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The Stirring Rod

Field notes on biodynamic preparations, compost and the farm organism

PR 2 notes · Latest record

Preparations

The horn manure and horn silica sprays, the compost preparations, their making, storage, stirring and the timing of their use.

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A row of small glass jars on a dark cellar shelf, each holding dried yarrow flowers or powdered oak bark, lit from the side by a single shaft of daylight.
Plate PR-002 The same cellar shelf where horn manure and horn silica wait between their burial and their spraying.

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  1. A row of small glass jars on a dark cellar shelf, each holding dried yarrow flowers or powdered oak bark, lit from the side by a single shaft of daylight.
    PR-002

    Horn Manure and Horn Silica: What Each Spray Does

    Horn manure (500) is buried over winter and sprayed on soil; horn silica (501) is buried over summer and sprayed on leaves. What each one is, and when.

    Particulars
    Preparations · 976 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only biodynamie-services.fr, jpibiodynamics.org

  2. A row of small glass jars on a dark cellar shelf, each holding dried yarrow flowers or powdered oak bark, lit from the side by a single shaft of daylight.
    PR-001

    Six Compost Preparations and Their Plants

    The six compost preparations come from yarrow, chamomile, stinging nettle, oak bark, dandelion and valerian, and how each plant is gathered decides its work.

    Particulars
    Preparations · 1204 words · 1 source
    Caveat
    this record cites only fao.org