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S T I R RI N G TH E B I O DY N A MI C P R E PA R AT I O NS U S I N G F L OW F O RM S - by Peter Proctor

I h a ve b e e n wo rkin g with the b io d yn a mic p rep a ra tio n s n o w fo r a lmo st 3 5 ye a rs mostly in Ne w Ze a la n d bu t a lsoh e lp in g fa rme rs g e t g o in g in q u ite a fe w co u n trie s in clu d ing Au stra lia, Ca lifo rn ia , Ha wa ii, So u th Africa , p a rts o fEu ro p e a nd la tte rly in In d ia . It se e ms as th o u g h th e b e st resu lts co me fro m u sin g p re p a ra tio ns th a t a re wellma d e a n d a re o f th e h ig h e st q u a lity, a n d a lso th a t th e y a re we ll a p p lie d wh ich me an s th e y sh o u ld b e stirre d we ll.

W H AT A RE T H E B I O DY N A MI C P R E PA R AT I O NS ?

500 and Manure concentrate

Ru d o lf Ste in e r su g g este d u sin g va rio us p re p a ra tio n s wh ich wou ld e n live n th e so il a n d b rin g life a n d fe rtility b a ckto our earth and bring a strong connection betwen cosmos and earth.

The main field sprays are the "cowhorn dung" Preparation 500 which is spread over the ground in a very highd ilu tio n a n d o fte n a lo n g with th e ma nu re co n ce n tra te wh ich is co w ma n u re th a t h a s b e e n "co mpo ste d " u sin g th eBD p re p s 5 02 to 5 0 7. Th e ra te o f a p p licatio n is 1 5 g o f 5 0 0 an d 1 5 0g o f Ma nu re co n ce ntra te p e r HA in 3 4 litre s o fwater.

Th e se two fie ld sp ra ys wo rk o n en live n in g th e so il b y e n co u ra g in g a n d stimu la ting th e micro b ia l life a n d e a rth

wo rm a ctivity. Th e y te n d to wo rk o n th e ro o t a ctivity o f th e p lan t.

It is sp ra ye d in la rg e d ro p le ts d irectly o n to th e so il in th e a fte rn o o n s.

Prep 501

Th e o th e r fie ld sp ra y is o n e ma d e fro m q u a rtz crysta ls a n d is kn o wn a s "h o rn silica " o r Pre p a ra tio n 5 0 1 [ 2 g o f 5 0 1in 3 4 litre s wa te r p e r Ha ] a n d is u se d to e n co u ra g e th e le a f a ctivity, b rin g in g h ea lth a n d n utritio n a l q u a lity to th ep la n t.

It is sp ra ye d in th e e a rly mo rn in g a s a mist o ve r th e p la n t.

H OW D O W E S TI R M IX T HE P RE PA RAT IO NS ?

To a p p ly th e se fie ld sp rays Ru d o lf Ste in e r su gg e ste d th a t th e y sh o uld b e stirre d in wa te r in a rh yth mic ma n n e r fo ro n e h o u r to en live n th e wate r. He su g g e ste d fo r sma ll a re a s o f la n d to u se a b u cket a n d a stick a n d stirrin g th ewa te r in a circu la r mo tio n till a wh irlp oo l o r vo rte x is cre a te d a n d th en th e mo ve me nt is re ve rse d an d a a n o th e rwh irlp o o l is ma d e in th e re ve rse d ire ctio n, a n d so o n . Th is sh o u ld g o o n fo r o n e h o u r.

Du rin g th is stirrin g a ctio n th e wa ter p u lsa te s. Th e pu lse th u s cre a te d is in ha rmo n y with a ll th e p ulse s a sso ciate dwith th e flu id s in a n d o f th e e a rth. Th e p o we r o f th is p u lse con n e cts th e fo rce s o f th e p re p a ra tio ns with th o se o f th ee a rth Th e ma in p u lse we a re a ll a wa re o f is o ur h e a rt b e a t o r th e wa ve a ctio n s of th e se a . .

Stirrin g b y h a n d [1 3 0 litres in a b a rre l] ca n b e d o n e b y o n e pe rso n re la tive ly e a sily fo r a n a re a o f u p to 4 Ha o r 1 0a cre s

Bu t wh e re th e re a re la rg e a re a s o f fa rmla n d e .g . "th e Bro a d a cre " it in vo lve s mo re p re p a ra tion s a n d mo re wa te r isn e e d e d to b e stirre d o r mixe d to co ve r th e la rg e r a re a s.

F L OW F O RM S

How can we do this?

Th e b io d yn amic fa rmin g wo rld mu st b e gra te fu l to Jo h n Wilke s a n En g lish scu lp to r wh o d e ve lop e d a ca sca d e o fb o wls wh ich wh e n wa te r flo ws th ro u g h is simila r to th e a ctio n o f a mo u n ta in stre a m with vo rtice s flo win g d o wn th eca sca d e . a n d cre atin g th e p u lse a s it d o e s so . Th e se h e ca lle d the flo wfo rm. He re we h a ve a p e rfe ct wa y to stirla rg e q u a n titie s o f th e p re p a ra tion s in a n e n live n in g a n d symp a the tic ma n n e r.

Th e re a re two mo d e ls o f flo wfo rms wh ich a re p o p u la r with fa rme rs a n d ma rke t g a rd e n e rs,

Th e Ja e rn a form wh ich h a s a flo w ra te o f 5 0 litre s pe r min u te a nd wh ich will stir/mix u p to 6 0 0 litre s o f p re p a ra tionin an hour enough to cover 16 Ha or 40 acres

An d th e Vo rtex fo rm wh ich h a s a flo w ra te o f 2 0 0 litre s a min u te a n d is su ita b le to stir/mix u p to 2 5 0 0 litre s p e rhour and which is enough to cover 75 Ha or nearly 200 acres.

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SPREADING

Ca n b e d o n e with a tra cto r o r la n d cru ise r e q u ip p e d with a sp ra y ta n k a n d a sin g le wid e co ve rin g n o zzle [2 0 me tre s]fo r sma lle r a re a s. Ma ximu n o f 1 6 Ha o r 4 0 a cre s.

Fo r th e b ro a d a cre u sin g a n a ircra ft.

The flowform can be mixing a second batch while the first one is being spread

O P T IO N S O F U S E

Ce rta in ly th e flowfo rm is my pre fe rre d o p tio n fo r the mixin g o f a ll th e diffe re n t b io d yn a mic p re p a ra tio ns. It is sove rsa tile a s it ca n b e u se d fo r th e fie ld spra ys, a n d a ll liq u id ma n ure s in clu d in g th e man u re co n ce n trate b e fo reapplying on the land or crop.

A we ll ma n a g e d Bio d yn a mic fa rm will try if p o ssib le to a p p ly th e fie ld sp ra ys u p to fo u r time s a ye a r o n th e la n d a n dth e liq u id ma n u re s ca n b e sp ra ye d o n cro p s a t fo rtn ig h tly in te rva ls.

Se t yo u rse lf u p we ll with th e rig ht flo w fo rm fo r yo ur jo b , rig h t fro m th e start with a g oo d p u mp a n d wa te r su p p ly a nde a sy tra cto r a ce ss.Yo u h a ve a n e a sy a n d e fficie n t wa y to stir o r mix yo u r p re p a ra tio n s o r liq u id ma n ure s wh ich isrelative ly maintenance free. You can easily mount them on a trailer to take to the more distant areas of your farm.

An d so yo u will p u t th e p re p a rtio n s o n e a sily a n d a s we ll e n jo y th e e xp e rie n ce .

Ma n y o f th e fa rme rs in th e co u n trie s in wh ich I h a ve b e e n wo rkin g a re u sin g th e flo w fo rms to stir th e p re p a ra tio n s..I h a ve se e n so me ve ry g o od b io d yn a mic fa rms wh e re th is me th o d is b e e n u se d...

Th e y ca n b e u se d a s a fe a tu re in yo u r fa rm g a rde n la n d sca p ing . Ch ild re n lo ve wa tchin g th e flo win g wa te r a s d oma n y a d u lts.