1. Water-Soluble Calcium Phosphate (WCaP) is leached from the bones of vertebrate animals. It is an essential substance for plant growth and is widely distributed in the soil. Calcium Phosphate is insoluble in water but soluble in acids. This property is used in Natural Farming to make a product that is bioavailable to plants. 2. Provides two essential elements: Calcium (Ca) → strengthens cell walls, root tips, and reduces physiological disorders. Phosphorus (P) → vital for e

1. Contributes to better utilization of carbohydrates and protein. It is the major component in forming cell membranes and enables smooth cell division. Calcium is essential for maintaining cell wall strength, regulating membrane function, and facilitating signaling.  2. Functions to remove harmful substances in body tissue by binding with organic acids. 3. Prevents crops from overgrowing. 4. Makes fruits firm and prolongs the storage period. 5. Promotes absorption of phospho

In the practice of Korean Natural Farming (KNF), Seawater is used for a Full Spectrum Mineral approach. It ensures that all minerals are available in the food-growing system. In addition, we use a set of Targeted Minerals, which are added to formulas that follow the Nutritive Cycle to direct growth or to address specific mineral deficiencies. These Targeted Minerals are the focus of this article.

You want to apply once a week (no more) at the right time of day. Apply the misted formulas an hour (or two) before sunset. This avoids using the inputs during photosynthesis (when the plants cannot utilize the formula's biochemistry), it avoids the heat of the day, and it gives the moisture time to evaporate, so that plants don’t go to bed wet, which can entice molds and blights to form. There are two ways you can set up your weekly chores to apply BST. When I started using

Korean Natural Farming (KNF) is a systems technology to grow food in ways that mimic Nature. In this series for beginners, we have already looked at Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ), and we learned about the Nutritive Cycle and how to use FPJs to follow the patterns of the life cycle of plants. Now we deepen our understanding of the system by creating a basic formula to apply at each different stage of growth. We are developing a system. In order to mimic Nature, we always want to

Korean Natural Farming (KNF) is a systems technology. We learned what Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) is, then we learned about the Nutritive Cycle and how to use FPJs to follow the patterns of the life cycle of plants. Before we look at making formulas, let’s look closer at making the FPJs. e give plants what we want them to do. Therefore, we collect the plant material that is doing the function we want to apply. With vegetative leaf growth, we use fast-growing leaf tips. For de

Biochemical Signaling Technology (BST) follows the Nutritive Cycle using Fermented Plant Juices (FPJ) as an active ingredient in formulas designed for each phase. Specific FPJs are made to signal plants to develop growth in the specific phase of growth because of the hormones, enzymes, and cofactors found in each specific FPJ. SEEDLING The seedling still has the seed leaf (cotyledon) and needs to utilize that embryonic nutrition to trigger the genetics that will grow a health

In order to apply Biochemical Signaling Technology (BST) properly, we first need to understand the Nutritive Cycle, the lifecycle of plants. UNDERSTANDING THE NUTRITIVE CYCLE PHASES SEEDLING Once a seed sprouts, it is called a seedling. The seed leaves at this stage serve the function analogous to the placenta in mammals and the egg yolks of birds. They provide the nutrition the seedling needs to establish roots and grow true leaves that will enable the young plant to start p

It’s spring in the northern hemisphere. It’s the perfect time to start growing Mugwort, the best plant for making Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ

You don’t need to have every KNF input available to start KNF. I recommend only the most important ones, as well as starting the ones that t

there are simple steps to take which greatly improve a plant's ability to be healthy, resilient against all weather conditions,pests, and di

FPJ, Fermented Plant Juice, is NOT A FERTILIZER! It is used as a Biochemical Signaling agent. It is used to signal plants what to do. It is

“As I became conscious of the realization, I decided to practice Natural Farming to save people from harmful food, and to save the environme

I only did one single treatment to get this result. It never reverted back to its unhealthy, compacted state. As a biologist, I know that gi

We can obtain high yields by signaling plants to provide what we want without degrading quality health or the environment

If you want to be a Natural Farmer, look at patterns not details. Give your plant a fermented juice from a plant doing what you want your p

But we can look at other plant patterns as well and find other uses for Fermented Plant Juice, FPJ inputs.

The plant stage of pregnancy, or fruit development, is a stage of active growth. Seed structures are developed, plant support structure need

I have experimented using flower material for Korean Natural Farming inputs. By using a Fermented Plant Juice, FPJ, from mature flowers I ha

Timing is important because the progression of flower bud to flower to fruit to seed has feedback loops to keep the process moving forward.