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Biodynamic Preparations Flashcards

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Biodynamic

Field Spray Preparations

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500: Manure from a lactating cow

501: Paste of silica (powdered quartz)

508: Horsetail plant

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Biodynamic

Compost Preparations

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502: Yarrow flowers

503: Chamomile flowers

504: Stinging nettles

505: Oak bark

506: Dandelion flowers

507: Valerian flowers

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Biod Prep 500

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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
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Biod Prep 500: Manure from lactating cow

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500: Manure from lactating cow
* Stimulates soil microbial life and encourages root growth

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Biod Prep 501

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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
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Biod Prep 501: Paste of silica (powdered quartz)

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501: Paste of silica
* Encourages photosynthesis and ripening

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Biod Prep 502

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502: Yarrow flowers

  • Stuffed into deer bladder, dried in the sun, and buried over winter
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Biod Prep 502: Yarrow Flowers

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502: Yarrow flowers
* Aids in the absorption of nutrients from the soil

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Biod Prep 508

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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
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Biod Prep 508: Horsetail plant

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508: Horsetail plant
* Fights fungal infections

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Biod Prep 503

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503: Chamomile flowers

  • Stuffed into a cow intestine, dried in the sun, and buried over winter
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Biod Prep 503: Chamomile flowers

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503: Chamomile flowers
* Stabilizes calcium and nitrogen

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Biod Prep 504

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504: Stinging nettles

  • Buried for a year
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Biod Prep 504: Stinging nettles

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504: Stinging nettles
* Breakdowns materials inside compost

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Biod Prep 505

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505: Oak bark

  • Stuffed inside the skull of a farm animal and stored somewhere moist for the winter
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Biod Prep 505: Oak bark

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505: Oak bark
* Reduces soil acidity, wards off disease, and prevents excessive plant growth

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Biod Prep 506

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506: Dandelion flowers

  • Stuffed into the connective tissue of a cow’s stomach, dried in the sun, and buried over the winter
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Biod Prep 506: Dandelion flowers

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506: Dandelion flowers
* Aids uptake of silica and potassium

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Biod Prep 507

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507: Valerian flowers

  • Pressed into a juice
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Biod Prep 507: Valerian flowers

Benefit

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507: Valerian flowers
* Heats compost and adds phosphorous

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