Episode-2495- John Moody on the Rouge Food Conference

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The Moody family farms and homesteads on 35 acres in Kentucky. John Moody discovered more than a decade ago that his diet was killing him, with duodenal ulcers, seasonal allergies, and other health problems. So, the family began to transition to local foods and local food distribution.

Eventually, John relocated his family to 35 acres of land to put his learning into practice. He is the author of a number of books, including The Frugal Homesteader Handbook and The Elderberry Book. He is the founder of the Whole Life Buying club and co-founder with Joel Salatin of the Rogue Food Conference. He speaks across the country at a wide variety of events and conferences, along with writing for numerous publications and websites in the food, farming, homesteading, and health space.

John joins us today to talk about the coming Rouge Food Conference.  A new event in Kentucky just across the river from Cincinnati Ohio, designed to promote the idea of local and sustainable food production, self reliance and solid nutrition

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Etekcity 4 Pack of LED Lanterns – Item of the Day

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Special Note – I am bringing these around today because the upgraded model listed below is on sale for about the same price as the original models.  Clearly right now buying the older models doesn’t make sense.  These things are awesome and 4-8 belong in ever home.  They are also great gifts for your non prepper type friends.

Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Etekcity’s 4 Pack of LED Lanterns.  These things are an incredible value and are the result of a lot of research.   And now Etekcity has made this product even better, you can still get the original ones in a four pack for 25.99 which is 6.50 a piece.

The new upgraded option is 4 units for 29.99 or 7.50 bucks a piece.  So what does the higher price get you?  Two big things, first they now have a dimmer switch, with four different light levels, that can extend the insane battery life even more, or it is just nice when you want less light.  Also the bases on the new models now have magnets so they will stick to any metal surface.

On top of this the tops now have a storage space.  It isn’t a ton of space but plenty for a small bit of cordage, some tinder, extra keys, etc.  Heck drop a cheap ferro rod in each of them and you have fire and light where ever you go.  All in all as I order more of these, and I will, I will happily spend the extra dollar fifty a piece for these upgrades.

I have previously reviewed The Streamlight Siege Lantern.  And I still think it is the highest quality LED lantern on the market.

It is also 26-114 dollars based on the options you pick.  Even at the lowest priced option if you wanted one for every room of a 8 room house, you are looking at 200 bucks.  Frankly for this type of thing, it is over kill.  I wanted an affordable solution for every room lighting during an extended blackout.

I started looking around and dozens of companies are marketing these little pop up lanterns with minor differences.  The housings are almost identical.  Some are very inexpensive and some cost almost as much as The Siege, none are as good though.

Well I love Etekcity which has a lot of really cool stuff much of which I have reviewed in the past like their Thermal Gun, Power Failure Lights and Remote Control Electrical Outlets.  So I checked and they have this four pack for only $25.99 with free shipping.  This pack is an Amazon best seller with over a 4000 reviews and an average of 5 stars.

But I always check the one star reviews before picking an item.  Many times you can tell said reviews are written by idiots.  In this case, however; they bothered me.  Almost all of them say they got one that didn’t work out of the box and then never worked again.  So I began checking other options, heck it is almost like ever single brand of these things are clones.   They all have great reviews, a few bad reviews and all the different ones have almost the exact same complaint, dead on arrival or after one use.

So I contacted Etekcity who has great service and said basically that it is understandable at this price point and selling so many a few will have problems, but what is your return/replacement policy and this is what I got back in return, within an hour by the way!

Hello Jack,

Thank you for reaching out to us and thank you for all the feedback we appreciate it. Honestly we sell hundreds if not a thousand of these lanterns a day and we do have problems with them, they are not perfect.

 

Typically the main issue is a little toggle switch in the base that likely during shipping breaks unfortunately and once in awhile the top of the lantern is cracked or loose again probably due to shipping.

 

Once the lantern makes it to the customer and they arrive in good order we never hear from the customer because they seem to not fail with normal use.

 

We usually only hear from the customers the moment they open the package and find the damage and then we immediately send out a replacement and then all lanterns come with a 1 year warranty.

 

These are not the worlds greatest lantern but for around $6 each, they are one of amazons best sellers and we think for the price they are the best around.

 

thank you

Okay so every single one of those one star reviews are people that simply could  have gotten a free replacement, on a $6.50 product?  Honestly this is why I have recommended so many things from Etekcity.

Talk about honesty in a nut shell they said, “hey look when you sell this many products of this type some will have problems, but we stand by and replace them”, what more could you ask for for about 6 bucks?

With that I was sold, I got two sets, we have them in our black out kits and if one fails, I don’t care I have 16!  That said all of mine have worked just fine and were in perfect shape when they got here.  But this was important to me, I wanted to be sure that if you did have a problem, Etekcity would fix it and I wanted to give you a lot cost option for back up lighting.  And hey even at this stupid cheap price, batteries are included!  Please consider that even cheap ass Rayovac Batteries are about 8 bucks for a 12-Pack.

And these do that, they will give you 12 full hours of light off three measly AA batteries.  So to me at the cost and for what they do this is the best deal in back up LED lighting for your house and your BOK (Black Out Kit).    So I really recommend you pick up at least one of the orginal Etekcity’s 4 Pack of LED Lanterns  and I really think the Upgraded Version is worth the exta few bucks.  I really have to say though, I like that Etekcity didn’t discontinue the old lanterns and left the choice to consumer.  There are some other manufacturers out there that could learn a thing or two from them.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – I have noticed a few negative reviews complaining of leaking batteries ruining these lanterns.  Here is my rule for batteries, never store them in your devices for long periods of time.  I don’t care if the device is expensive or cheap, I don’t care of the batteries are generic or top brand, just don’t do it.

We keep flashlights (mostly D-Cell Maglites) around the house, we use them all the time.  Used devices never seem to have this problem.  When they start to weaken we replace them.

In our BOK we keep our devices and with them a ziplock bag with 4 sets of batteries per device in the bag.  We use our power failure lights and flashlights to retrieve our BOK and simply put the batteries in at that point and time.

Note that it is true that battery manufacturers are required by law to replace any device that leaking batteries destroy.  That doesn’t help in the middle of a black out though does it?  Simply put any device that is not used often, take the batteries out of it, store them with it and save yourself the headache.

 

Episode-2494- 10 Low Carb Meals and How to Make Them

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Today I want to talk to you about low carb living and low carb dieting, and how the two are different things.  The recipes today are really mostly for a low carb diet.  I personally define diet here in the sense of a transitive verb, ie, what you do when you want to lose weight or improve your health.  When we move to low carb living, we then use diet as a noun, meaning simply the food you eat every day.

The problem we have in America is diet is generally only used to describe what we do to lose weight.  During this time we restrict what we eat.  This is done many ways but chiefly among the mainstream it is the restriction of calories.  Other diets restrict say certain macro nutrients, such as carbohydrates or fat.  Some entire classifications of foods, such as a vegan diet, vegetarian diet or say a paleo diet.  Note Paleo ends up being low carb most of the time, but low carb isn’t the specific goal.

Regardless of what the TV tells you when it comes to weight loss, the results are in and nothing works like any diet that significantly restricts carbohydrates.  The argument always comes down to this against such diets.  “Sure you lose weight on them but when you stop doing them you gain the weight back”.  Really well, what effing diet is there that doesn’t work the same way?

This is where it falls apart, once people lose weight and or improve their health they go back to diet as a noun, “the food you eat every day” and do so with no real restriction.  Again this is where it all falls apart as even if you begin by just loosening up a bit of restriction, then you stop tracking things, then you are eating the very food that caused your issues in the first place.  This often happens to people who are sure they are not “breaking the rules” yet they are doing so in spades.  Today along with “Phase One” level intervention meals, I will talk about Phase Two meals that continue with weight loss and then how to transition into a life long quality diet with a very moderate carbohydrate volume.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • What is low carb according to “The Protein Power Plan”
    • Phase One – 7-10 Grams of Carbs per meal, plus an optional snack – (21-40 grams a day)
    • Phase Two – 50 Grams of Carbs a day, divided evenly
    • Phase Three – 75-130 Grams a day, no more than 30-35 per meal, better to keep it around 25
  • The things you need to actually keep this working
    • A scale like this one – Salter Electric Scale
    • A cheat sheet of all things you tend to cook with
    • Discipline to measure and count EVERYTHING
  • The main reason people fail, they don’t count everything or count inaccurately
  • Another reason people fail, cheat days and how to do them right
  • Net carbs the truth and the net carb scam
  • Watch out for zero calorie sweeteners and yes beware of alcohol
  • Per meal is as important as per day limits
  • 10 Meals that Fit Phase One and You Won’t Mind Eating – First Five are In this PDF
    1. Cabbage wrapped Sardines with Hemp Seed and Avocado
    2. Blackened Fish With Roasted Fennel and Vegetables
    3. Jacks Breakfast Sausage and Eggs
    4. Moroccan Lamb with Vegetables
    5. Pork with Shallots, Apple and Jicama
    6. Salmon Nocoise – 3.2 Carbs – Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredient Cookbook – p19 – (recipe)
    7. Harissa Chicken – 8.1- Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredient Cookbook – Carbs p107 – (video)
    8. Smoky Chorizo Salmon – 3.6 Carbs- Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredient Cookbook – p125 – (video) (recipe)
    9. Seared Sesame Tuna – 4.2 Carbs – Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredient Cookbook – p135 – (video) (recipe)
    10. Beef Pepper Stew – 6.2 Carbs – Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredient Cookbook – p195 – (recipe)
  • Yea this is a big time survival topic
    • #1 Cause of death in the US is “heart disease”
    • #5 Cause of death in the US is stroke
    • #7 Cause of death in the US is is diabetes
    • #9 Cause of death in the US is is kidney disease
  • Final Thoughts

 

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Flackers Flax Crackers – Item of the day

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flackEvery day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is something I am very excited about.  It is Flackers Flax Crackers by Doctor in the Kitchen  A couple years ago I let my paleo diet go for a bit, got too lax and put a lot of weight back on.  No where near all of it but too much.  Along the way I have gone back to Protein Power as the core of my Paleo Diet.

Thanks to all that I am once again in pretty good shape.  One thing I always hated giving up was a crunchy cracker.  With Flackers I have found my low carb crunchy muse.  You will notice in my link, I go to an exact match search for flackers, with a setting to pull up free shipping options.

These are being sold by a few vendors, pricing for volume is all over the map, so I leave it to you to pick and choose what works best for you.  You can pretty much find every option though on the Doctor in the Kitchen Store Page.  Doctor in the Kitchen is the company that makes Flackers.

I am going to suggest though that your first purchase be a just two or three packs, because not everyone will like them.  I LOVE them.  We got Rosemary and Savory to try them out.  Dorothy hated the Rosemary (funny because she like the herb) and said she could, “get used to the Savory ones”.  She is not in love with the texture though.

Me I am happy as a pig with a bowl of corn soaked in beer!  I did some of these with sardines, very nice.  I also did some up with yogurt cheese (mixed with cracked pepper, garlic and jalapeno) topped wtih some good quality sliced ham.  To quote Emeril Lagasse BAM!

Here are the stats, a serving (8 Crackers) has the following and of course you could cut the portion in half depending on what you do with them…

  • Carbs 8 grams
  • Fiber 7 grams
  • Net Carbs 1 (yes, fing one, woo hoo)
  • Protein 5 grams
  • Fat 8 grams (but zero Saturated or Trans fats and about 5 Grams of it is Omega 3s, most of the rest is ALA which many take as a supplement)
  • Calories 110 (but unless you get stupid you don’t need to count calories on low carb)
  • Seven grams of fiber

 

Okay so you have a crunchy snack, with one net carb a serving, a good amount of protein, loaded with Omega 3s, ALA and fiber.  This can’t get better can it?  Oh yea, these things are sprouted and raw.  If you read the write up on the makers website, they are soaked until just sprouted, then seasoned, pressed and dried to a crisp.  Yes sprouted!

Again my only caution is you may not like them, or you might, a whole lot.  But if you are low carb give Flackers a try and see if they work for you.  Frankly this is a super food, something you can eat a bit of every day and never feel bad about it, ever.   Below is a short video to give you an idea of what they look like.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

 

Celebrate Episode 2500 By Calling Me a Jerk

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We are only about 25 episodes away from Episode 2500.  That feels like a major land mark episode so time to celebrate it with a special episode.  We did this for episodes 224 (our first year anniversary) and 1000, people called in and discussed how they had changed their lives as part of the TSP community.  Episode 1000 went almost 5 hours!

So this time I waited until we were just over a month out and I am limiting the calls to 2 minutes each.  The other difference is we are going to have fun with the jerk thing.  For those new to TSP in the beginning the show, like in 08-09 I frequently said things like, “you are never going to call me up an say, Jack thanks to you I am debt free and have all this stupid extra money now”, etc.

I guess it was about 5 years ago that as a joke I got my first “Jack you’re a jerk” call where a person told me all the great stuff that they had done and that it made me a jerk.  They completed the circle of the joke!  Then it became a thing.  Now I get a few emails and calls a month explaining why I am a jerk.  Side hustles, being prepared for a storm, paying cash for a house, etc.   All of this make me a jerk, the point where I now have an acronym for j.e.r.k. – just encouraging real knowledge.

So I thought why not have fun with it.  So I have set up the “you’re a jerk line” at 877-644-1345.  To be on episode 2500 just call in and say “Hey Jack this is ____ and you are such a jerk, here is why” (or some version of that) then tell me the positive things that TSP and our community has helped you acomplish.

If you want to see what a show like this is like, check out episode 224 and or 1000, but this time I get to be a jerk and that my friends makes me very happy.

P.S. – If you want to call me asshole or any other such names, have at it.  LOL

Episode-2493- Listener Feedback for 8-19-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on crypto currency, gardening, politics, cooking, rebuilding after loss, property security, guns, investing, beer making and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

  • Please Call the JERK Line at 877-644-1345 and be part of episode 2500
  • Some thoughts on the Crypto Currency ARK
  • Time to get on with getting the fall garden ready
  • How could a libertarian make a difference on a town council
  • Duck fat for cooking from Amazon
  • Rebuilding if you have lost everything
  • Dealing with suspicious activity on your property boundary
  • Concerns with buying a firearm from a failing company
  • Separating financial advisors from financial liars
  • Sous Vide for brewing beer and making cheese

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Sponsors of the Day

 

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Monoprice Releasable Cable Ties – Item of the Day

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cabeltiesEvery day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is something I feel no one should be without.  They just do too much, for too little cost to not have some.  They are Monoprice Releasable Cable Ties and at only nine bucks and some change for 100 pieces they are a steal.

Get a few bags and do the following.  Make up bundles of about 20-30 a bundle.  Just use one tie to hold the rest together.  Put a bundle in your BOBs, put one in every glove box of your vehicles, put some in your garage where you can see them and just grab them, etc.  Heck I keep half a dozen as part of my EDC, you don’t even notice them in a cargo pocket until you need them.

The key is the releasable part!  We even use these for keeping gates closed on our low fences for our ducks.  I keep a few tied on top of various fences all over the property, so if you need one there is always one close by.   They are very strong and stay flexible a long time.  They tend to last about 1.5-2 years if in direct sun before becoming brittle.  Otherwise they seem to last forever.

I use them for many other things as well.  I use them to tie up new seedling trees for say a month until they stiffen up.  Since you can remove and reuse them it is cheaper than plant tape.  I use them to tie 4 large hog panels into a square and make an on the fly animal pen.  There is no limit to how useful these things are.

Sure they are kind of small at 6 inches, but you want 18 inches?  Put three together and when you don’t need that any more take them apart.  And since I first started recommending these they have added a lot of different sizes.  They now have them in 6, 8, 10 and 12 inch lengths.  So the choice is yours.

So just how versatile are cable ties in general, okay I am going to tell you a story, I am NOT SUGGESTING THAT you do it, it is just what happened.  Many years ago when I was in the Army I had two friends, Brad and Dean.  Dean was the one that owned a truck and he was a “character” to say the least.

Dean would just toss Brad or I the keys anytime we needed his truck.  One day we wanted to run to the PX, so Dean tosses Brad the keys.  In we jump and to the PX and back we go, beer run of course.  Brad is a typical guy from Southern Louisiana so he bends speed limits till they break.  We get back an Dean says, “oh yea, I should of told y’all to take it easy until the new tie rod gets here”.

Brad and I get down and look and see that fricken Dean had used 4 tie wraps to hold a broken tie rod together.  As in it had broken in two and he tie wrapped it back together.   For those that don’t know, the tie rod holds the front searing brackets to the frame so you can turn.   Kind of an important function!  So Brad almost kills Dean but later we laughed about it, because when you are 20 you are stupid!

That has always stuck with me and while I would not replicate it as a “temporary repair”, I would replicate it with great care and driving very slowly to get a vehicle to safety in a similar situation.   Trust me and if you don’t keep cable ties in your preps, start doing so and the best ones for flexibility and usefulness are Monoprice Releasable Cable Ties.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – I have brought this item back a many times, the reason is simple, if I made a list of the top 5 most useful things on my homestead, I am sure it would change over time, but these would never fail to make the list.

 

 

 

Episode-2492- Expert Council Q&A for 8-16-19

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Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line.

Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on weeds, investing, cooking, guns, cybersecurity, content creation, real estate and more.

In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air.

I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.

To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.

Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss…

  • 58 Years ago in 1961 The Berlin Wall is Built – Jack
  • Call the JERK Line for Episode 2500 at 877-644-1345
  • Gettign rid of poison hemlock without herbicide – Geoff Lawton
  • S&P 500 vs. Blue Chip Mutual Funds – John Pugliano
  • Using tomatillos beyond tomatillo salsa – Bruce Young
  • Choosing a beginners 22 rifle – J.R. Haley
  • Avoiding extortion via email and bitcoin – Steven Harris
  • Vloging without ruining the personal journey – Jessica Dixie Mills
  • Buying a home from a family member – Jack

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Videos

 

J.R.’s Gun Links

 

Websites of the Expert Council Members

 

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Welcome J.R. Haley to the Expert Council

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Up till now I have answered the majority of gun questions on my own.  I have had a few folks offer to take up a firearms position.  The issue has been all have been 100% tactical types.  Nothing wrong with that but this position needs a balance between tactical and sporting arms.  After kicking a few guest segments to J.R. I have decided to make it official and have him join the council. Below is J.R.’s bio which is now on the Meet the Expert Council Page.

J.R. Haley – Guns and Gun Gear – J.R. is a lifelong gun enthusiast that coupled his early love of shooting and shooting sports with a 21 year career in the United States Air Force. He can answer your questions on firearms and firearm related topics.

J.R. grew up on his family farm in Oklahoma where he was given the freedom to explore their 320 acre farm with firearm in hand. From the beginning BB gun to .22s, shotguns and deer rifles, it fostered his love for all things guns. Along with the freedom to explore, from the age of 12 until the he left for the military, he was the target thrower for Oklahoma’s second oldest Sporting clays course that was established just a mile down the road from his family farm. Naturally, as a young boy hanging around older men who also loved guns and the shotgun sports, this further entrenched his desire to learn more about firearms, and exposure to many different types of firearms.

His military experience in the Air Force saw him assigned to a Combat Communications unit at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma where he quickly joined the Opposing Forces Team for their Combat Training Schoolhouse. This was the beginning of the exposure to the Martial Fighting fundamentals of firearm use. Through many deployments, he was exposed to curriculum and practical application of Army Combat Schools, including Close Quarters Marksmanship, and Foreign Military Tactics from militaries such as the Jordanian Special Forces Team. He was able to compile each of these experiences and mend them into his Combat Communications units school curriculum and Opposing Forces Teams tactics and training.

J.R. has been a formal trainer for the military in basic firearms instruction and continues to use those skills and his love for firearms to this day to introduce new shooters to the fold. He has trained with civilian instructors in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico along with attending Massad Ayoobs 20 hour 2 day seminar on Armed Citizens Rules of Engagement.

 

GS Plant Foods Liquid Kelp Fertilizer – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is GS Plant Foods Liquid Kelp Fertilizer.  I have tried a variety of liquid kelp fertilizers and this one has become my go to for quality and value.  First this stuff is highly concentrated, for instance a 16 ounce bottle will make between 16-32 gallons depending on how you dilute.  I generally go with 1 ounce per gallon myself for a soil drench and 1/2 ounce per gallon as a foliar feed.

Since I use a lot of it I buy it by the gallon, that comes to about 39 dollar with shipping but it still beats the price of 16.95 for a pint with free shipping, yet again a little goes a long way and many of you will be better off with the smaller size.

So what is the big deal with liquid kelp, at first the NPK ratio may seem like well, not so big of a deal.  As it is Nitrogen 2% Phosphorus .23% and Potassium 5%.  The key is all of that is 100% bio-available to your plants at application.  Again a little goes a long way.

The real key though is the minerals, Liquid Kelp gives your plants access to over 70 different minerals and they are all easily absorbed.    Here are some of the well established benefits of liquid kelp.

  • Improves seed germination and increases root development.
  • Increases bloom set and size of flowers and fruit.
  • Increases and stabilizes chlorophyll in plants, which results in darker green leaves and increased sugar content in plants.
  • Relieves stress in plants caused by extreme weather conditions.
    Increases plant vigor, and thus imparts a greater resistance to disease, insect attack, drought, and frost.
  • Increases microorganisms in the soil that can fix nitrogen from the air.
  • Increases mineral uptake from the soil and into the plant.
  • Increases the storage life of fruits and vegetables by retarding the loss of protein, chlorophyll, and RNA.
  • Retards the aging process in plants (senescence), thereby lengthening the production season.

 

The key with this stuff is how you use it.  In general about three times a season, early, middle and late I apply a soil drench of this stuff at 2 ounces to the gallon to my plants.  And about once every two weeks, I use it in a foliar spray directly on the plants at 1/2 ounce per gallon, I also use Garrett Juice at the recommend rate in this spray.  I combine this spray with Howard Garrett’s “Garlic Pepper Tea” every other application to control pests.  You just mix that up yourself, here are the instructions for that.

Let me tell you if you take two plants and do this with one and not the other for a single season you will be a big time believer really fast!  In fact I bet you won’t make it though the season without starting to use it on your control plant as in a month you will have all the evidence you need.

So check out GS Plant Foods Liquid Kelp Fertilizer today, along with Garrett Juice Plus and Dr. Earth 4-4-4 All Purpose Fertilizer it forms the core of my go to for plant fertility.  You can always find my entire Fertility Program here http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/tag/fertility

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P.S. – If you need a sprayer for your garden and trees, this one by Chapin is likely the best bang for your buck on the market.  If you need a large Back Pack Sprayer I own and love the Solo 475-B.  Since I bought mine Solo has released the Solo 475-B Deluxe Model.  It has more comfortable straps, a pressure regulator and brass nozzles.  It is likely worth the 50 dollar premium but the standard model at 90 bucks has served me well for a number of years.