Dear Fernando, It certainly sounds as if you are in some pretty wild country down there. [1] Rattlesnakes. Try burning some on a full moon and spreading the ash around. I have an acqaintance in Broome (Aust) who tryed burning vertebrates in many piles through her orchard and just leaving it there. try burning several rattlenakes in different piles and just leave the ash where it is burnt. [2] You ask about moon and time of day for collecting the material, burning it > and spreading it. We have found that to burn the insects on a 3rd quarter of Leo moon [as per Llewellyn's moon Sign Book not the biodynamic calenders which can differ by as much as 2 days from Llewellyns]. This years stock has not arrived but as soon as they do I will post you dates and times for the next few months. We have found that insects are easier to control than vertebates. [2] How to burn the material.We have found that the best results are obtained by carbonating the pests in a cast iron saucepan or frying pan with a lid on it. Carbonating seems to work better than burning. [3] Spreading. Vertebrates as per rattlesnakes. The insects burn down to nothing so I would potentise to 8x and then dilute and either water or spray out. Make sure that you enclose the area that you are trying to protect with the spray / ash by going right around the perimeter. Good luck in your South American odyssey. James Hedley.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Fernando Cabral" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:57 PM Subject: ashing > I have had lots of problems with > > Snakes (great number of rattle snakes) > crickets (they chew around the plant whose growing tip is cut off > and > drops to the ground). > bees (arapu�, a Brazilian black bee that eats flowers, buds, > young fruits and any soft plant tissue) > butterfly > > I'd like to test ashing to diminish their attacks. Since I have > never > seen full, clear explanation on how to prepare and use the ashes, > I'd > appreciate if someone out there could educate me on that. > > Things like: > > a) moon and time of day for collecting the material, burning it > and spreading it > b) How to burn the material > c) How to spread the ashes > > Perhaps special instructions for the snakes (most of the ones I > have captured are 3 feet or more long. > > Thank you > > - fernando > > > > -- > REDUZIR, REUSAR, RECICLAR -- Dever de todos, amor aos que vir�o > REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE -- Everybody's duty, love to those who are > to come > Fernando Cabral Padrao iX Sistemas Abertos > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pix.com.br > Fone Direto: +55 61 329-0206 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > PABX: +55 61 329-0202 Fax: +55 61 326-3082 > 15� 45' 04.9" S (23 L 0196446/8256520) 47� 49' 58.6" W > 19� 37' 57.0" S (23 K 0469898/7829161) 45� 17' 13.6" W > >
