Results from the Biodynamic Sowing and Planting CalendarFor over forty years, Maria Thun has been researching optimum days for sowing, pruning, and harvesting various plant crops. Collected here for the first time are results from this work, showing the influence of the rhythms of sun, moon, and planets on plant growth. This book shows that if farmers and gardeners link their work into these cosmic rhythms, the quality of their produce is markedly increased. Avoiding unsuitable days is shown to help prevent crop damage through disease and pests. Methods of fertilizing and spraying have been developed which further enhance produce, allowing a sustainable and ecologically balanced agriculture. Includes sections on the stars, the soil, composting and manuring, weeds, and pests, as well as growing cereals, vegetables, herbs, fruit and vineyards. |
Contents
Our Site in Dexbach | 9 |
Cosmic Rhythms and Constellations | 23 |
The Zodiac and the Elements | 29 |
Copyright | |
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animals applied Aquarius Aries aspects autumn basalt beans bees biodynamic biodynamic agriculture bread cabbage Capricorn centimetres cereals compost preparations constellations Control plot cosmic forces cosmic rhythms crop rotation crops cucumbers cultivation descending Moon developed Dexbach Earth eclipse effect element experiments farmers favourable Figure Flower days formation Fruit days Full Moon fungal Gemini grain grams green manure growing Halley's Comet harvest hoeing Hoof Manure Horn and Hoof Horn Manure Preparation Horn Silica spray influence kg Hoof kg Horn Leaf days leaves lettuce Libra litres Manure Concentrate Preparation Manure trial metres Moon's move node observed orbit organisms peas perigee pests Pisces planetary plant growth Planting Calendar potatoes Root days rotation Rudolf Steiner Sagittarius Saturn Scorpio seed soil Sowing and Planting sown spinach spraying Horn Silica stimulate stinging nettle stirred Strawberries substances t/ha Taurus trees Uranus Venus Virgo warmth weather wheat yield zodiac