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by Skalman
01 Jan 2014, 20:02
Forum: General
Topic: 499
Replies: 5
Views: 10029

Re: 499

I took "devitalised" to mean that the pure growth impulse of the youthful spring plant has been transmuted into the maturing phase which goes along with a reduction in growth of the plant - a dying process in fact. The quality of the healthy crop is one that is dependent on the early vita...
by Skalman
30 Dec 2013, 12:07
Forum: General
Topic: ATTRA guide
Replies: 3
Views: 7881

Re: ATTRA guide

It can also be found at ATTRA, along with many other of Steve Diver's texts: https://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/summaries/summary.php?pub=290 I also stumbled (again) on AgWeb, a resource by Steve Diver for locating information on agriculture: https://attra.ncat.org/searchAgWeb.html However I have bare...
by Skalman
29 Dec 2013, 22:33
Forum: General
Topic: Experimental Guidance
Replies: 1
Views: 6253

Experimental Guidelines

Another Malcolm Ian Gardner article:
Some Guidelines for Experimentation in Biodynamic Agriculture
Link to pdf is on this page:
http://www.pfeiffercenter.org/articles_ ... urces.aspx
by Skalman
24 Dec 2013, 00:37
Forum: General
Topic: 499
Replies: 5
Views: 10029

Re: 499

Thanks Mark and Malcolm A few questions and comments to a few passages in Malcolm Gardner’s text to those present here. “Revised version of a lecture at the International Agricultural Conference, Dornach, Switzerland, Feb. 4, 2009” So I reckon I can find Malcoms presentation (albeit unrevised) along...
by Skalman
11 Feb 2013, 21:24
Forum: Peppers: potentised and traditional
Topic: specificity of ashing?
Replies: 1
Views: 5731

specificity of ashing?

To stop mice from getting into my house and outbuilding, I ashed skins of three mice on the recommended date last Christmas, which I think was 26 Dec. I scattered the ashes thinly around house and outbuilding. I got rid of all mice in the house directly. In the outbuilding there was a little mouse a...
by Skalman
16 Jan 2013, 18:01
Forum: General
Topic: Seasonal exercise
Replies: 5
Views: 8683

Re: Seasonal exercise

And who did the appreceating and unappreciating? It could be interesting if you tried several appreciaters separately, giving them a batch of wheat seeds each. No substantial difference then? BTW how many seeds did get each treament? My results Appreciated wheat. 50 germinated. Avg shoot: 16.78 cm (...
by Skalman
16 Jan 2013, 17:35
Forum: Scrapbook
Topic: Chance to opine on EU organic legislation
Replies: 0
Views: 2895

Chance to opine on EU organic legislation

For whatever it's worth, a questionnaire open to any EU citizen
REVIEW OF EU POLICY ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE LEGISLATION AND ACTION PLAN
http://ec.europa.eu/yourvoice/ipm/forms ... 13&lang=en
by Skalman
16 Jan 2013, 17:30
Forum: General
Topic: Seasonal exercise
Replies: 5
Views: 8683

Re: Seasonal exercise

No substantial difference then? BTW how many seeds did get each treament?
Mark wrote: My results

Appreciated wheat. 50 germinated. Avg shoot: 16.78 cm (98.7% of unappreciated) Avg root: 13.56 cm (87.7% of unappreciated)

Unappreciated wheat. 45 germinated. Avg shoot 17.00cm. Avg root 15.47 cm.
by Skalman
19 Dec 2012, 00:13
Forum: General
Topic: Seasonal exercise
Replies: 5
Views: 8683

Re: Seasonal exercise

You can also check out this little experiement, inspired by Masanoru Emoto: http://arcadellavita.forumattivo.it/t495-l-esperimento-del-riso-di-masaru-emoto (I read it via Google translate. With Google Chrome this is easy.) Boiled rice was put in three jars. One got love, one got hate and one got ind...
by Skalman
20 Nov 2012, 10:10
Forum: Planting by the stars
Topic: ascending-descending cicle from equator
Replies: 4
Views: 9337

Re: ascending-descending cicle from equator

I have some corrections to make, that might make my message in this thread even more difficult to follow. Therefore I asked the moderator to remove my two posts of the 11 and 12 Nov, so I can enter a better and more coherent post. As he hasn't done so, I have no better option than to post some corre...
by Skalman
15 Nov 2012, 17:29
Forum: Planting by the stars
Topic: The nodes related to planting time
Replies: 0
Views: 5343

The nodes related to planting time

Here is something from Maria Thun’s calendars that I don’t understand. In the 2011 and 2012 calendars, the Moon passes its ascending node near the end of planting time, and descending node near the beginning. (Typically there is about one day between these two events.) In the 2008 calendar the moon ...
by Skalman
12 Nov 2012, 15:42
Forum: Planting by the stars
Topic: ascending-descending cicle from equator
Replies: 4
Views: 9337

Re: ascending-descending cicle from equator

Useful information found at Considera: http://www.considera.org/pbtsplanttime.php "During this cycle the moon is sometimes higher in the sky and other times lower. This cycle of ascending (currently through the constellations of Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, Aries and Taurus) and de...
by Skalman
11 Nov 2012, 22:43
Forum: Planting by the stars
Topic: ascending-descending cicle from equator
Replies: 4
Views: 9337

Re: ascending-descending cicle from equator

I assume Brian Keat's suggestion is based on the changes in how high the Moon raises in the sky each day. At the equator there will be two peaks per cycle rather than one. What about close to the equator then? I tried to think about this. The Earth's orbit is tilted 5 deg from the ecliptic, but in w...
by Skalman
11 Nov 2012, 20:04
Forum: General
Topic: Community of Plants?
Replies: 3
Views: 7943

Re: Community of Plants?

According to Chris, the tree is similar to a community of plants. More specifically the yearly growth from a bud is a plant. RS says that a tree trunk and a heap of soil rich in organic material are similar (Agcourse lec 4). He expands on this theme in lec 7. I think that what Chris says is by and l...
by Skalman
07 Jul 2012, 17:24
Forum: Preparations: potentised and traditional
Topic: Practical Experiment of Silicea 30 C on Mustard seed
Replies: 3
Views: 9265

Hello Mark, cityboy et al. This will be my first post on this forum. One reason this experiment is interesting is that if improved and extended it may perhaps prove an effect of homeopathy. But sofar it is of course way to sketchy to do that. Apart from this I know way too little about agrohomeopath...