> > > ><< In Holland lots of BDfarmers have been using preparations over a long > >period of time, without ever seeing any results. Some subsequently quit > >using them (until recently, use of preparations was not obligotary > >according to Dutch Demeter Standards) at all, and others continued using > >them without much enthousiasm. > > >> > > > >How were these bd preps used??? What is a typical spray regime??? I find it > >hard to believe that these things don't work if properly applied. My sense > >for this region is that silica is the dominant preparation needed. I would > >base my whole spray regime on 501. I imagine that 508, equisetum should > >also be > >a premier spray. In European biodynamic practice they got into using these > >dry compost preps and the biology was too altered and the results were not > >there. Biodynamics is about utilizing all the forces / energies not just the > >etheric. If it were just etheric we would have everything plump and round > >and too > >mushy. We need the astrality and also is the idea of bringing ego to the > >farm > >individuality and the soil, somewhat liberating soil and plant from the > >cosmic events that plants are so dependent on. > > > > I am affraid most Dutch bdfarmers don't use preparations more than 4 times > (twice 500 in spring, twice 501 in (late) summer [It does not surprise me that they are not seeing results as what is needed by the plants is not being applied. Peter
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