Phillipe Armenier, biodynamic consultant for Demetria's vineyards inspecting the soil Chamomile Preparation is connected with living calcium processes and helps to stabilize plant nutrients, dampens down excessive fermentation and invigorates plant growth.<br /> 503: Compost Preparation. In the fall, the small intestine from a cow is stuffed with chamomile blossoms and buried in the earth. It is retrieved in the spring. Phillipe Armenier and winemaker Michael Roth observing the acorns buried in the oak bark by woodpeckers EQUISETUM (HORSETAIL) Used as a tea or liquid manure to ward off fungus disease. Repeated applications over several days are effective in strengthening plants against various forms of blight and mildew. 100g can treat up to 4 acres Winemaker Michael Roth and Assistant winemaker Brandon Sparks-Gillis shaving oak bark for biodynamic tea preparation Horn Silica is finely ground quartz meal energized through spending the summer in the soil inside a cow horn. It is sprayed as a fine mist directly on to the growing plant at specific stages in its development. It helps to stabilize growth and plant metabolism and enhances qualitative development. It also benefits the ripening process in all kinds of crops.<br /> 501: Field preparation. In the spring, crushed powdered quartz is stuffed into the horn of a cow then buried. It is taken out in the fall and mixed as above. It is then sprayed under very low pressure onto the crops during a cloudy or rainy day to prevent fungal diseases. Horn Manure is a specially fermented cow manure preparation. It is sprayed towards evening as rough water droplets directly on the soil prior to sowing and planting. It encourages healthy root growth, assists the plant in finding nutrients and mediates the terrestrial forces of life. Under drought situations it encourages deep rooting. <br /> 500: Field Preparation. In the fall, cow manure is stuffed into the horn of a cow and then buried for the winter. The contents of the horn are then stirred into water (between nine and 14 gallons) for an hour, changing the direction in which the contents are being stirred every other minute. The contents of one horn will be sprayed over 10 acres of farmland. Valerian Preparation has a strong affinity to the activity of phosphorous, provides a warmth blanket to the compost heap and earthworms love it. 506: Compost Preparation. In the winter, dandelion flowers are stuffed into the peritoneum of a cow, then buried and retrieved in the spring. 504: Compost Preparation. Blooming stinging nettle plants are buried underground surrounded by peat for a full year. 505: Compost Preparation. Finely chopped oak bark is placed in the skull of a domesticated animal, then buried for a full year surrounded by peat, in a place where a lot of rainwater runs by. 502: Compost Preparation. In the summer, bladders from red deer are stuffed with yarrow blossoms and placed in the sun. They are then buried in the earth for the winter and then retrieved in the spring. The end of a leaf day: a healthy vine absorbing the final rays of cosmic energy from the sun.

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