Biodynamic Preparations Flashcards
Biodynamic
Field Spray Preparations
500: Manure from a lactating cow
501: Paste of silica (powdered quartz)
508: Horsetail plant
Biodynamic
Compost Preparations
502: Yarrow flowers
503: Chamomile flowers
504: Stinging nettles
505: Oak bark
506: Dandelion flowers
507: Valerian flowers
Biod Prep 500
500: Manure from a lactating cow
- Placed inside a cowhorn and buried during winter
- Applied in spring and fall, preferably within half an hour of sunset, on recently worked soil
Biod Prep 500: Manure from lactating cow
Benefit
500: Manure from lactating cow
* Stimulates soil microbial life and encourages root growth
Biod Prep 501
501: Paste of silica (powdered quartz)
- Paste of silica and water placed inside a cowhorn and buried during summer
- Applied in late spring or early summer, preferably at sunrise and never on young vines, must be applied after Prep 500
Biod Prep 501: Paste of silica (powdered quartz)
Benefit
501: Paste of silica
* Encourages photosynthesis and ripening
Biod Prep 502
502: Yarrow flowers
- Stuffed into deer bladder, dried in the sun, and buried over winter
Biod Prep 502: Yarrow Flowers
Benefit
502: Yarrow flowers
* Aids in the absorption of nutrients from the soil
Biod Prep 508
508: Horsetail plant
- Boiled into a tea
- Can be combined with fungicide and sprayed on the vine or fermented first and sprayed on the soil during the waxing moon, must be applied after Preps 500 and 501
Biod Prep 508: Horsetail plant
Benefit
508: Horsetail plant
* Fights fungal infections
Biod Prep 503
503: Chamomile flowers
- Stuffed into a cow intestine, dried in the sun, and buried over winter
Biod Prep 503: Chamomile flowers
Benefit
503: Chamomile flowers
* Stabilizes calcium and nitrogen
Biod Prep 504
504: Stinging nettles
- Buried for a year
Biod Prep 504: Stinging nettles
Benefit
504: Stinging nettles
* Breakdowns materials inside compost
Biod Prep 505
505: Oak bark
- Stuffed inside the skull of a farm animal and stored somewhere moist for the winter