t get organic grass fed beef bones, then use whatever you can get. Don’t let the best be the enemy of the good. I use what I have where I am. And if I can’t get beef, I use any bone I can.
      Organic brown sugar is fairly cheap to make. Add one heaping tablespoon organic unsulphured blackstrap molasses to one cup of organic cane sugar (mine is from Costco). Whisk together until fully blended. Absolutely delicious! Tastes like the sugar of my childhood… 75 years ago.

    • @juanitanoble3190
      @juanitanoble3190 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@garthwunsch I have a friend who's a deer hunter. Maybe I can get some bones from him. I'm not sure what arrangements he makes with the processor. Glad you reminded me! Thanks

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@garthwunsch Thanks for the recipe.

  • @hoosierpioneer
    @hoosierpioneer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Does fermented carrot tops attract carrot root worm?

  • @johnjones5098
    @johnjones5098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey mate isn't trace minerals out of frements just a bonus aren't you actually getting the phytochemicals and microbes from the plant

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Minerals are the easiest to analyze and discuss. Yes, there is so much more, but very difficult to quantify.

    • @johnjones5098
      @johnjones5098 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@nigelpalmer3439I been really investigating all regenerative farming methods in-depth I started learning about microbes and the lies I been told my whole life after 12 months I realised there truth in every lie and lies in every truth

  • @joepeduzzi8834
    @joepeduzzi8834 ปีที่แล้ว

    KNF/Jadam. Did you learn these techniques from the Cho family?

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Much information was learned from them, great sources of information.

    • @joepeduzzi8834
      @joepeduzzi8834 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nigelpalmer3439 Great channel

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you

  • @jordanwilson5936
    @jordanwilson5936 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Done my first imo collection and it’s mostly red what is the red

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mostly red is not desirable. Probably too much moisture. Start over. See step 12 on page 163.

    • @jordanwilson5936
      @jordanwilson5936 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually it was a bit to dry it was crumbly and didn’t stick together

    • @nigelpalmer3439
      @nigelpalmer3439  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@jordanwilson5936 Another source of moisture perhaps?

    • @jordanwilson5936
      @jordanwilson5936 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@nigelpalmer3439 do you think air moisture could be a culprit the humidity was very high for a couple days