Making LAB: the Cheapest & Easiest DIY Soil Booster for ANY Garden!!

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Published 2024-06-18
Running through the process of making another staple of Korean Natural Farming, Lactic Acid Bacteria, commonly referred to as LAB. A very simple and affordable DIY plant amendment utilized frequently in KNF. Excellent for soil and compost health, and safe to treat on all plants at any point in their growth cycle. Equally beneficial for humans as it is for the garden! A truly multi-purpose supplement, perfect for any plant, indoors and outdoors. And with just 2 simple ingredients you can see for yourself.

00:00- Ingredients
00:10- Rice Washed Water
02:15- Adding the Milk
04:00- Straining the LAB
06:34- Dilution Ratio
07:35- Dechlorinating water
07:53- Adding Other Amendments
08:08- Application Tips
10:07- How to Store LAB

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All Comments (20)
  • @kb2vca
    I guess there are folk who use rice to make LAB but a simpler method is to take any grain (I use wheat berries), soak a cup of them for two to three days so that they malt (sprout) and then soak the sprouts in about a gallon of water for two or three days. Strain the sprouts and the water is saturated with LAB. The LAB you can use in your garden or to culture nuts or oats or chickpea flour to make vegan cheese. The LAB is also known as rejuvelac and you can drink it if you want. You can also add the sprouts to bread dough or a salad or simply snack on them.
  • @drewblack749
    Excellent information. Application directions are crucial. FYI. I use the rice water to wash my hair. It makes it soft and silky!
  • it smells like cottage cheese because that's what it is! get a cheesecloth, twist/squeeze it up tight and it's ready to go, or, keep it twisted/sqeezed up tight, put a weight on it overnight, you can then put it in a mold and age it, or, chuck it in a food processor and blitz it up, and voilia home made philadelphia cheese spread (really!). I make it in big 10 pint batches, mix the LAB 50/50 with molasis and it's self stable for >12 months, molasis has live yeasts and other goodies (minerals) good for the garden, plus you're adding a carbon source so the N doesn't get lost as easy to nitrifying bacteria.
  • @DW-pz4tz
    Rice water is excellent for puppies with a upset stomach. Just let it cool off!
  • I killed 2 apple trees and my 3rd year cherry tree with fermented rice water. I diluted it but not enough evidently. Those sorts of mistakes sting for a long time to come.
  • I try to save my water rice in the watering can and and use it the next day since we cook rice everyday.
  • @amber6596
    I like this idea. I actually let the milk separate before I do anything.
  • If I may ask, where did you learn this piece of knowledge from? I mean there are so many ideas in yt and everybody seems to be so sure about their knowledge but most often it is some kind of superstition. Hope you do not feel offended as I am very grateful for the 'recipe' you shared ❤
  • Rendaman cucian air beras memang terbukti mampu membuat tanaman lebih sehat (bahan air lindi)
  • @jrx2662
    ps is it good for fruit trees?
  • ok question!!!! (outing myself for sure but, well, eff it its just the internet) i have a couple 1/2 gallon jars that had raw milk that i forgot id put in an extra fridge in the shop (had run out of space in house fridge) i saw it and it had already started separating. my thought was oh lactic acid ill use it on my plants. but it was winter. so i left it there. then needed fridge space again so eff it again, took them out and left them outside. LOL, do you think it is safe to use? it was left outside all winter, made it thru icestorm and everything. ive been at a standstill cant make up my mind and hubby started asking. now hes threatening to throw out, jars and all. (eek not my jars!) so its quite serendipitous this popped into my feed! thoughts?? 😁 thanks!
  • @jrx2662
    that's like making cheese! the curl and the way? the way is what you use to make that fertilizer, right? can you use this method to make cheese?
  • I noticed the jar came back to the camera, but it was much bigger. Is there any reason for that? I tried smaller amounts without success and was just wondering if that's why you changed jars.
  • @jrx2662
    is this good for grass and veggies?
  • @jrx2662
    sorry again, how do you know if you went to far?
  • Why go to that much trouble when there are billions of bacteria in any teaspoon of garden soil already?
  • @jrx2662
    please do! try the cheese, and the hard cheese! and please let me know how it worked out! thank you, Jesus Saves!