F

ermented Fruit Juice or

FFJ is made from sweet Copyright 2011
ripe fruits, fruit vegetables Agricultural Training Institute
and root crops. Thoroughly
blended with crude sugar or Managing Editor Benedict C. Natividad
molasses and stored for a short and Layout Artist
period of time, the fermented
extract is applied to the plants Editors Theresa Aurora B. Cosico
to promote flowering and fruit Pamela MG. Mappala
setting. Antonieta J. Arceo

Advisers Dir. Asterio P. Saliot, CESO III
Choosing the materials for FFJ AD Evelyn Aro-Esquejo, Ph D CESO IV
AD Alberto B. Maningding, CESO IV
You must choose materials that are:
■■ locally produced
■■ free from insect pests and diseases
■■ not fit for human consumption

Materials needed in making FFJ

Content taken from the online course on Organic Fertilizer
1. Locally produced sweet ripe fruits like mango, banana, for Sustainable Agriculture which was developed by the
papaya, strawberry and Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Council for
chico; ripe squash fruit Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and
and matured carrot; and Development (DOST-PCARRD).
root crops particularly
camote, cassava and
gabi. Citrus fruits are not
recommended.You can
make FFJ from single
material or a combination For more information, please write or call:
of materials. The extract
Knowledge Products Management Division
from the combination
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of banana, papaya, and squash have been proven to be
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effective in flower induction and fruit setting by many organic
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farmers.
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2. You can use either crude sugar or molasses or whichever is Website: www.ati.da.gov.ph
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3. You will also need ceramic pots or plastic pail, basin, net bag
or cloth bag, paper or cloth for cover, string, stone as weight,
bolo, chopping board, marking pen, and glass jars for storage.
Steps in Making FFJ Uses and rates of
application of FFJ
Collect ripe fruits or Cover the pot or pail with ►► As flower inducer and
vegetables that are paper or cloth and secure with fruit setter – FFJ made
already available or in a string or rubber band. Paper from a combination of
season, for example, if or cloth is used as cover to ripe fruits of banana,
squash is available, then allow some air to get inside papaya and squash
make fermented squash the pot or pail and for the gas have been proven by
juice. There are plenty of that is being produced during many organic farmers
materials to be used so the fermentation process to to be effective when
you can make different escape. On the cover, write the sprayed on the leaves
kinds of FFJ. Use any date of processing and the expected date of harvest. at the rate of 2 to 4
materials that are free from insect pests tbsp/gallon of water at
Store the container with the
and diseases. the onset of flowering up to fruit setting. These ripe fruits
bagged mixture for 7 days in contain phosphorous and potassium which are necessary
a cool dry shady place. Make
Chop the materials into during the flowering and fruit setting stage.
sure that the storage area is
small pieces so that not infested with cockroaches ►► As soil microorganism
the juice can be easily or mice, because they might activity accelerator –
extracted. feed on the mixture and FFJ is applied directly
contaminate the extract. In 7 to the soil at the rate
days, plant juice is extracted of 1tsp/liter of water.
Put 1 kg chopped and fermented. The fruit The carbohydrates
materials in a basin, extract will change its color and sugar content of
add 1 kg crude sugar from yellow orange to brown, and will smell sweet and FFJ serve as source
or molasses, and alcoholic. After 7 days, lift the bagged mixture and of energy of soil
then mix thoroughly squeeze hard to get the remaining extracts. microorganism, thereby,
with your bare hands. accelerating their activity. Increased microbial activities
Collect the fermented extracts
You must make sure result to the availability of nutrients for plant’s uptake.
and preserve in dark colored
that all chopped
glass jar. To cover the jar, use ►► As spray to animal beddings to hasten manure
materials are coated
paper or cloth to allow the decomposition – FFJ contains beneficial microorganisms
with sugar or molasses so that the juice can be
gas to escape during further that help in the decomposition process.
extracted easily.
fermentation, then, store in a
cool, shady place. You may ►► As a nutritious drink – a 20% FFJ solution makes an
Put the mixture in a net bag or cloth bag. This is done add the fruit residue to compost excellent drink for both human and livestock.
so that the extracted juice will ooze from all sides of the pile to hasten decomposition
bag. Put the bagged mixture in a ceramic pot or plastic or you can apply it to the garden plots as source of
pail, and put weight to compress the mixture. Stone is a organic matter. You can use your FFJ more effectively if
good material used to weigh down the mixture. it is stored for another one week after
completion.