505

Nitrates (7)

Fungi (250)

Potato preparation (442)

Fruitlessness (58)

.. [has qualities] which it confers on the compost or manure to enable it to create soil conditions that will prevent and combat all plant diseases due to proliferating growth. (34)

To take up calcium-503 & 505 evening, 506 morning. (7)

To lift nitrogen-502, 503, 504, 505 evening; 505, 506, 507, 508 morning. (7)

... the forces of vigour should not rise to the flower as they are in the metabolic sphere, because the forces of vigour only stimulate the constructive processes that are called 'anabolic' in biological sciences. At the top of the plant catabolic processes must dominate and these bring in 'destructive' processes. What rises from the lower pole of the plant must be transformed. We could picture to ourselves that the forces must pass the scrutiny of a 'guardian' who only lets the vegetative forces pass that are ready for transformation into quality. This is accomplished by the oak bark preparation. (250)

The oak-bark preparation is able to control the forces of the lower part of the plant and to prevent the ascent of tumultuous processes, caused by over-fertilisation or immature lifeless manure and foetid ... manure. (250)

In a nutshell we can say that in cases where 503 is too powerful .... and 504 is not able to regulate this sufficiently and thus pushes this excess up the plant, we would find a favorable condition for the mentioned diseases. In this context the 505 - which dampens down excessive vigour caused by 503 and raised by 504 - can play a regulating role. (250)

[505] provides what is necessary for plants to be upright and well-formed ... conferring disease resistance on crops. (294)

Horizontal uneven thick short roots with many root hairs were induced by solutions of 505. (29)

The best procedure [for preparing seed potatoes] would probably be to use a combination of 505 and 507 stirred together for 20 minutes (3 gallons water per each 100 pounds of less of potatoes should be sufficient) and then used to dip or spray the seed potatoes. A total of 3 separate sprays is suggested, with the first one 2 weeks before planting date, the second treatment one week beforehand and the third treatment two days before the scheduled planting. (442)

It orders the vegetative forces and removes the excess. One could also say that it acts against hypertrophication and therefore constitutes a prophylactic measure against fungal diseases (250)

To reduce nitrates & disease-505 evening, with 508 next morning. (7)

It is here that we discover the importance of the oak-bark preparation (which we have just identified with the qualitative element) because it brings a healing impulse that acts as a brake upon excessive vegetative forces by regulating their 'ascent' to the upper parts of the plant. (250)

Q: I have a stand of sweet Corn that forgot to make ears !!! It grew to an average height of 3 feet, range 1-4, and made tassels. I found only 1 out of 94 plants trying to develop an ear, and that is about 4 inches long including silks. All other plants are just short stalk with tassel. A: When this happened at my place - it was excess of 501 / 508 broadcasted atmospherically with no earth preps going out (bottom well) - (we) started with three days of 505 in both wells of the pipe - we ended up with the best ears of corn I have had here ... (10-Sept-2015) (58)

Vigorously stir 1 - 2 ml in 3 litres of hand warm rain water for 5 minutes and leave for 24 hours. ... germination is faster. Growth is improved and compared to untreated controls these plants prove healthier and give better yields. They are able to cope better with poor weather conditions and develop a stronger and more extensive root system. Used for oats, lettuce, potatoes, dahlias. (42)

.. preparations are dissolved in lukewarm rainwater (or filtered water) and leave to stand for 20-24 hours, before soaking the seeds in them. [Seed baths for] all the Lettuce and Beans (1879)

.. brings harmony to the form of the plant and does not allow excess of rampant growth to develop. (44)

This preparation retards a rampant etheric body by sucking it more tightly to the physical. (48)

Four groups of 6 cm sprouts of maize were compared. The first was put into Knop's solution which is 250mg/l of each of magnesium sulphate, potassium phosphate and potassium chlorate, 1000 mg/l calcium nitrate and a trace of iron chlorate. The second was the same minus the calcium nitrate but with an equivalent dose of nitrogen. The third was identical to the second but also contained 100mg/l of 500, 503 and 505 instead of the nitrogen. These latter contribute approximately 2.5 mg of calcium per litre. The final was identical to the third but had no 500. Results; Knop's solution gave 2.9g of shoot, 1.5 g of root. Same minus lime gave 1.1g of shoot, 0.6g of root. same with 500, 503 and 505 gave 5.3g shoot and 3.4g of root. The same minus 500 gave 2.6g shoot and 2.2g root. (57)

505 helps to convey the forces of silica down the plant. (250)

If you want nitrate sequestration, 505. (7)

"How oak bark compost prep works" Oak bark compost prep helps to stop plants from getting harmful diseases. Plants that grow in the wild are inherently healthy, but cultivated plants can get sick if the soil in which they grow has been damaged or weakened Plants that grow too fast or too slowly are also more likely to suffer from pests and diseases. This is nature's way of getting rid of unbalanced plants. The prep helps correct weaknesses and imbalances in the soil, allowing all garden plants to grow steadily and stay healthy like the mighty oak itself. Finished oak bark compost prep is earthy - black, soft, and crumbly. It's stored in glass or earthenware jars. Oak bark compost is made by stuffing powdered bark collected in late summer into the skull of a farm animal, which is submerged in a barrel filled with a "swampy" mixture of rainwater, earth, and old leaves over winter, before gently easing out the composted bark from the skull in spring. Like oak bark, the skull is full of calcium, and with the right amount of calcium, plants produce balanced, healthy growth. The oak bark compost supplies calcium in a way that allows the garden to regulate or "think" for itself, so it is composted in the part of the skull that holds the animal's brain. The swampy burial site is also significant: the mud represents the earth. and water the moon. Crops grow best and stay healthier when the earth and moon are in balance; by placing the skull somewhere both earthy and watery, the calcium-rich bark can bring a balancing influence to the garden. (1895)

Acidity (44)

Calcium deficiency (1041)

reorganises the land from excessive ethericity (250)

The oak bark preparation will, over a period of time, raise the pH of the soil without the addition of lime. Agricultural lime applied to the land is made more effective where the oak bark preparation is used, and consequently, less lime is required. (44)

A compensation for calcium has been sought through the application of bio-dynamic preparations 500, 503 and 505. These preparations strengthen the resistance of a plant against calcium deficiency. (1041)

BD 505: Uses calcium and carbon to reduce nitrates to amino acids. Limits lush, undisciplined growth. Promotes good form. Protects against diseases and fungal attacks from the lime side-use in tandem with 508. (7)

The oak-bark collected in the autumn is energetically different from that collected in the spring. For the preparation the autumn bark must be preferred. (250)

All too often we find that a sudden spell of warm, sunny weather following a damp winter and spring causes masses of harmful organisms to appear, for example colonies of aphids. They are a sign of rampant etheric growth forces. The cosmic astral forces are too weak to keep these excessive growth forces in check. This is where the contracting forces of calcium can help, but not the acid remnant of carbonic acid (CaCO3) that is normally used. It needs a form of calcium that has structure, such as appears in the bark of the oak. (1565)