Autumn and winter biodynamic preparation applications

It’s time to plan your biodynamic atmospheric and soil preparation applications for Autumn/Winter. Remember drought or rain – still put out your preparations. The full benefit of biodynamics requires the application of an atmospheric spray, Biodynamic Horn Silica 501, following your soil spray.

Back-to-back dates: Australian Eastern Standard Time, Moon Opposition Saturn are as follows:
June 5 – 1:04am, July 2^nd – 10:53am, July 29 – 7:03pm and August 26 – 1:00am.

Back-to-back means spray out your soil spray the afternoon before the given date/time, and your atmospheric spray the morning after. Note: alternative spraying times, based on ascending and descending Moon are listed on our website.

What biodynamic soil preparation should I use?

Biodynamic Horn Manure (500) Traditional Soil Preparation	Biodynamic Soil Activator – all in one preparation	Biodynamic Manure Concentrate (aka Cow Pat Pit)	Biodynamic Combined Soil Preparation
Developed by Steiner Use two to four times per year – autumn and spring	Developed to remediate depleted or polluted soils – our best seller!! Contains all the biodynamic preparations as well as winter horn clay, basalt dust and crushed eggshells. *Recommended as initial soil spray when starting biodynamics* Use weekly/monthly in conversion for up to 12 months after which use two to four times per year – autumn and spring	Humified cow manure with biodynamic compost preparations, ground eggshell and basalt dust Use: weekly, monthly with the other soil preparations	Developed to meet Biodynamic Certification in a single soil application Contains biodynamic: horn manure, manure concentrate, winter horn clay and fermented Equisetum. Recommended for application in Viticulture. Use twice in autumn and twice in spring
Builds soil structure, humus, water holding capacity, earthworms and microorganisms	Soil and plant tonic, aids fertility .	Stimulates soil microlife and humus formation Also assists bacterial and fungal activity in compost heaps and teas, as well as suppressing odours and aiding breakdown processes in effluent ponds and septic systems	Alternative maintenance soil spray. Helps to stimulate and unify the living components of the soil food web. Benefits include soil building and the breakdown of matter, increases bacteria and earthworms
85g per ha Stir: one hour	75g per ha Stir: twenty minutes	150g per ha Stir: one hour	245g per ha Stir: one hour

Atmospheric Spray: Biodynamic Horn Silica – 501 – Moon Opposition Saturn – early morning after evening soil spray– 2g per ha, stir one hour. Two to four times a year. Increases photosynthesis, root exudation, dry matter weight. Reduces insect and disease problems. Improves brix and ripening.