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Amethyst SprayPublic domain preparation(Double click section-headings below to reveal/hide data)
 About the Preparation -
Preparation name
Amethyst Spray
Preparation category
Public domain formulation
Manufacturer's name
Dennis Klocek
Mother tincture made
Trituration
General description
It is a gemstone in the silicate family, which has an interesting chemical profile that suggested that it would be a good spray for plants, especially cabbages. The chemical/mineral constituents of amethyst are 1. Silica, 2. Lime, 3. Soda. The metals are 1. Iron peroxide, and 2. Manganese... Three nice amethyst points were pulverized and ground between glass plates and then worked in a mortar and pestle for one hour. A very fine, colourless meal resulted. One tablespoon of this was saved and to this as a diluent, 10 tablespoons of orthoclase feldspar were added. The orthoclase is a potassium silicate with traces of calcium. This was used to enhance the potash/calcium action of the spray. This was triturated in a mortar and pestle for one hour... One tablespoon of this was taken and 10 tablespoons of flint were added as a diluent and one more hour of trituration brought the amethyst to a 3x potentization. This meal was put into a cowhorn and buried for the summer. Before burial, some of the 3x flour was taken to spray on the cabbage crop. This amethyst spray was applied after 20 minutes stirring in rainwater on leaf days.
Effect on Plants -
Leaves
The crop chosen was cabbage. It was sown in May, a usually foolhardy proposition in that the growing temperatures often are in the 100s or high 90s from early July until mid-October: that is, during the cabbage maturation period. Normal early cabbage sowings are done in mid-July and the plants persevere in the heat until the cooler fall temperatures provide the dew and coolness that they require... The cabbages grew steadily through a very hot (high 90s/low 100s) summer without missing a beat. They produced enormous heads by September 1st. The savoy heads were sweet, crisp and well filled out. The only blemish was that in some of them the sun had scalded some leaves when the head was forming and those ended up in the cabbage. An overhead shade cloth would have corrected this flaw. The sweetness and perfection of growth belied their hot arid growing period. When they were cut open, the open savoy spaces were filled with shining beads of water, even though no water had touched the leaves or heads during the whole growing period except for dew-fall.... Amethyst sprayings were alternated with barrel compost in the spraying cycles. Ferments were applied during the waxing phases of the moon until head formation was well under way.
No doubt, clay loam with a good heart, heavy mulching and drip irrigation were positive factors in the growth of the cabbages. However, the extreme climatic conditions that they endured prompted very experienced local gardeners to label the idea 'doubtful.' However, the size, sweetness, and perfection of a bed full of savoy salad cabbages in early October in our part of California pointed to some unusual gardening techniques. (441)
Notes and Academic Papers
Also in Applied Biodynamics vol 12 (441)
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