BD 501 Cow horn silica
This is finely ground quartz crystals specially prepared. The crystal should be of good quality, shape and clear. It is buried in a similar manner to preparation 500 but this time it is buried during the summer time (buried in April/May and lifted in September). This is the period when the earth is breathing out and the cosmic light energy is most active (summer).
Materials
Preparation process
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Crush silica quartz using a pounding rod, a mortar and pestle, or hammer
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Grind to a fine powder between 2 plate glasses
First glass - 12" square and 9 mm thick with a wooden frame.
Second glass - 4" square glass plate mounted in a wooden block (handle).
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Ensure that the quartz dust is not inhaled as it could lead to silicosis. It is advisable that masks are provided while making the preparation.
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Moisten with water to make a stiff paste
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Fill horns with the silica paste
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Bury horns in soil pit, 1 inch apart with base downwards, surround with 50% compost and soil from March/April (spring equinox) to September (autumn equinox)
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Application process
Apply 501 only after one or two applications of BD 500. Apply when the dew is rising (the earth breathes out) i.e. early morning 6-8 a.m. at sunrise during ascending Moon or Moon opposition Saturn.
- 1 gm silica (enough to cover the small finger nail) in 15 litres of warm quality water
- Dissolve silica in water, stirring for 1 hour before sunrise, alternatively clockwise and anti-clockwise forming a vortex
- Spray the plants using a low-pressure sprayer (Knapsack 80-100 psi). Spray into the air to fall as a gentle mist over the plants
- As a general rule, spray twice during the planting cycle; at the beginning and again just before harvest
Storage
Store in a glass jar with a loose fitting lid, placed in an open area exposed to sunlight up to 3 years.
Effect/result
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Enhances light metabolism, photosynthesis and chlorophyll
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Helps to improve color, aroma, flavor and keeping quality of plants
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Source
- Selvaraj, N., B.Anita, B.Anusha and M.Guru Saraswathi. 2006. Organic Horticulture creating a more sustainable farming. Horticultural Research Station, Udhagamandalam.
- Bio-Dynamic Association of India (BDI)
Updated on oct 2014 |
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