Re: snake peppers
- Original Message - From: Liz Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:19 PM Subject: snake peppers Lloyd, Peter Cheyl, Thankyou all for the suggestions, I like all of them except for catching another snake in Nov. I'm sure your trusty dog will oblige if it is necessary. Peter. I'll start experimenting and read lecture #3. Will go over the Albury notes again, I knew I had seen it somewhere. Thanks again and will let you know how it all goes. LL Liz
Re: snake peppers
Hi Liz, I've done a bit of peppering in my time. Just lately its been trying to persuade your dear possum friend to return to Oz. I haven't had the need to work with snakes yet. The main task is to reverse the fertility. To do this one needs the sense organ for reproduction, the skin. The burning part might be looked at from two angles, 1. Carbon is only one of the elements of organic chemistry and life, see lecture 3, Agriculture, by Steiner. Carbon is the anker that holds the Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen together. When those three have been driven of you are left with what might in this circumstance be described as the death element. 2. one could look at it from the aspect of process. The fertility process goes through a moist or watery stage then through a warmth or fire element stage. When this process is disrupted by bringing two fire processes together the whole thing goes into reverse and anti fertility is produced. 3. This process can be a prop through which one can comunicate with the higher being like the group soul and perhaps the elemental beings that guide these organisms, to make a humble request that a certain space be free of their presence for a particular purpose. I have observed that feelings of hate or strong dislike are most unhelpful. We must respect their integrity and their right to occupy some of the Earth. If you are just wanting to protect quite a small space there is no need to potentise the ash. One can mix it well with some sand or dry soil and sprinkle it lightly over your garden and yard. When we did the arial drop of steep bush country near Thames, we mixed about 100 grams with seven tonnes of sand and spread it at two hundred Kg. / Ha. My partner in this trial has abot 70 acres of similar country just along the coast a bit. He walked round the perimeter of his place and every 20 meters threw a handfull of the mix each way. Nearly four years later he still has no possums but his neighbour has had to treat them again. They used bait stations and those placed closest to the treated boundary remained undisturbed. I hope these few words helps you to come to a decision of what is best for you and your land. Regards, Peter. - Original Message - From: Liz Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 7:57 AM Subject: snake peppers Morning all, With the rain has come the cooler temps, but still it is March and many snakes are on the move for a mate. Have managed to obtain a copperhead snake which my wonderful dog killed, before it headed into the laundry. Have spent some time thinking about the right time to catch a snake, the answer as far as I'm concerned is never, but when one lands in your laundry door, then it's time to make use of it. The copperheads are numerous in these parts and have stopped me some years from working in the garden. Only want to put the pepper around the house yard and food gardens, they can have the rest of the land. Unable to bring myself to skin the snake, so have allowed the maggots, wasps and ants to remove the innards. It is at this point that I am unsure of what to do to make a pepper. Even unsure if whether or not leaving it to the insects was the right thing to do? The skin is still in good nick. Have read previous posts on ashing and have lost the attachment Cheryl Kemp sent to me on snake peppers, and the questions keep coming, such as: Once turned to ash how long is the pepper good for? Is it best to keep in ash form or potenise for storage. What colour should the ash finish at, and would burning it out on the plough disc BBQ, with a lid over it be good enough? Do I apply it around the perimeter or over the land I want protected? Any answers, experience or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated, Thanks. LL Liz
Re: snake peppers
Hi Liz, If you look in your manual from the Albury Workshop you will find the whole peppering article there! Dont worry about the timing, seeing as it landed on your doorstep - burn it on a root sign as soon as possible. 9-11 March. You could have just burnt it whole, put it in a camp oven and put the lid on. Cook till blackened and burnt right way through and dry. Bit smelly. If you do it in the backyard, the smoke will help with the job. You could do it on the plough disc with lid over a good wood fire (not gas if you can help it) Then when cool, take it out and place some or all of it in a mortar and pestle and grind till smooth. Maria Thun says one hour, I just dowse to see when it is done. If you just want to put out the ash, then mix the ground ash with sand or sawdust, something rather innert, about a bucketful would do for a snake, and then sprinkle around the yard maybe working from the inside in a spiral so you dont trap any inside. If you want to keep some, use the potentising instructions in your manual. Dowse to find correct potency for your land. I keep the leftover ash in a sealed jar, labelled and dated. If you potentise it, keep some of the lower potency as well as the full potency required. Then you have plenty if you need more for next year or for friends. If you have one of Peter Ruehmkorffs modules, then you could just place the ash on the inlet plate and dial your potency and then send to the map of your area to be treated or make up a remedy and spray out! RE timing of peppers. Even though the Venus in Scorpio is meant to be the best time, many have found that using the time that the pest drops itself on your doorstep is the best time. Let us know of your results, Best wishes, Cheryl Kemp Education and Workshop Coordinator Biodynamic AgriCulture Australia Phone /Fax : 02 6657 5322 Home: 02 6657 5306 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.biodynamics.net.au - Original Message - From: Liz Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:57 AM Subject: snake peppers Morning all, With the rain has come the cooler temps, but still it is March and many snakes are on the move for a mate. Have managed to obtain a copperhead snake which my wonderful dog killed, before it headed into the laundry. Have spent some time thinking about the right time to catch a snake, the answer as far as I'm concerned is never, but when one lands in your laundry door, then it's time to make use of it. The copperheads are numerous in these parts and have stopped me some years from working in the garden. Only want to put the pepper around the house yard and food gardens, they can have the rest of the land. Unable to bring myself to skin the snake, so have allowed the maggots, wasps and ants to remove the innards. It is at this point that I am unsure of what to do to make a pepper. Even unsure if whether or not leaving it to the insects was the right thing to do? The skin is still in good nick. Have read previous posts on ashing and have lost the attachment Cheryl Kemp sent to me on snake peppers, and the questions keep coming, such as: Once turned to ash how long is the pepper good for? Is it best to keep in ash form or potenise for storage. What colour should the ash finish at, and would burning it out on the plough disc BBQ, with a lid over it be good enough? Do I apply it around the perimeter or over the land I want protected? Any answers, experience or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated, Thanks. LL Liz
snake peppers
Lloyd, Peter Cheyl, Thankyou all for the suggestions, I like all of them except for catching another snake in Nov. I'll start experimenting and read lecture #3. Will go over the Albury notes again, I knew I had seen it somewhere. Thanks again and will let you know how it all goes. LL Liz
snake peppers
Morning all, With the rain has come the cooler temps, but still it is March and many snakes are on the move for a mate. Have managed to obtain a copperhead snake which my wonderful dog killed, before it headed into the laundry. Have spent some time thinking about the right time to catch a snake, the answer as far as I'm concerned is never, but when one lands in your laundry door, then it's time to make use of it. The copperheads are numerous in these parts and have stopped me some years from working in the garden. Only want to put the pepper around the house yard and food gardens, they can have the rest of the land. Unable to bring myself to skin the snake, so have allowed the maggots, wasps and ants to remove the innards. It is at this point that I am unsure of what to do to make a pepper. Even unsure if whether or not leaving it to the insects was the right thing to do? The skin is still in good nick. Have read previous posts on ashing and have lost the attachment Cheryl Kemp sent to me on snake peppers, and the questions keep coming, such as: Once turned to ash how long is the pepper good for? Is it best to keep in ash form or potenise for storage. What colour should the ash finish at, and would burning it out on the plough disc BBQ, with a lid over it be good enough? Do I apply it around the perimeter or over the land I want protected? Any answers, experience or suggested reading would be greatly appreciated, Thanks. LL Liz
Re: snake peppers
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